Manila Gilas failed to advance to the main draw of the FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series-Singapore stop on Thursday at SCAPE 2, Orchard Link.
Manila went 1-1 in the qualifying draw, opening the day with a 15-9 victory over Vietnam before falling to Brazil, 21-8, in their second game.
Brazil swept the qualifiers after routing Vietnam, 21-7, to secure a spot in the main draw.
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Manila Gilas got off to a sensational start, comfortably dispatching Vietnam behind Kaye Pingol’s six points, while Camille Malagar and Lee Sario added four apiece.
However, Brazil proved too tall and powerful for Manila in the closing game of the qualifiers.
Brazil raced to a 15-4 lead and never looked back, with Gabriela Guimarães hitting the game-winner with 4:45 remaining.
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Malagar, Pingol, Sario, and Sam Harada scored two points apiece for Manila against Brazil.
Vitória Moura led Brazil with nine points, followed by seven from Guimarães.
With the results, Manila remained the 26th-ranked club team in the circuit with a 12.1-point average on the leaderboard.
