Master Game Face All-Star rosters finalized

It is official. After speculation from certain sectors, it was officially announced that Minnesota Timberwolves big man Kevin Love will be coming to Manila on June 21 for the 2nd Master Game Face Challenge.

Although he has been in the attention as he possibly plots his imminent future with the likelihood of exercising his opt out clause in 2015, he will be the center of attention at the halftime show for the Master Game Face Challenge, where he will be in a skills challenge as well as face off in a three-point shootout against PBA players.

Love will be accompanied by a group of dunkers that will help entertain the crowd attending the all-star game.

Unilever's Male Grooming manager Jonathan Pua expressed his excitement with the arrival of Love in the country, noting that "he will elevate Master Game Face to a higher level" this year.

Aside from the announcement, a couple of highly anticipated events took place at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall on Saturday afternoon.

First, Team Manila, represented by Arellano University, beat Team Davao 15-8 to take Master Game Face 3-on-3 Barangay Challenge.

Second, Chris Tiu and Marc Pingris completed their teams that will face each other in the game.

After six weeks of voting, the draft finally took place that sees both teams pick six PBA players to complement the collegiate stars already on both sides.

Team Chris selected Ranidel de Ocampo, Jeff Chan, Mike Cortez, Jimmy Alapag, Cliff Hodge, and Alex Nuyles. They join UAAP stars Jeron Teng, Chris Newsome, Mike Tolomia, and Kevin Ferrer, as well as NCAA standouts Rome dela Rosa, Mark Cruz, and Zach Nichols. Tiu wanted a combination of youth and experience with his group.

Team Marc selected Gary David, Mark Barroca, Larry Fonacier, Jared Dillinger, Jeric Teng, and Paul Artadi. They join UAAP standouts Andre Paras, Roi Sumang, Jericho Cruz, and Jeoffrey Javillonar, as well as NCAA stars Baser Amer, Kevin Racal, and Josan Nimes. Pingris express confidence with his new additions.

The Master Game Face All-Star Challenge will take place on June 21, 7pm at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum. It will be televised LIVE on TV5 and tickets can be purchased via Ticketnet (911-5555 or www.ticketnet.com.ph).

Tickets are priced at Php120 for General Admission, Php240 for Upper Box, Php420 for Lower Box, Php820 for Patron A and Php930 for Patron B.

In addition, tickets can be acquired by purchasing 1 Master® 100g Facial Wash and 1 Master® Face Cleanser 135ml at participating SM Supermarkets.

For more details, check out www.MasterPhilippines.com.ph and facebook.com/MasterPhilippines, as well as follow their Twitter and Instagram accounts.

2nd Master Game Face All-Star Challenge to take place

Master launched its Game Face All-Star Challenge last year by bringing a collection of the best collegiate players under the coaching acumen of Chris Tiu and Borgie Hermida, with the latter coming out as the winner at the Arena in San Juan.



For the second edition of the challenge, the country's leading men's skin care and face care brand jiggered things up a bit, as they invited some of the PBA's best players to participate alongside the best collegiate players. They also incorporated one of their new brand ambassadors, Marc Pingris of the SanMig Super Coffee Mixers, into the mix as the new challenger to Chris..


Launched last April 24 in Taguig, the second-ever Master Game Face All-Star Challenge will have Team Chris going up against Team Marc at the SMART-Araneta Coliseum on June 21.

According to Unilever Male Grooming Brand Manager Jonathan Pua, “it is natural for us to come up with an activity featuring the no. 1 sport – basketball." He adds that "It will be a good venue to showcase how top Filipino basketball players put their oil-free game faces on with Master Oil Control Max Facial Wash”


For Team Chris, joining the Rain or Shine guard in the starting lineup are UAAP stalwarts Jeron Teng, Chris Newsome, Kevin Ferrer and Mike Tolomia. Complementing the five are Rome dela Rosa, Mark Cruz and Zach Nichols from the NCAA.

Chris says that “Fans are going to have a great time seeing such powerhouse players in the Master Game Face All-Star Basketball Challenge this year, and I’m especially happy to be able to play with such talented young blood and with other professional basketball players.”

For Team Marc, joining the SanMig Coffee forward in the starting lineup are UAAP stalwarts Andre Paras, Jeoffrey Javillonar, Jericho Cruz and Roi Sumang. Complementing the five are Baser Amer, Kevin Racal and Josan Nimes from the NCAA.

Marc adds. “I’m excited to start playing with my team. We hope to put up a great game against our opponents and to show young athletes how to put their Game Faces on with Master.”

Basketball fans can chime in on their choices for the rest of Team Chris and Team Marc by going to Master's Facebook page and clicking the Master Game Face app. Once the votes have been tabulated, a special draft is scheduled on May 31 (much like their fellow Unilever brand CLEAR and how they did their Dream Match Draft) for a twelve-player pool that both Chris and Marc can make their selections on to complete their rosters.

