Sinag Pilipinas Beats Host Myanmar With 75 Points Win

Sinag Pilipinas, the Philippines' Men National Basketball Team in SEA Games 2013, masterfully defeated the host Myanmar with a huge 75 points margin in a 118-43 victory
on Thursday night at the Zayar Thiri Indoor Stadium A of Nay Pyi Taw, the capital city of Myanmar.

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Sinag stays unbeaten after a hard-earned first win (88-75) against the tough Singaporean Team and then crushing Cambodia in their second game in a 107-55 victory. Ronald Pascual posted a game-high 20 points and with Mac Belo, Ferrer, Lanete and Parks also in double figures with 17, 13, 10, 10 points respectively.

Sinag controlled the game from the first quarter with a 34 points against Myanmar's 15. From then on, the Philippine team cruised for a huge win. Sinag shot a field percentage of 68% hitting 47 out of 69 of their shots with 9 triples on a 50% (9/18) shooting beyong the arc. They outclassed the host team in every departments with notable 69-22 points in the paint, 34-19 in rebounds and 30-10 in assists.

Sinag Pilipinas continues its quest for gold as it cruise for 3 more wins to get the title against Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Quarterscores: 34-15, 62-27, 88-37, 118-43.

Sinag Pilipinas (118) – R. Pascual 20, Belo 17, Ferrer 13, Lanete 10, Parks 10, J. Pascual 9, Sumang 9, Ganuelas 8, Ravena 6, Cruz, 6, Alas 5, Douthit 5.

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27th Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games 2013)

The 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) is hosted by Myanmar which is from December 11-22, 2013. The SEA Games 2013 will be held at the following venues: Capital Naypyitaw, Yangon, Mandalay and Ngwe Saung Beach. Naypyitaw, the new state capital of Myanmar, will be the main venue of the event which includes the opening and closing ceremonies.

The SEA Games is held once every 2 years between the Southeast Asian countries. This year's participants are Myanmar (host), Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore,  Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam.

The Sports events includes Aquatic, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, BasketBall, Billiard, BodyBuilding, Boxing, Canoeing, Chess, Chinlone, Cycling, Equestrian, Football, Futsal, Golf, Hockey, Judo, Karatedo, Kempo, Muay, Pencak Silat, Petanque, Rowing, Sailing, Sepak Takraw, Shooting, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Traditional Boat, Volleyball, Vovinam, Weightlifting, Wrestling and Wushu.

The purpose of SEA Games is to improve the friendship among Southeast Asian countries and to compete with higher level in Asian and Olympic Games using their skills and performance to youth in the region.

The official website of 27th SEA Games: http://www.27seagames2013.com/

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