MANILA, Philippines – The Grand Finals of the second PBA 3×3 conference has been postponed after a fire broke out inside the Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, April 20.

PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said all 3×3 teams who qualified for the Grand Finals were told to go home as smoke filled the arena and halted play.

Before the incident, the Sista Super Sealers and Pioneer Pro Tibay clinched their respective quarterfinals berths in the tournament that dangles a grand prize of P750,000.

Sista swept Pool A with close victories over Pioneer, 19-17, and the Purefoods TJ Titans, 20-19.

Meanwhile, Pioneer secured the last quarterfinals slot up for grabs in Pool A with a 1-1 record following a 21-16 win over Purefoods, with the TJ Titans crashing out of contention with a 0-2 slate.

The two quarterfinalists from Pool B have yet to determined as Barangay Ginebra (1-0), Terrafirma (1-1), and Platinum Karaoke (0-1) fight for their spots.

Limitless App, TNT, Meralco, and San Miguel – the top four in the tour points standings after the six legs – await in the quarterfinals.

The league also called off Game 6 of the Governors’ Cup finals slated at 6 pm on Wednesday “with the safety of all in mind.”

Up 3-2 in the best-of-seven finals, Barangay Ginebra will go for the clincher against Meralco in its bid to capture its fourth Governors’ Cup title in six seasons. – Rappler.com