MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The excitement surrounding the vivo 3×3 Basketball Challenge continues, with the focus now on online voting for wildcard teams and the coveted Fan Favorite Award.
While eight teams have already secured their spots for the Grand Finals after intense games at Ayala Malls Feliz, fans still have the chance to influence which additional teams will join the competition and who will win the Fan Favorite title.
The event underscores vivo’s dedication to nurturing local basketball talent, as part of its partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA), further solidifying its role in supporting the nation’s most beloved sport.
Wildcard Teams and Fan Favorite Awards
Basketball enthusiasts can now participate in the online voting process to help their favorite teams advance to the Grand Finals.
The top four wildcard teams from both the men’s and women’s divisions with the most votes will earn a coveted spot in the finals. Voting is easy—just scan the QR code or visit the voting link to cast your vote.
In addition to the wildcard voting, vivo is also honoring the team that has captured the audience’s hearts with the Fan Favorite Award.
Highlights from Ayala Malls Feliz
On August 10, 2024, Ayala Malls Feliz was buzzing with energy as eight exceptional teams from the men’s and women’s divisions battled it out for a place in the Grand Finals.
The competition was fierce, with several games going into overtime, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats.
The atmosphere was electric as teams celebrated their hard-fought victories, bringing them closer to grand prizes that include cash rewards and the latest vivo smartphones.
Here are the teams that emerged victorious:
Men’s Division
- Enverga Wildcats
- Sports Flooring Kings
- Hoop Ballers
- EUDEX
Women’s Division
- New Zealand Creamery Inc.
- Sports Flooring Queens
- Ball4All
- EU Wildcats
Players like Khenth Guiab from the Enverga Wildcats and Camille Claro from New Zealand Creamery Inc. expressed their gratitude to vivo for providing a platform that highlights local talent, including the often-overlooked women’s basketball community.
“Konti lang ang opportunities ng women ballers so super happy and grateful for vivo’s event na in-include nila yung women’s community to play for their event,” said Claro.
The event also featured a dynamic performance by the National University (NU) Dance Company and a raffle where lucky attendees won exciting prizes like X80 speakers and TWS earbuds.
vivo 3×3 Basketball Challenge Grand Finals
The vivo 3×3 Basketball Challenge Grand Finals will feature 16 teams from each category, including the Wildcard Award winners, competing in a two-day showdown on August 16 and 17, 2024, at the Music Hall of SM Mall of Asia.
Here are the prizes for the winners:
- Champion – Php 30,000 cash, trophy, medals, and vivo Y28 phones
- 1st Runner-up – Php 20,000 cash, trophy, medals, and vivo Y18 phones
- 2nd Runner-up – Php 15,000 cash, trophy, medals, and vivo Y03 phones
- 3rd Runner-up – Trophy, medals, and vivo Y03 phones
- Fan Favorite Award – vivo merchandise
Join vivo at the Grand Finals to witness the excitement and participate in minor games for a chance to win exclusive vivo merchandise, including speakers and earphones.
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About vivo
vivo is a technology company that creates great products based on a design-driven value, with smart devices and intelligent services as its core. The company aims to build a bridge between humans and the digital world. Through unique creativity, vivo provides users with an increasingly convenient mobile and digital life. Following the company’s core values, which include Benfen*, design-driven value, user orientation, continuous learning, and team spirit, vivo has implemented a sustainable development strategy with the vision of developing into a healthier, more sustainable world-class corporation.
While bringing together and developing the best local talents to deliver excellence, vivo is supported by a network of R&D centers in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, and Xi’an, focusing on the development of state-of-the-art consumer technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence, industrial design, imaging system, and other up-and-coming technologies. vivo has also set up an intelligent manufacturing network (including those authorized by vivo), with an annual production capacity of nearly 200 million smartphones. As of now, vivo has branched out its sales network across more than 60 countries and regions and is loved by more than 400 million users worldwide.