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the MCBL 2008 1st CONFERENCE 6 February 2008 Dear Sir or Madam, We would like to invite your company to join the 2008 1st conference of the MPG Corporate Basketball League (MCBL). The tourney is open to all teams made up of employees from the same corporation. Companies have the option to field in more than one team for the 1st conference which is scheduled for May to early July. The MCBL was established in 2005 and has held two conferences since 2006. For your reference, you can log on to the MCBL website at www.gameface.ph/mcbl.php. You can view the results and participants from previous tournaments by going to the downloadables section and clicking on MCBL History and Records. Teams will be grouped into divisions based on relative strength, age, and/or location as determined by the organizers in consultation with the teams. There is no limit to the number of teams that can participate and the number of divisions that can be formed. Essentially, we will be adapting the systems that have proven successful in other basketball leagues that our company has organized. For more details on the MCBL 2008 1st conference, please refer to the attached Basic Guidelines. Please note that, we can arrange your schedule of games so as not to conflict with any other tournaments your company’s team (s) may be participating in. If you are interested to participate, please fill up the attached registration form and fax to the indicated addressee on or before Monday, March 31. All tournament fees must be settled on or before Friday, April 25. If your company is interested in promoting your products and services during the tournament, there are also sponsorship packages available whose benefits could include the waiver of the tournament fee for your company’s team (s). Should you have any further questions or clarifications, please call Miguel “Chiqui” Paterno at 635-3257 or at cell phone number 0917-5337778 or send an email to mpginc@pacific.net.ph. Regards, MIGUEL G. PATERNO MCBL CROWNS 4 NEW DIVISION CHAMPIONS The 2nd conference of the 2007 season of the MPG Corporate Basketball League (MCBL) recently crowned four division champions. Philippine Star, Zuellig Pharmaceutical, SGV 1, and Gerry’s Grill won the Division A, B, C, and D championships respectively. All four teams were first time participants of the MCBL. The 2nd conference which ran from October to December this year drew 22 teams. The teams and divisions were as follows: Division A- Philippine Star, Accenture Tigers, 7-Eleven, NU3 Foods, Globe 1; Division B- Zuellig Pharmaceutical, HSBC, Romulo Law, Citibank, Accenture Cyber, Colgate Palmolive; Division C- SGV 1, Emerson-GMDC, SGV 2, Globe 2, Johnson and Johnson; Division D- Gerry’s Grill, Cebuana Lhuillier, Procter and Gamble, Henkel, ING Bank, Kaisa Consulting. The MCBL is a tournament open to all duly registered companies. All players on teams must be employees who are part of the day-to-day operations of the company. To ensure parity, teams are grouped into separate divisions based on relative strength. Companies have the option to field more than one team. Complete results and game, team, individual, and career statistics are posted on the league’s official website at www.gameface.ph/mcbl.htm. The MCBL holds two conferences every year. The 2008 1st conference is slated for May to July next year. If your company is interested to join, please call Management Partners Group at 635-3257 or send an email to mpginc@pacific.net.ph. The invitations for the MCBL 2008 Season 1st conference will be released around February. Published in Philippine Star DIVISION D CHAMPION - GERRY'S
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MCBL 2007 2nd Conference Launched The 2nd conference of the 2007 MPG Corporate Basketball League (MCBL) was recently launched. The MCBL is open to all teams made up of a corporation’semployees. Unlike other leagues were companies are allowed to field players whose only job is to play basketball for the company, the MCBL is restricted to employees who are part of the day-to-day operations of the company. To ensure parity in the games, teams are grouped into divisions based on relative strength as determined by the teams and the organizers. The 22 corporate teams participating in the 2007 2nd conference are as follows: Division A - Philippine
Star, Accenture Tigers, Globe 1, NU3 Foods, Division B - Accenture
Cyber, Citibank, Colgate-Palmolive, HSBC, Division C - Emerson-GMDC,
Globe 2, Johnson & Johnson, SGV 1, Division D - Cebuana
