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    Bataan earns spot in 3x3 Doha Masters with win over Jakarta West

    Bataan earns spot in 3x3 Doha Masters with win over Jakarta West
    Apr 7, 2019
    PHOTO: Edward Solo

    1BATAAN Risers earned a spot in the Doha Masters of the 2019 Fiba 3x3 World Tour after fending off Jakarta West Bandits, 21-18, in their semifinal clash in the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 Asia Pacific Super Quest Sunday at SM Megamall Fashion Hall in Mandaluyong.

    Alvin Pasaol caught fire for the President's Cup runner-up as he unloaded nine points, including the long bomb that gave the Risers a 19-14 lead.

    Tokyo Dime.exe, meanwhile, prevented an all-Filipino finale by scoring a 16-11 win over the Pasig Grindhouse Kings.

    "Sobrang saya namin sa nalampasan namin kasi sobrang athletic ng kalaban namin. Mas malalaki sila pero we made it, siguro dahil sa sipag namin at sa bonding. Sobrang saya lang," an emotional Pasaol said.

    Travis Franklin scored seven points for Bataan, Karl Dehesa scored four, while Santi Santillan added one as Bataan staved off a late rally from the visitors that trimmed their lead to, 20-18.

    Savoy Goodman and Martavious Irving both had six in the defeat for the Indonesian side.

    Top Japanese 3x3 player Tomoya Ochiai seized control in the clutch, scoring six points in the last four minutes as he towed Tokyo Dime to the Doha Masters of the 2019 Fiba 3x3 World Tour.

    Keita Suzuki also sizzled early to drop five points, as Serbian reinforcement Petar Perunovic got three and Masahiro Komatsu had two points.

    Pasig was leading 6-5 before Suzuki and Perunovic combined to out Tokyo ahead 10-6.

    The Kings have earlier claimed a berth in the Doha Masters with victory in the President's Cup.

    Pasig Grindhouse will also see action in the Huoqian International Kunshan Challenger in China from May 18 to 19 together with fellow semifinalist Jakarta West Bandits of Indonesia.

    Serbian import Nikola Pavlovic led the way for the Kings with five points, Joshua Munzon got four, while Taylor Statham wound up two points.

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    The scores:

    Bataan 21 - Pasaol 9, Franklin 7, Dehesa 4, Santillan 1.

    Jakarta 18 - Goodman 6, Irving 6, Yancy 4, Atkinson 2.

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    Tokyo 16 - Ochiai 6, Suzuki 5, Perunovic 3, Komatsu 2.

    Pasig 11 - Pavlovic 5, Munzon 4, Statham 2, Rike 0.

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