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Star Magic All-Star Games: PH stars clash with Thailand's GMMTV talents

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783336137402Screenshot 2026-07-06 190838.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/></div><p>The Star Magic All-Star Games, a celebrity sporting event, is expanding its lineup to include stars from neighboring Thailand.</p><p>This year&#x27;s games will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena on August 23, according to a video announcement.</p><p>However, instead of local celebrities competing against one another in basketball, Team Star Magic Philippines — composed of artists under ABS-CBN&#x27;s talent management arm — will face off against stars from GMMTV, the Thai production and talent agency widely known for its<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/6/10/thai-boys-love-tv-dramas-conquering-asia-1430"><strong> boys&#x27; love (BL) </strong></a>series.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-3" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2074093541991801183&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-07-06T06%3A26%3A37.950208%3A89fd2f49-d231-4775-a651-192980f30116%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=e80b401100cd7b5c92e058b2dd488b19aaecccc7&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:773px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2074093541991801183"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The roster of local celebrities include Emilio Daez, JM Ibarra, Gerald Anderson, Ronnie Alonte, River Joseph, Young JV, Tristan Ramirez, Argel Saycon, Jeremiah Lisbo, Ashton Salvador and Elyson De Dios.</p><p>Meanwhile, the GMMTV stars playing include AJ, Neo, Joss, Gawin, JJ, Ryu, Aston, Marc, Ping and Teshow.</p><p>Further details, including ticketing information, have yet to be announced.</p>

<p>The Star Magic All-Star Games, a celebrity sporting event, is expanding its lineup to include stars from neighboring Thailand.</p>

The Star Magic All-Star Games, a celebrity sporting event, is expanding its lineup to include stars from neighboring Thailand.