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FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup: Ricci Rivero, Philippines drop first 2 games

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/10/04/20181004-rivero.jpg"/><figcaption>Ricci Rivero and the Philippines dropped their first 2 games in the FIBA Under-23 3x3 World Cup in Xi&#x27;an, China on Wednesday.</figcaption></figure></div>The Philippines men&#x27;s national team dropped its first 2 games in the FIBA Under-23 3x3 World Cup in Xi&#x27;an, China on Wednesday.The Filipinos, seeded 19th in the 20-team competition, lost to Slovenia 21-14 in their first game, then bowed to Serbia 21-16 later in the night.Ricci Rivero and company are currently in fifth and last place in Pool C, which is led by China (2-0).Turkmenistan, Serbia and Slovenia each have 1-1 records.The Philippines closes its preliminary campaign against Turkmenistan and China on Friday.Only the top two teams from each pool will advance to the next round.(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.)

The Filipinos, seeded 19th in the 20-team competition, lost to Slovenia 21-14 in their first game, then bowed to Serbia 21-16 Wednesday night.

The Filipinos, seeded 19th in the 20-team competition, lost to Slovenia 21-14 in their first game, then bowed to Serbia 21-16 Wednesday night.