Fans that can correctly guess the lineups would have the opportunity to win prizes.
  

Master Game Face All-Star Challenge Draft Pool:

Point Guard: Jimmy Alapag, Paul Artadi, Mark Barroca, Mike Cortez, Sol Mercado, Terrence Romeo, Emman Monfort, Jai Reyes, RJ Jazul, Anjo Caram, Bonbon Custodio

Shooting Guard: Ryan Arana, Gary David, Jared Dillinger, Larry Fonacier, Rey Guevara, Jeric Teng, John Wilson, Bonbon Custodio, AJ Mandani

Center: Beau Belga, Nonoy Baclao, Justin Chua

Small Forward: Dylan Ababou, Jeff Chan, Elmer Espiritu, Rey Guevara, Alex Nuyles

Power Forward: Beau Belga, Jervy Cruz, Ranidel de Ocampo, Cliff Hodge, Jon Dan Salvador, Elmer Espiritu


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Master Game Face rosters revealed

The organizers of the Filoil Flying V Hanes Premier Cup have decided to add a new wrinkle by including a preseason all-star game to showcase the top collegiate stars before their respective leagues commence play (NCAA on June 22, UAAP on June 29).

Subdivided into the two division whose round-robin determined the postseason participants (National University, Arellano University, San Beda College, Adamson University, College of Saint Benilde, Far Eastern University, Jose Rizal University, University of Perpetual Help-Dalta System, University of the Philippines = Group A; Ateneo de Manila University, University of the East, De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Southwestern University, San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Emilio Aguinaldo College, Lyceum University = Group B), each side is to be coached by either Chris Tiu or Borgie Hermida, both of which are Master endorsers.

The starters were voted in by the fans, with the division's coaches helping Chris and Borgie with the selection of reserves.

Fans of Group A selected San Beda's Baser Amer, Rome dela Rosa and Ola Adeogun, alongside NU's Rayray Parks and UP's Andre Paras. Borgie then selected the following as his reserves:

San Beda - Anthony Semerad, Kyle Pascual, David Semerad
NU - Emmanuel Mbe, Kyle Neypes
FEU - Carl Bryan Cruz, RR Garcia, Mike Tolomia
UP - Henry Asilum, Joseph Marata
CSB - Paolo Taha, Jonathan Grey
EAC - Jan Jamon

Meanwhile, fans of Group B selected the Ateneo backcourt of Juami Tiongson and Kiefer Ravena, alongside Jeron Teng of La Salle and Aljon Mariano and Karim Abdul of UST. Chris would then select the following as his reserves:

Letran - Mark Cruz, Raymond Almazan
DLSU - Kib Montalbo, Arnold Van Opstal, Norbert Torres, Jason Perkins
ADMU - Jerie Pingoy, Chris Newsome
UE - Roi Sumang
Adamson - Jericho Cruz, Roider Cabrera
UST - Jeric Teng, Kevin Ferrer

The Master Game Face All-Star Challenge will take place on June 8 at the San Juan Arena. Telecast will be on Studio 23.

The #MasterGameFace All-Star Basketball Challenge

The FilOil Flying V Premier Cup has tied up with the number one men's skin care brand in the country, Master, to come up with a preseason All-Star Game entitled, "The Master Game Face All-Star Challenge."

To be held on June 8 at the FilOil Flying V Arena in San Juan, it will bring together 36 collegiate stars from the 18 schools participating in the Premier Cup. Group A, consisting of San Beda, University of Perpetual Help-Dalta System, National University, Far Eastern University, University of the Philippines, Arellano, College of Saint Benilde, Jose Rizal University, and Adamson, will have former San Beda star Borgie Hermida as its head coach, while Group B, which has Ateneo de Manila, La Salle, University of Santo Tomas, University of the East, San Sebastian College-Recoletos, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Lyceum, Emilio Aguinaldo College, and Southwestern University, will have Ateneo alum Chris Tiu as its head coach. Both Borgie and Chris are the latest endorsers of Master.

Fans have the chance to select their top five college basketball players for Team Borgie and Team Chris via Facebook. Just go to Master Philippines page and click on the Game Face Application. Those who would guess the top 5 correctly will have the chance to win ringside tickets for the Master Game Face All-Star Challenge. Chris and Borgie will name their reserves by May 25, once the fans have finalized their vote for the starting five, which they can start doing on April 17.

Both have said that the depth of talent in the collegiate ranks illustrates that fans have a lot to choose from.

Tickets for the Master Game Face Challenge, which will take place after the FilOil Cheerleading competition, cost PhP 100 for the Upper box area, while Lower Box tickets cost PhP 200. Also, purchasing 1 Master 100g Facial Wash and 1 Master 135ml Cleanser in participating supermarkets starting May 1, 2013 will also get you an Upper Box ticket.