PH misses out on SEA Video games 3×3 medal for first time as Gilas Males fall wanting bronze

Unbeaten within the group stage, Gilas 3×3 Males fall prey to Singapore within the semifinals then take in a ‘actually painful’ loss to Malaysia within the battle for SEA Video games bronze

BANGKOK, Thailand – Gilas Pilipinas’ 3×3 squads will go residence empty-handed from the 2025 Southeast Asian Video games.

This comes after Gilas 3×3 Males fell wanting the bronze medal after a stinging 21-19 loss to Malaysia on the Nimibutr Stadium right here on Thursday, December 11. 

“I don’t have any phrases proper now besides we tried to get the win, however as everyone says, issues occur,” stated massive man Ange Kouame. “This loss is absolutely painful for us.” 

The quartet of Kouame, Joseph Sedurifa, Joseph Eriobu, and would-be UAAP MVP Janrey Pasaol had appeared like they had been primed to go all the best way after they swept the group stage with wins over Vietnam, Malaysia, and Laos.

However their title aspirations had been dashed in a flash following a surprising 21-20 loss to Singapore within the semifinals earlier on Thursday.

After which the Malaysians received their revenge, beating the Filipinos by the identical rating that they misplaced to within the group section. 

“We fought ’til the tip. We made a few errors,” stated Kouame. 

“Within the sport of three×3, there’s completely different conditions, it may be up, it may be down. We got here as a crew however it wasn’t sufficient. That’s all I can say.”

With Gilas 3×3 Ladies unable to make it previous the group spherical, the Philippines has didn’t win a medal in 3×3 basketball for the primary time for the reason that sport was launched within the SEA Video games in 2019.

The Philippines received double gold in 2019, salvaged a males’s bronze in Vietnam 2021, then received a pair of silvers in Cambodia 2023. – Rappler.com