The Philippine Basketball Association confirmed on Tuesday that around 80% of the tickets for the PBA’s 40th Season Opening ceremony was already sold with less than a week before the biggest opening day crowd in the league’s history.
The confirmation of the 80% tickets being sold for the opening day of the PBA was confirmed by Commissioner Chito Salud in the latest development through a text message sent to Interaksyon.com.
The PBA Commissioner was quoted as saying “I am happy to report that our opening for the PBA’s 40th season this Sunday is being met with enthusiastic response from our fans. I have been informed that 80 percent of the venue tickets have been sold, translating to some 35,000 fans already confirmed to attend,” Salud said.
Commissioner Chito Salud added further that the huge number of ticket sold will only become bigger as the PBA’s opening ceremony gets closer. The venue of the 40th season of the PBA, is also considered as the world’s largest indoor arena, the Philippine Arena located in Bulacan which is owned and managed by Iglesia ni Cristo (INC).
The Philippine Arena can accommodate up to 55,000 people, the country’s newest landmark was also awarded by Guinness for biggest attendance in worship gathering as the 100th anniversary of INC attracted more than 50,000 participants.
According to PBA’s record, during the last year’s opening ceremony, the league drew a combined 30,000-plus attendance as the PBA opened the 39th season in three separate venues in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
With the highly anticipated opening season of the PBA at the Philippine Arena, Commissioner Salud is also confident that they could set the biggest opening-day crowd in the league history.