UNTV Cup PBA Legends Face-Off 2019

UNTV Cup PBA Legends Face-Off 2019
PBA Legends Face-Off 2019
Tournament details
CountryPhilippines
DatesJune 2, 2019 – July 8, 2019
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsAlaska
Runner-upSan Miguel
Third placePurefoods
Fourth placeGinebra
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Scoring leader(s)Vince Hizon (95 points)

The 2019 UNTV Cup PBA Legends Face-Off was the 4th off-season tournament of the annual charity basketball league in the Philippines, UNTV Cup. It is the first off-season games that featured PBA teams (although composed of alumni players), and a follow-up to the successful reunion charity event PBA Legends: Return of the Rivals last February 17, 2019.[1][2][3] The tournament was organized by UNTV-37 Foundation, Inc., through its chairman and chief executive officer of BMPI-UNTV, Kuya Daniel Razon, more popularly known as Mr. Public Service.

The month-long tournament officially opened on June 2, 2019 at the Pasig City Sports Complex, Pasig, with four teams vying for the championship title.[2][3][4][5][6] Regular games were held at the same venue with a delayed telecast on UNTV channel every Sunday afternoon.

A total of 2 million pesos tax-free was given to the PBA Legends Foundation Incorporated, with the champion team taking home a trophy and 1 million pesos donated to the institution.[2][3][7]

This event marked the fourth time UNTV will be holding a tournament for the benefit of former basketball players. In 2015, the Skywalker Exhibition Game was held and benefited the legendary Samboy Lim of San Miguel Beer. In 2017, UNTV Cup founder Daniel Razon granted P1 million seed money to the PBA Legends Foundation after an exhibition game. In 2018, the foundation organized the first ever PBA Legends Charity Golf Tournament, and extended assistance to former player Joey Mente who succumbed to cancer, and ex-Crispa guard Johnny Revilla.[2]

The finals game was held on July 8, 2019 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was between the undefeated San Miguel Beermen and #2 team Alaska Milkmen. Alaska escaped San Miguel on a close battle, 77–75, to get the championship and donate 1 million pesos to the PBA Legends Foundation.[8][9]

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  8. ^ "Abarrientos hits game-winner as Alaska legends nip SMB in thrilling finale". SPIN.ph. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
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