00:00 In the basketball, coach Yeng Yao's team, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, will be the ones to beat the Philippines' flag in the upcoming Williams-Jones Cup which will start this August.
00:11 How will the team prepare for the said tournament? That's what we'll find out in this episode of Rafael Bandaynet.
00:18 The Philippines' team, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters, will try to defend the crown of the Philippines in the 42nd Williams-Jones Cup.
00:27 The tournament will be held again this year after it was suspended from 2020 to 2022 due to the pandemic.
00:34 But unlike the defending champion Mighty Sports who won the Philippine championship in 2019, Rain or Shine will face a big challenge due to the lack of import and time to prepare.
00:46 This is something that Rain or Shine's head coach, Yeng Yao, did not deny in the Philippine Sports Association or PSA Forum earlier this afternoon.
00:55 It's a question of time. We were informed last week that we will represent the Philippines in the World Cup.
01:07 And actually, there's an important order for us. Our line-up is not yet complete. It's good that Gabe Norwood, when he heard that we will represent the Philippines in the World Cup, he cut short his vacation.
01:28 I mean, in the Jones Cup. He cut short his vacation. So he will return next week to practice.
01:36 Yao promised that his team will do their best to show their full potential even though the challenge is heavy.
01:45 Let's see. I feel that we might be disgraced by some teams. It's hard to say that we can do what the team with 5 important players did. But we'll try to approximate where we will go.
02:09 In total, the Philippines won 6 titles in the so-called tournament. The 2023 Jones Cup will be held on August 5 in Taipei, Taiwan.
02:19 Rafael Bandayrel, PTV Sports.
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