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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) — Team Philippines bet Kobe Paras tried his luck in the FIBA 3×3 World Cup Dunk competition but didn’t get pass the qualifier on Monday, June 19 (Tuesday in Manila time) at Nantes, France.
The two-time FIBA 3×3 Under-18 dunk champion unleashed a windmill for his first attempt and danced off after landing in the ground and got 27 points.
Kobe Paras scores a 27 in his first qualifying dunk, throws it off the side of the backboard for the dunk! @rapplersports #rstream pic.twitter.com/eVMEf2PyiY
— Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) June 19, 2017
Kobe Paras puts on a Vince Carter jersey, then dunks over @kieferravena! #rstream @rapplersports pic.twitter.com/YF5AetpdhB
— Ryan Songalia (@ryansongalia) June 19, 2017
The 19-year old Paras wore a Vince Carter jersey for his second dunk and jumped over Kiefer Ravena to complete a one-handed elbow slam. The thunder was taken out of his planned dunk when Poland’s Rafal “Lipek” Lipinski performed a similar one just before Paras’ turn.
Paras garnered a total of 50 points in two rounds but was 4 short of the fourth-placed Jordan Southerland of the United States.
USA representative Chris Staples amused the crowd through a perfectly executed reversed under-the-legs one-handed dunk and earned a flawless 30 points from the judges in the first round.
Staples also made the list with 57 points.
In the second round, 4-time FIBA 3×3 World Tour Dunk champ Lipinski received the highest totals with 29 points as he flew over an assistant and connected a quick windmill one-handed slam.
Lipinski finished the qualifier with a combined 56 points in two rounds alongside the reigning World Tour dunk champion Vadim “Miller” Poddubchenko.
Lipinksi, Sutherland, Staples and Vadim “Miller” Poddubchenko of the Ukraine are the 4 who will compete in the dunk competition semifinals.
Both the semi-finals and finals of the dunk competition are scheduled to happen on the last day of the tournament on Wednesday, June 21. – Rappler.com
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