WMOVEMENT is holding the 3x3 Elite Invitational Tournament on Aug. 12 and 13 at Veacon Hope Sports Center in Caloocan.
The group has staged two 3x3 events and are set to hold its third leg.
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Headlining the eight-team cast are Uratex Dream, set to represent the Philippines in the Red Bull Half Court World Final in Serbia in September, and Titan, which competed in the 2023 WKBL 3x3 Triple Jam in Seoul in June.
"Alam namin na so many people have tried to put up leagues before, but the problem is walang nagsi-stick na liga," said Mariana Lopa, a former Ateneo Lady Eagle who is now a lawyer and co-founder of WMovement along with Allyssa Dogong, Mariana Lopa, Sami Bo-ot, Therese Aseron, Micaela Bautista and Jasmine Tiu-Malto, all former basketball players.
"It's still difficult to make a model na affordable to the team owners and also provide quality competition for players. Lagi kaming nagre-reklamo until we realized, bakit hindi na lang tayo yung magpa-liga?"
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