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<p>MANILA — Carl Tamayo has added another championship to his collection.</p><p>The former University of the Philippines standout is now a Korean Basketball League (KBL) champion after the Changwon LG Sakers escaped the Seoul SK Knights, 62-58, in Game 7 of their Finals Series on Saturday at the Jamsil Students’ Gymnasium.</p><p>Tamayo had a 12-point, 10-rebound performance with two steals and two assists in the decider, and this was crucial for the LG Sakers who absorbed three straight losses after they tallied a 3-0 lead over their counterparts.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJvyWbnThsp/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=775&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A704786.6999999993%2C%22ls%22%3A704358.2999999989%2C%22le%22%3A704669.7999999989%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>He scattered 15.6 markers and 7.6 boards in the Best-of-7 affair wherein they avoided the same fate of the Alaska Aces in the PBA.</p><p>The now-defunct Alaska franchise previously squandered a 3-0 Finals lead over the San Miguel Beermen in the 2015-16 Philippine Cup, putting them on the wrong end of what was later described as the ‘Beeracle’ by SMB.</p><p>With this latest trophy, Tamayo has now collected his fourth championship as he also won in the UAAP with National University-Nazareth School (juniors) and University of the Philippines (men’s), and in the Japan B.League with the Ryukyu Golden Kings.</p><p>On the other hand, the other Fighting Maroon in the contest, Seoul’s Juan Gomez de Liaño, did not see action in Game 7.</p>

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KBL: Carl Tamayo a champ anew after Changwon dumps Seoul

Rom Anzures,

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Published May 18, 2025 08:09 PM PHT

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Updated May 19, 2025 01:21 AM PHT

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