Manila, Philippines (August 14, 2017) — OPPO’s partnership with Star Magic for this year’s All-Star Game has been filled with action-packed moments, all captured by OPPO F3. This year’s exhibition basketball match featured two teams composed of Star Magic’s male artists, headed by Kapamilya heartthrobs, Daniel Padilla (Team Red) and Gerald Anderson (Team Blue), last August 13 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Fans cheered their hearts out as both teams battled it out on court. Young JV Kapunan and OPPO’s very own brand ambassador Ronnie Alonte performed their heroics as they put their teams ahead of the game.
Spotted on the red team sidelines is Kathryn Bernardo, who initiated the ceremonial photo before the official start of the game.
The first two quarters started off with both teams thriving their very best on the way to the top. While some of the male artists were consistently being called out by the referees for violations, some players such as Young JV, Ronnie Alonte, Axel Torres, and the team captains focused their head on the game.
Fans were in for another treat with surprise performances from their favorite Kapamilya artists during the half-time. Among the stars who graced and performed were Jona, loveteams MayWard and KissMarc.
The second half of the game got more intense as both teams strived harder to gain advantage over the other. Controlling the pace for Team Blue are Young JV, JC De Vera, and Gerald Anderson.
While OPPO influencer Ronnie Alonte primes Team Red’s leverage during the last quarter, who finished with a total of 38 points. Another stand-out from Team Red is Axel Torres who helped pull three-pointers for his team.
This year’s mythical five consisted of team captains, Gerald Anderson and Daniel Padilla, Young JV Kapunan, ZanjoeMarudo, and Ronnie Alonte. Awarded as the Most Valuable Player of the game is team captain Gerald Anderson who acknowledged his team’s strong collaboration for his strong performance on court.
Despite the intense action on-court, winners of the special award of OPPO Selfie Ready Trio were Gerald Anderson, Zanjoe Marudo, and Ronnie Alonte for looking fresh and ready for a selfie anytime.
“OPPO’s partnership with Star Magic All-Star was definitely a success. The objectives of the game are to promote sportsmanship among Star Magic’s male artists and to treat OPPO’s loyal fans through a one-of-a-kind basketball match. OPPO is all about capturing the best moments in life with just one click and we’re glad that OPPO have made this possible. Not only did the fans enjoyed the intense game between the two teams, the game also served as the perfect venue for them to actually capture the best and extreme moments on and off court using their OPPO smartphone.”,said Stephen Cheng, OPPO Philippines Brand Marketing Manager.
The greatest moments on court were captured using the expert selfie smartphone OPPO F3, with its dual selfie camera for wide-angle selfies. Perfect for taking the live action happening on court, OPPO F3 has 4GB of RAM made for multi-tasking, a 64GB of storage for action-packed photos and videos, and a 13MP rear camera.
Watch the entire action-packed game of both teams on August 20, in ABS-CBN Channel 2, right after ASAP and ABS- CBN Sports + Action, 8PM.
Expect more exciting court action from OPPO as they become the official Mobile Phone partner of Gilas Pilipinas in the hopes of giving pride and glory to our country. Watch out for more updates via the OPPO Philippines Facebook Fan Page.
