THE CENTRAL Visayas leg of the SBP 3X3 Under 15 Pambansang Tatluhan gets underway tomorrow at the Sisters of Mary School Boystown in Minglanilla.
Forty teams are slated to compete in the Boys’ Division while 12 will be battling it out in the Girls’ Division.
The champion of this tournament will receive P10,000 while the runners-up go home with P3,000 and P2,000, respectively.
This SBP 3X3 Under 15 Pambansang Tatluhan is the second major 3X3 tournament for the age-group/grassroots segment in the calendar. The first was the Under 17 3X3 tournament last April, where the University of the Visayas (UV) emerged victorious.
UV eventually placed second in the national finals.
Central Visayas is looking to duplicate the feat in the Under 15 age group. The Central Visayas champion will get to play in the national finals slated on October 27-28 at the Robinson’s Place in Manila.
The Boys’ Division will be bannered by teams from UV, SHS-Ateneo de Cebu, Don Bosco, University of San Carlos, Cebu Province and Bohol.
The Girls’ Division on the other hand, will be battle among Abellana National School, Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School, Mohon National High School and Minglanilla.