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PH remains on track for 3x3 Olympic qualifying tournament

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/09/25/3x3.jpg"/><figcaption>The Philippines is on track to make it to an Olympic qualifying tournament for 3x3. Handout</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines has risen to No. 21 in the FIBA 3X3 men&#x27;s world rankings with 8,156,366 points after the 2019 Chooks to Go Pilipinas 3x3 season ended last Sunday.This, with barely a month before the October 31 deadline that FIBA imposed to rack up points.With this development, the country is now inside the Top 24 that is qualified to play in the Olympic qualifying tournament (OQT).&quot;All the hard work of our players, our team owners, our staff, and the federation has paid off,&quot; said Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas league owner Ronald Mascariñas.Back in February, the men&#x27;s side of the Philippines was ranked at a lowly 59. But ever since the league opened its curtains last February 16, the country&#x27;s rankings steadily rose.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2019/09/23/jerwin-gaco-lifts-team-title-3x3-elite-league-manila-61315">READ: Gaco lifts team to title in 3x3 Elite League Manila</a></li></ul>The first-ever season of Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 had three conferences, namely the President&#x27;s Cup, the Patriot&#x27;s Cup, and the Magiting Cup -- all of which had level-seven tournament ratings with level-10 as the highest.The country also hosted the world&#x27;s first-ever Super Quest last April, a level-eight tourney, and the country&#x27;s first-ever Challenger tournament last September 7, a level-nine event.Moreover, the club teams from the league competed in a World Tour and multiple Challenger tourneys -- including the Doha Masters and Challenger tournaments in Moscow, Haining, Poitiers, Xiongan, Sukhbaatar, and Kaohsiung.The league also houses 49 of the top 50 3x3 players in the country and almost 90% of the top 100.Twenty teams will compete in the OQT for four slots to the Olympics while the last slot will be battled in a Universality OQT.The three highest-ranked federations will automatically qualify for the Olympics, while host Japan has gained automatic entry.Though the Chooks 3x3 season is over, Mascariñas and league commissioner Eric Altamirano are planning more 3x3 activities this October to protect the country&#x27;s ranking within the Top 24 leading to the October 31 deadline.&quot;We can&#x27;t just wait and leave our fate to chance. We have to continue pushing until the goal is met,&quot; said Mascariñas.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

The Philippines has risen to No. 21 in the FIBA 3X3 men's world rankings with 8,156,366 points after the 2019 Chooks to Go Pilipinas 3x3 season ended last Sunday.

The Philippines has risen to No. 21 in the FIBA 3X3 men's world rankings with 8,156,366 points after the 2019 Chooks to Go Pilipinas 3x3 season ended last Sunday.