Pictures from Hero dela Peña/ Pilipinas United 3×3 League
MANILA, Philippines—Except for offering thrilling halfcourt hoops this weekend, the Pilipinas United 3×3 League has larger objectives in thoughts.
Throughout the league’s presser earlier this week, commissioner Eric Altamirano mentioned the PUL 3×3 can also be geared towards serving to Filipino basketball aspirants qualify for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
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“As ED (SBP Government Director) Erika mentioned earlier, they encourage promoters like us to do some of these tournaments as a result of it actually helps the federation acquire extra rating factors,” Altamirano instructed the Inquirer.
“The three×3 is totally different from the 5-on-5 on the subject of the pathway going to the Olympics. So, the three×3 is by getting factors from the gamers and their factors go to the federation. So, in case you have loads of native gamers enjoying, repeatedly enjoying, in addition they repeatedly acquire factors.”
If factors are the principle goal, the PUL 3×3 has potential to make an impression based mostly on the nation’s present standings on this planet rankings.
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As of posting, the Philippines’ males’s federation has 416,760 factors and is the forty sixth greatest on this planet. Additionally it is the tenth seed within the Asia Pacific area.
Within the ladies’s ladder, in the meantime, the Philippines are in a significantly better footing with 402,037 factors because the sixteenth greatest within the international rating whereas being fifth within the Asia Pacific zone.
“If in case you have loads of tournaments similar to this, then it helps the federation acquire extra factors, thereby serving to us qualify for the Olympics.”
Except for the push for international factors, the PUL 3×3 may even characteristic movie star clashes within the half court docket this Sunday.
