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2017–18 UNTV Cup Season | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | Philippines |
Dates | September 12, 2017 – March 12, 2018 |
Teams | 14 |
Defending champions | PNP Responders (1 title) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Senate Defenders (1st title) |
Runner-up | Malacañan-PSC Kamao |
Third place | AFP Cavaliers |
Fourth place | NHA Builders |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 67 |
Season MVP | Antonio Lustestica Jr. (NHA Builders) |
Finals MVP | Jeffry Sanders (Senate Defenders) |
The UNTV Cup Season 6 was the 2017–2018 season of the annual charity basketball league in the Philippines, UNTV Cup. The tournament was organized by UNTV under the UNTV-37 Foundation, Inc., thru its chairman and chief executive officer of BMPI-UNTV, Kuya Daniel Razon, more popularly known as Mr. Public Service.
The season officially opened on September 12, 2017 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, with fourteen teams vying for the championship title.[1][2] Regular games were held at the Pasig City Sports Center in Pasig with a live telecast on the UNTV Public Service channel every Sunday afternoon.[3]
The best-of-three finals series was held on March 4 and 12, 2018, at the Pasig City Sports Center in Pasig and Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, respectively. The championship is between two-time runner-up Malacañan-PSC Kamao and first time finalist Senate Defenders. Senate won the series against Malacañang-PSC in two games, 2–0, to get their first title and donate ₱4 million to their chosen charity.[4] After the tournament, the Office of the Senate proudly sponsored a resolution congratulating the Senate Defenders for bringing home the championship title.[5][6]
A total of 9.6 million pesos tax-free was given to the teams' chosen beneficiaries, with the champion team Senate Defenders taking home a trophy and 500 thousand pesos, and 4 million pesos given to their chosen charity institution.[3][7][8][9][10]
During the season, the league got its third AnakTV award for being a child-friendly basketball tournament.[11][12]
From Season 1 to Season 6, including the three off season tournaments, UNTV Cup has given a total of ₱35 million to the beneficiaries of the participating teams.[13]
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