Manila West books Fiba 3×3 q’final slot
SENDAI, Japan—Doing it two-in-row within a span of two hours in the Fiba 3×3 World Tour Finals may have been a little too much even for Manila West’s Terrence Romeo.
Manila West brought down Sao Paolo but couldn’t pull it off against Bucharest yesterday, settling for the No. 2 spot in Pool B which pits the Filipinos against Pool C leader Kranj of Slovenia in the knockout quarters at the Xebio Sports Arena in Nagamachi.
The Kranj-Manila game is at 12:15 p.m. today (Manila time).
Article continues after this advertisementRomeo went to his left hand to beat Sao Paolo, 21-17, but forced a two-pointer that could have won it in overtime against Bucharest, allowing the Romanians to dodge the bullet, 15-13, and clinch the No. 1 position going to the quarterfinals
Bucharest battles Jakarta for a seat in the semifinals.
No. 10-ranked Manila West handed the No. 6 Brazilians their second loss in the eliminations, ending their run.
Article continues after this advertisementThe PH squad is made up of Globalport’s Romeo, NLEX’s KG Canaleta and Aldrech Ramos and Meralco’s Rey Guevarra.
