FANCIED TNT showed yesterday it has no plans to slow down.
With Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 standout Almond Vosotros and veteran Ping Exciminiano showing the way, the Triple Giga downed Blackwater 20-17 and clinched a quarterfinals slot in the opening leg of the PBA 3×3 Season 3 at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay.
Fresh from winning the grand slam last season, TNT completed a sweep of its Pool A campaign by also nipping Pioneer 13-11 behind Vosotros’ eight points.
Despite the loss, the Elastoseal bagged the other Last Eight berth in the same pool by nipping the Smooth Razor 15-14.
The remaining quarterfinal berth in Pools B and C are still up for grabs at press time.
New guest team Wilcon Depot put itself in a perfect position to advance after winning two in a row on opening day of pool play.
The quartet of coach Anton Altamirano pulled the rug from under multi-leg champion Cavitex 18-16, before hacking out an 18-13 win over Purefoods powered by the eight points of Ael Banal to show the way in Pool B.
It was the second straight loss for a revamped Titans side after earlier falling to San Miguel 17-20.
Early winners in Pool C were Meralco over Terrafirma (19-13) and Ginebra opposite Northport (21-11).
The three teams with the best records in Pool B and C will join TNT and Pioneer in the knockout stage today at the same venue.
