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BOY LANETE advanced to the final of the FIBA 3 × 3 World Tour Doha Masters’ Shootout Challenge on Saturday at the Al Gharafa Sports Complex in Doha, Qatar.
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Lanete, the oldest player on the field at 41, turned off the lights when he hit 8 of 10 to make the final round of the competition at 11:30 pm the same day (Philippine time).
Lanete did so hours after he and the Manila ChooksTM failed to advance in the main draw at the Doha 3×3 Masters on Friday night (Philippine time), leaving the tournament early.
Located in Group D, the quartet of Lanete, Mac Tallo, Zach Huang and Dennis Santos divided their matches, 1-1, in the classification table.
The 14th-ranked Filipino team needed local team Doha to win by six points over Graz, Austria to advance to the main draw, but the latter dominated the first, 21-5, earning the only ticket to the main draw of the event that ended. . on Saturday.
Despite the early departure, Manila Chooks, now led by collegiate coach Aldin Ayo, made great history as the first Chooks to Go-funded team to win in Doha since 2019.
In their first game, Lanete, Tallo, Huang and Santos took an 8-4 lead, but No. 12 Austria shook off the rust and responded with a decisive 11-2 run for a 22-17 victory.
Tallo led the team with 7 points, as Santos and Lanete each recorded 4 points, and Huang added two markers.
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