
The Fil-Sino athletic club held its first Sailun Tires Basketball Cup, named after its new sponsor, Sailun Tires. The opening ceremony was attended by representatives from the brand, Voltaire Javier – Business Development Manager and Belinda Aliponga – VisMin Manager, and the officers and players of Fil-Sino Athletic Club, led by their President, Jimmy Yap.
The participating teams are named after the tire brand’s lineup: Terramax RT, Atrezzo ECO, Terramax ATM, Atrezzo ELITE, Terramax MT, Atrezzo RO1, Terramax AT, Atrezzo ZSR, Terramax CVR and Atrezzo SVR LX. Four games were played after the ceremony in honor of the new sponsor.
Terramax ATM defeated Atrezzo Elite, 80-72 in the first game, where the former held the latter to single digits in the first quarter with a score of 29-7, as Siote Tan dropped four of his six bombs from behind the arc. Randy Colonia took the player of the game honors after scoring 21 points, followed by Tan with 18 and Andy Tio with 10. Jeffrey Maningo led Atrezzo Elite with 14 points followed by DK Equipaje – 13, and Michael Ang – 10.
In other games, Terramax AT defeated Atrezzo RO1, 71-66, where Harvey Eslawa led his team to its first victory with 22 points. Atrezzo Eco defeated Terramax RT, 55-51, where Terramax RT was held to only 13 points in the last two quarters as Richard Co notched 18 points for his team’s first win of the tournament. Atrezzo SVR came out triumphant against Terramax CVR with a final score of 76-58. Kim Dimaranan paced his team with 17 points, followed by Polo Lopingco’s 15 points.*