LIMITLESS Appmasters ended TNT's dream run, 14-13, to win its first leg title in the PBA 3x3 tournament on Sunday.
Jorey Napoles and Brandon Ganuelas Rosser conspired down the stretch to clinch the win and the P100,00 prize money.
Reymar Caduyac and the Appmasters became the fifth team to win a PBA 3x3 leg.
Rosser led the Appmasters, the 3x3 team of the Phoenix franchise, with five points, Napoles, transplanted from the 5-on-5 unit, added four along with Raymar Caduyac, while Marvin Hayes closed out the scoring with a point.
The victory of Limitless Appmasters had the tournament crowning a new leg champion after TNT Tropang Giga, Meralco Bolts, Sista Super Sealers, and the Purefoods TJ Titans.
On their way to their first championship, the Appmasters defeated Platinum Karaoke in a hotly-contested quarterfinals, 15-14. In the semifinals, they beat Meralco, 20-14, to reach a breakthrough finals stint.
The loss was good for P50,000 for the Tropang Giga, who were on a roll on the final day of the tournament's penultimate leg after a slow start in the pool play.
TNT went past San Miguel, 21-14, and Barangay Ginebra, 21-10, to reach the knockout stage after an initial 0-2 record in Pool C.
In the quarterfinals, the Tropang Giga eliminated Leg 4 winner Purefoods, 14-10, and then proceeded to do the same against Terrafirma in the semis, 21-17, and made the finals once again.
In the battle for third, Terrafirma pounced on an undermanned Meralco unit, 21-10, as the Bolts had to make do with only Joseph Sedurifa and Alfred Batino following the injuries to Tonino Gonzaga and Dexter Maiquez.
The Dyip won P30,000, their second third place finish as they continue to offer their won prize money to injured team captain Roider Cabrera.
The scores
Third place
Terrafirma (21) – Tumalip 9, Reverente 8, Bulawan 4, Salem 0.
Meralco (10) – Sedurifa 6, Batino 4, Maiquez 0.
Finals
Limitless Appmasters (14) – Rosser 5, Napoles 4, Caduyac 4, Hayes 1.
TNT (13) – Vosotros 8, Flores 2, Javier 2, De Leon 1.
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