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THE Games and Amusements Board (GAB) has put the Pilipinas VisMin Cup under re-evaluation, suspending the upcoming Mindanao leg of the newly launched professional basketball league while the investigation is ongoing.
The GAB made the decision on Sunday, just days after the controversial match between Siquijor and Lapu-Lapu City sparked a backlash over accusations of game-fixing.
The government s regulatory body said the Visayas leg will go on as scheduled but under close monitoring.
“We are in the process of investigation and seriously looking into the allegations of wrongdoing. The board would like to further observe the ongoing Visayas leg before giving a go-signal for the other,” said the GAB in a statement.
Rendell Senining sorry for missed FTs, says team was upset by Siquijor s actions
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VisMin Super Cup fallout (3:03)
Outrage came from all sectors after a controversial VisMin Super Cup game on Wednesday where the league said the Siquijor Mystics threw the match against the Lapu Lapu City Heroes. (3:03)
An apologetic Rendell Senining on Thursday explained his actions during the much-maligned Pilipinas VisMin Cup game between Lapu-Lapu and Siquijor that led to multiple bans, fines and suspensions on players and coaches involved.
Senining, the Lapu-Lapu City player identified as the man who alternately shot free throws with his left and right hand late in a dubious second quarter, said he and the Heroes simply served back the type of game the Mystics were playing on Wednesday.
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PHILIPPINE Sports Commission commissioner and basketball great Ramon Fernandez is calling for a deeper look into the controversy that surrounded the Pilipinas VisMin Cup match between the Siquijor Mystics and the Lapu-Lapu City Heroes.
The four-time PBA MVP and University of San Carlos product said he is saddened by the developments that marred the young regional professional basketball league whose teams are based in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Following the issue, Fernandez urged concerned parties to delve further into the issue starting with the structure of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup, which opened its first-ever season this month inside its bubble in Alcantara, Cebu.
GAB probes strange VisMin Cup match between Lapu-Lapu, Siquijor 7 hours ago
THE Games and Amusements Board (GAB) is investigating a Pilipinas VisMin Cup match between the ARQ-Lapu-Lapu City Heroes and Siquijor Mystics on Wednesday that raised suspicions due to free-throw clankers and blown layups.
The game between Lapu-Lapu and Siquijor in the league s bubble in Alcantara, Cebu was called off with the Heroes leading, 27-13. A press release said the match was stopped due to a power outage and will be restarted in a later date.
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However, sources said it was league officials who ordered the match stopped as GAB chairman Baham Mitra ordered his people on the ground to immediately conduct an investigation.