Manila Hustle 3X3 Season 2, aarangakada na sa weekend

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00:00 Manila Hustle Season 2 will start this weekend.

00:04 Here are some of the most important women's teams in the 3x3 basketball field.

00:10 Rafael Bandayrel will give you the details.

00:13 Following their maiden season last year,

00:19 the biggest women's 3x3 tournament in the country will return this February.

00:24 This is the Manila Hustle 3x3 Basketball

00:27 where the most talented female basketball player in Asia will compete.

00:32 16 teams will compete, including 7 local teams and 7 international squads.

00:40 The tournament director, Pichi Cheng Medina, said

00:43 that more fans will be able to watch this second season.

00:47 Last year was really very exciting.

00:50 We had 12 teams this year.

00:54 But there were a lot of points for improvement.

00:57 This year we said we're going to improve.

00:59 Our tagline is "Bigger and Better."

01:01 First things first, we moved to a bigger venue

01:04 which is double the size of what we had last year.

01:07 It opens up a lot of possibilities.

01:10 We now have a fan zone and then we have a practice court

01:14 which is very important in improving the quality of the game.

01:17 This year, the competition level is expected to increase

01:21 because foreign teams have been added to the team.

01:24 For the Philippine Executive Director, Erica D,

01:28 this is a great opportunity for the local teams to have a chance to play.

01:34 On top of the 9 international teams, most of the local teams also have imports.

01:38 And as I understand it, when it comes to 3x3 basketball, that really elevates the game.

01:44 One of the national competitions is the 3rd Women's 3x3 Tournament.

01:49 It is organized by Christine Cayabiab, Mika Cacho, Monique Del Carmen,

01:54 and Camille Clarín of the NU Lady Bulldogs.

01:57 So the 3x3 program is definitely new.

02:01 They're separating now the 5x5 and 3x3.

02:04 So we're looking to build a good foundation based off of players

02:07 who will come through the program and prepare for longer tournaments.

02:10 So I think having the separate pools and allowing us to compete in local

02:15 and international tournaments will help create a better environment

02:18 and to help bring more success hopefully to the program in the future.

02:22 The Spanish sensation, Ari Jelly, will also play in the tournament.

02:27 She will be the import for the local team, Eurotex Tibay.

02:31 I think it will be very cool. Final, Eurotex Dream vs. Eurotex Tibay.

02:37 Manila Hustle Season 2 will be on air on Saturday, February 3 and will end on Sunday, February 4.

02:45 Tickets are on sale at SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Lungsod, Pasay.

02:50 Rafael Bandayrel, Rise and Shine, Philippines.