MANILA, Philippines — E-Gilas Pilipinas secured the first finals slot after sweeping Mongolia in their best-of-three semifinals series in the Fiba Esports Open III Southeast Asia Conference Saturday.
The Filipinos advanced to the championship round of the Fiba ESports Open for the third straight time.
Shintarou dropped a pair of 36-point games to lead the Philippines past the Mongolians on 16-of-22 from long range overall in the series, including a 10-of-12 clip in a Game 1 blowout.
We are heading to the FINALS ✈️ 🎮 🧹
E-Gilas Pilipinas won against Mongolia in the first two straight games in their best-of-three series! 💯🇵🇭💪🏼
LABAN! PUSO! 🇵🇭💯👏🏼🎮#ParaSaBayan #LabanPilipinas #FIBAEsportsOpen pic.twitter.com/4bVnPc2krG
— SBP (@officialSBPinc) April 17, 2021
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