After winning a historic silver at the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup, Gilas Pilipinas Women are aiming to make history once again.

The Philippines is set to compete in the FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2026 Qualifiers from April 11 to 12, also in Singapore.

Gilas Women are placed in Pool B alongside host Singapore and Brazil, while Pool A features Hungary, Lithuania, and Egypt.

The top two teams from each pool will advance to the knockout stage, with the podium finishers earning a spot in the World Cup, scheduled from June 1 to 7 in Warsaw, Poland.

The only previous World Cup appearance for Gilas Women was in 2018 when the country hosted the tournament at the Philippine Arena, where they finished 17th.

The Philippines enters as the top seed in Pool B, ranked 19th in the world, followed closely by Singapore at 20th. Brazil is ranked 62nd globally.

The tougher challenge lies in Pool A, where Hungary is ranked 13th and Lithuania 22nd in the world.

Coach Anton Altamirano’s squad will retain Kacey dela Rosa, Afril Bernardino, and Mikka Cacho.

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Replacing 5-foot-5 Cheska Apag is 5-foot-9 Tantoy Ferrer, currently the sixth-ranked player in the country.

Gilas Women will return home on Monday before departing for Singapore again on April 9.

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Gilas Pilipinas Women will enter the quarterfinals of the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup as the second seed in Pool D.

The Philippines finished 1-1 in pool play, opening with a 19-11 win over Tonga before falling to defending champion Australia, 21-10 (8:36), on Saturday at OCBC Square in Singapore.

Australia features WNBA pro Kristy Wallace, who currently plays for Toronto.

In the quarterfinals on Sunday at 3:20 p.m., Gilas will face Mongolia, which went undefeated with a 2-0 record in Pool B.

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Last year, the Philippines finished fourth despite competing with only three players after Camille Clarin suffered an ACL injury during pool play.

Australia, meanwhile, will meet fellow Oceania squad New Zealand in their quarterfinal clash at 1:55 p.m.

Earlier in the day, Australia cruised past Tonga, 21-3 (6:14), while the Philippines eliminated Tonga with a 19-10 win, led by Kacey Dela Rosa’s eight points and Afril Bernardino’s six.

Against the Gangurrus, however, Gilas struggled against Australia’s size advantage.

The Australians’ lineup averaged 186.25 cm in height, while the Philippines’ tallest player, Dela Rosa, stood at 183 cm.

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Australia raced to a 12-7 lead midway through the game and extended it to 16-8 after an Amy Atwell deuce.

From there, the Gangurrus dominated, with Lara McSpadden scoring a crucial two-pointer to reach match point before ex-WNBA pro Emma Clarke nailed the killshot with 1:24 remaining.

McSpadden finished with eight points and six rebounds for Australia, while Clarke added seven points and six boards.

For the Philippines, Dela Rosa and Bernardino scored four points each, though Australia held Dela Rosa scoreless on the boards.

Women’s Pool D

First game:
Australia 21 – Clarke 7, McSpadden 6, Atwell 6, Wallace 2.
Tonga 3 – Ika 2, Finau 1, Enari A. 0, Enari K. 0.
Time: Atwell FT (3:46).

Second game:
Philippines 19 – Dela Rosa 8, Bernardino 6, Apag 4, Cacho 1.
Tonga 10 – Finau 5, Ika 3, Enari A. 1, Enari K. 1.

Third game:
Australia 21 – McSpadden 8, Clarke 7, Atwell 3, Wallace 3.
Philippines 10 – Bernardino 4, Dela Rosa 4, Apag 2, Cacho 0.
Time: Clark 1 (1:24)

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Gilas Pilipinas Men turned a narrow loss into fuel for their campaign as they advanced to the knockout stages of the FIBA 3×3 Asia Cup 2026.

The Philippine squad—Chris Koon, Ralph Cu, Jerrick Ahanmisi, and Sean Alter—fell just short against world No. 10 Mongolia, losing 21-19 (8:00), before bouncing back with a commanding 21-13 (7:59) victory over Chinese-Taipei on Saturday at OCBC Square in Singapore.

Ahanmisi spearheaded the effort against Chinese-Taipei, tallying 11 points, including four deuces, to secure the win for Gilas.

The Philippines dominated from the outset, leading 15-8 midway through the game after back-to-back deuces from Ahanmisi.

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Ralph Cu then took over, converting multiple baskets to put Gilas at match point.

After a Chinese-Taipei score, Ahanmisi cleaned up Cu’s miss to seal the game with exactly 2:01 remaining.

Cu finished with three points and six rebounds, while Koon added five points and three boards.

Chen Chiachuan and Chang Chunsheng paced Chinese-Taipei with five points each.

Gilas Men will now face Pool C’s top seed, South Korea, in the quarterfinals on Sunday at 4:35 p.m.

Earlier, Mongolia topped Pool A by defeating Chinese-Taipei 21-15 (9:57), setting up a thrilling matchup against Gilas in their second game.

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Gilas jumped out to an early 12-5 lead behind Cu, but Mongolia—experienced veterans on the World Tour circuit—steadily chipped away.

Chinkhutag Munkh-Ulzii drained back-to-back deuces to give Mongolia a 19-18 advantage with 3:11 remaining. Koon quickly tied the game, but with 2:34 left, Ganbaatar Nyamdorj pushed Mongolia to match point.

Ahanmisi and Cu each had two clean looks from deep that could have sealed the game for Gilas, but couldn’t find the basket.

Nyamdorj powered through the paint, sinking a decisive hook shot with two minutes remaining to secure the top seed for Mongolia.

Cu and Koon contributed eight and seven points, respectively, with Cu also grabbing five rebounds.

Bolor-Erdene Gantsolmon led Mongolia with seven points, followed by Nyamdorj’s six, while Munkh-Ulzii and Sugar-Ochir Erdenetsetseg chipped in four apiece.

Before the main draw, Gilas had to battle through the qualifying round, edging past Maldives 21-16 (8:14) and Thailand 17-15 to earn their spot in the tournament.

Men’s Pool A

First game:
Mongolia 21 – Gantsolmon 7, Nyamdorj 6, Erdenetsetseg 6, Munkh-Ulzii 2.
Chinese-Taipei 15 – Chang 10, Chen C. 4, Fu 1, Chen T. 0.
Time: Nyamdorj 1 (:03).

Second game:
Mongolia 21 – Gantsolmon 7, Nyamdorj 6, Erdenetsetseg 4, Munkh-Ulzii 4.
Philippines 19 – Cu 8, Koon 7, Ahanmisi 2, Alter 2.
Time: Nyamdorj 1 (2:00)

Third Game:
Philippines 21 – Ahanmisi 11, Koon 5, Cu 3, Alter 2.
Chinese-Taipei 13 – Chang 5, Chen C. 5, Fu 3, Chen T. 0.
Time: Ahanmisi 1 (2:01)

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