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3x3: Bataan bows to Tokyo Dime.exe, still headed to World Tour

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/tvpatrol/04/04/20190407-chooks.jpg"/><figcaption>Tokyo Dime.exe ruled the Superquest. Handout photo</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- Tokyo Dime.exe came into the Philippines and conquered the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 Asia Pacific Superquest after stunning 1Bataan, 22-20, in a thriller on Sunday at the SM Megamall Fashion Hall.&quot;Good fight. It was a physical game, a tough game and I like it. Filipino guys are very tough,&quot; said Tokyo Dime&#x27;s Tomoyo Ochiai, Japan&#x27;s top-ranked 3x3 player.Masahiro Komatsu drained the game winning two-pointer over the outstretched arms of Santi Santillan with 33 seconds to spare, to finish off the Risers who earlier looked moments away from taking the championship.Bataan led by as many as five points in the game, and was just one point away from securing the gold after Alvin Pasaol&#x27;s short stab gave them a 20-18 lead with a minute and 20 seconds to go.A quick basket by Japan and a critical technical foul for delay of game proved to be Bataan&#x27;s bane as Tokyo managed to tie the game at 20, setting the stage for Komatsu&#x27;s heroics.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2019/04/07/pasig-falls-semis-still-headed-fiba-3x3-doha-masters-55503">READ: Pasig falls in semis, but still headed to FIBA 3x3 Doha Masters</a></li></ul>&quot;Siyempre pagsisi,&quot; lamented Santi Santillan, who was the one who cost the delay and missed the potential championship-clinching shot. &quot;Down ako kasi parang ako &#x27;yung dahilan kung bakit natalo pero nandiyan yung mga teammates ko. Baging positive mga sinasabi nila sa akin.&quot;World No. 97 Ochiai led Tokyo with six points as Petar Pernuovic chipped in five for the champions who will be taking on $50,000 and punching tickets to both the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Tour Masters in Doha, Qatar from April 18-19 and FIBA 3X3 Challenger Penang on May 12 to 13.Pasaol led the Risers with seven points as Travis Franklin added six for the runners up who will be going home with $15,000, and a ticket to Doha as well.Tokyo Dime, the 19th-ranked team in the world, denied an All-Filipino finale after eking out a 16-11 win over the Pasig Grindhouse Kings.Pasig, who already qualified to the World Tour Masters Doha by winning the President&#x27;s Cup, will also compete in the Kunshan Challengers from May 18 to 19 because of their third-place finish. The Kings also brought home $7,000.Jakarta West, who 1Bataan defeated in the semis 21-18, pocketed $4,000 and will also head to Kunshan.Ulaanbaatar, Aotearoa, SSLC, and TSV Reading Cinemas went home with $1,000 for finishing in the top eight.<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

Tokyo Dime.exe came into the Philippines and conquered the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 Asia Pacific Superquest after stunning 1Bataan, 22-20, in a thriller on Sunday at the SM Megamall Fashion Hall.

Tokyo Dime.exe came into the Philippines and conquered the Chooks-to-Go 3x3 Asia Pacific Superquest after stunning 1Bataan, 22-20, in a thriller on Sunday at the SM Megamall Fashion Hall.