Lhuillier, Gerry’s Grill, Henkel, ING Bank, Games are held on weeknights and weekends at various venues which include the Reyes Gym, D-Zone, and Club 650. Complete game, team, and career statistics are posted at the league’s official website at www.gameface.ph/mcbl.htm. The 2nd Conference is usually held from October to early December while the 1st conference takes place from late April to June every year. There is no limit to the number of teams that can join and divisions that can be formed. Companies can field more than one team if they wish. For more information, log on to www.gameface.ph/mcbl.htm or call Management Partners Group at 635-3257. MIGUEL G. PATERNO Tel. 635-3257 Published Philippine Star, 16 July 2007 Dear Sir or Madam, We would like to invite your company to join the 2007 2nd conference of the MPG Corporate Basketball League (MCBL). The tourney is open to all teams made up of employees from the same corporation. Companies have the option to field in more than one team for the 2nd conference which is scheduled for late-September to end November. The MCBL was established in 2005 and has held two conferences since 2006. The 1st conference of the 2007 season which was held from May to July this year drew 12 teams. Division A - NU3 Foods,
Pepsi, Petron, Unilever, 7-Eleven, Shell, For your reference, you can log on to the MCBL website at http://gameface.ph/mcbl.htm. Teams will be grouped into divisions based on relative strength, age, and/or location as determined by the organizers in consultation with the teams. There is no limit to the number of teams that can participate and the number of divisions that can be formed. Essentially, we will be adapting the systems that have proven successful in other basketball leagues that our company has organized. For more details on the MCBL 2007 2nd conference, please refer to the attached Basic Guidelines. Please note that, we can arrange your schedule of games so as not to conflict with any other tournaments your company’s team (s) may be participating in. If you are interested to participate, please fill up the attached registration form and fax to the indicated addressee on or before Friday, August 31. All tournament fees must also be settled on or before Friday, August 31. If your company is interested in promoting your products and services during the tournament, there are also sponsorship packages available whose benefits could include the waiver of the tournament fee for your company’s team (s). Should you have any further questions or clarifications, please call Miguel “Chiqui” Paterno at 635-3257 or at cell phone number 0917-5337778 or send an email to mpginc@pacific.net.ph. Regards, MCBL 2007
1st CONFERENCE The 2007 1st conference of the MPG Corporate Basketball League drew twelve teams grouped into two divisions. Four teams, Chevron, Henkel, Pepsi, and Shopwise, made their MCBL debuts. Three teams, Emerson, NU3 Foods, and 7-Eleven became the only three teams to play in every MCBL tournament. Five teams that have played at least in one MCBL tournament, Fuji Xerox, Nestle, Petron, Shell, and Unilever, made up the rest of the field. As in previous tournaments, there continued to be a general parity among the teams as no team finished the season undefeated. After the eliminations, 7-Eleven, NU3 Foods, Petron, and Unilever finished as the top 4 teams in Division A. For Division B, Fuji Xerox, Shopwise, Emerson, and Chevron came out as the top 4 teams. In the semis, 7-Eleven defeated Petron while NU3 avenged it 2006 Finals loss, by defeating Petron in a tightly fought contest. After splitting their regular season meetings at 1 game apiece, Shopwise defeated Emerson to book its place in the Division B Finals. 4th seeded Chevron, who only qualified in the final day of eliminations, upset 1st seed Fuji Xerox in another tight match. The two championship finals were classic matches. The Division B final featured two teams making their MCBL debuts. For most of the game, Shopwise held Chevron at bay with its depth as it drew offensive and defensive strength from a number of players led by Mythical Five members Lawrence Soria and Gabriel Maranon. Led by Division MVP, Rainier Sison and teammate Brian Infante, Chevron managed to stay within striking distance throughout the game. As the game drew a close, Chevron staged a furious rally in the dying minutes that brought them to within 1 point of the championship with less than 10 seconds to go. Predictably, the final play went to Rainier Sison, but his potential game winning shot fell short and into the hands of the Shopwise team as time expired. While the Division B finals featured two neophyte teams, the Division A Final was a clash between two MCBL pioneers who have played in all MCBL tourneys since 2005. Both teams were playing in their 3rd MCBL final. Like the Division B final, one team held the other at bay for most of the game until the latter put up a furious rally at the end. Behind Division MVP Patrick Manayag, who won his third MVP plum in a row, 7-Eleven led NU3 almost all the way for four quarters. In the fourth, behind Roy Abapo and Jonathan Demegillo, NU3 staged a furious rally as it drew even and went ahead against 7-Eleven in the final minute of the game. 7-Eleven though maintained their poise as they made their critical free throws in the end game to send the match into OT. In the OT, 7-Eleven pulled away as they won their 3rd straight MCBL title. |
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