RAIN Or Shine co-team owner Terry Que and Eduard Tio (seventh and eighth from left) receive the championship trophy from the organizer during the awarding ceremony of the 35th ASEAN Seniors Basketball Tournament in Kuching, Malaysia.
Photograph courtesy of FCVBA
The Filipino-Chinese Veterans Basketball Association (FCVBA) completed its redemption tour in style by regaining its 70-years division title via a three-game sweep in the recent 35th ASEAN Seniors Basketball Tournament in Kuching, Malaysia.
Spearheaded by Danny Ching, Andrew Ongteco, former PBA star Elmer Reyes, and Rain or Shine co-team owner Terry Que, the FCVBA Bearcats avenged their last year defeat to ZAAP of Bangkok, 43-34, to clear the path for their return trip to the top.
The Bearcats, inspired by stellar games from Benjie Poblete and Aries Franco, then capped their dominant show with a 43-30 drubbing of the host team. They opened their campaign with a massive 52-21 win over Hatyai of Thailand.
Ching took the Most Valuable Player plum in their division for his strong performance throughout the tournament.
The other members of the Chingka Lee-mentored team — whose trip was bankrolled by Que, Jimi Lim of Ironcon Builders and Eduard Tio — were James Chua, Julio Cruz, Amang Santos, Med Sultan and Achit Kaw.
Not fortunate enough was FCVBA’s 50-years division team, which failed to get past the eliminations.
