MANILA,
Philippines – This June,
Red Bull’s signature basketball tournament makes its return to the Philippines!
Red Bull Reign is about scoring. A high-endurance,
offense-driven 3x3 basketball tournament that invites the world’s top ballers
to battle it out for the chance to compete at the World Finals in Washington, DC, USA. Red Bull Reign is
the only open international 3x3 basketball in the world. The rules are simple:
the team that scores the most overall points in each round will advance until
only one team remains.
Red Bull Reign made its official
debut in the Philippines last year. Eight teams squared off during the
Philippine Finals at the Nagtahan Bridge
Court, Pasig River, in Manila, on Saturday, May 27th, 2017. A
series of exciting, back-to-back round-robin matches took place that afternoon
and showcased various styles on the street court. Qualifying teams included
Team Santa Rosa, the Bull Squad, Balandra Squad, and G3 Apparel, which
consisted of Eric Tai and previous Red Bull King of the Rock Philippine
Representative, Willie Miller.
The Bull Squad took home the victory
after defeating Team Santa Rosa in the finals with a score of 27 to 20. The
team consisted of Filipino-Canadian PBA hopefuls, Clay Crellin and Glenn
Gravengard, Kitt Paolo Balmori,
and Team Captain, Obinna Ezeike. The
win enabled them to represent the Philippines at the World Finals in Washington DC, USA.
“We were hungry”, said Gravengard.
“We wanted it more.”
In addition, the tournament proved
to be a success with the local barangay who had hosted the first-annual Red
Bull Reign. Pre-event activities included a group clean-up of the Pasig River
as well as the creation of a youth-oriented mural by Red Bull Doodle Art finalists, Manuel
“Meow Meow” Liwanag and Rojan Elmo
Barcelon.
The up-coming, second annual Red
Bull Reign will be under the supervision of tournament director, Vince Hizon,
and sports consultant, Al Delos Reyes. It promises to be one of the biggest 3x3
basketball tournaments of the year and a celebration of streetball culture. It
is open to players ages 16 and above to submit their teams of three (plus one
reserve). Each teams must be 50% Filipino and need to have their passports and
the potential to travel to the US!
With four games taking place across
several countries this summer, the 2018 Red Bull Reign promises to be the most
exciting edition yet!
Manila
Qualifier A | June 16th, 2018 | Buendia Food by the Court
Manila
Qualifier B | June 23rd, 2018 | Taft Food by the Court
Last Chance
Qualifier | June 30th, 2018 | Taft Food by the Court
Finals | June
30th, 2018 | Taft Food by the Court
For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/redbullreignph
