WATCH: Calvin Abueva in FIBA 3X3 World Tour dunk contest qualifier

MANILA, Philippines – The Beast of Philippine Basketball made sure to leave his mark in Abu Dhabi.

Participating in the 2015 FIBA 3X3 World Tour Final dunk contest qualifier on Friday, October 16, Alaska Aces and Gilas Pilipinas star Calvin Abueva was one of the 3 dunkers that had two rounds to show the judges he should make it to the dunk contest finals on Saturday.

Abueva’s first round wasn’t special, as he missed all 3 attempts for a score of zero:

Here were Calvin Abueva’s first 3 attempts during the #FIBA3X3WorldTour finals dunk qualifiers. #RStream pic.twitter.com/RPuuCwGxz0

— Naveen Ganglani (@naveenganglani) October 15, 2015

Abueva, 27, performed better in the second round where he needed just two attempts before throwing down a two-handed slam.

Abueva finally got things going in the second round, where he converted on his second attempt. #RStream pic.twitter.com/rRCW7mlJGy

— Naveen Ganglani (@naveenganglani) October 15, 2015

His lone dunk was good enough to get him a score of 23, but that turned out to be his total due to getting nothing in his first round.

Piotr Renkiel of team Kolobrzeg (Poland), 27, wound up with scores of 21 and 26 – a total of 47 – that won the qualifiers.

The other dunker, 34-year-old Carlos Silva Jr. of team Rio (Brazil), attained scores of 22 and 21.

Renkiel will go up against two professional dunkers in the dunk contest final on Saturday. – Rappler.com