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Friday, March 29, 2024

All set for World Slasher Cup ‘19

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Foreign and local participants of the coming 2019 World Slasher Cup 9-Cock Invitational Derby attended the traditional pitting of the birds at the Novotel Manila Araneta Center on Saturday two days before the event proper begins (Monday) at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

All set for World Slasher Cup ‘19
Participants from local and international cockfighting scene are shown during the WSC 2019 launch at Novotel Manila

Hosted by Pintakasi of Champions, the international cockfest with a cast of more than 300 entries will take place in a span nine days, with the 2-cock elimination rounds set from Jan. 28 to 30, the 3-cock semis on Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, the 4-cock pre-finals on Feb. 3 and 4 and the 4-cock Grand Finals on Feb. 6.

Familiar faces will also be competing in the event, which includes past WSC champions like Biboy Enriquez of Excellence, Nene Araneta, Ray Alexander of Alabama, Dicky Lim, Joey Sy, Ed Aparri, Art de Castro, Doc Ayong Lorenzo, Boy Marzo, Frank Berin, and Dante Eslabon, among others.

The World Slasher Cup 2019, supported by Emperador and Powertrac, is known to its followers as the Olympics of sabong.

This year, participants are gearing to pit themselves with last year’s WSC 2 solo champion Greengold Uno, owned by newspaper executive Rey Briones and WSC 1 defending champion, Patrick “Idol” Antonio with 8.5 points from his customary Boston Sweaters.

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Interested participants can register their entries by calling the WSC derby office at 588-8227 or 911 -2928, or visit the website www.worldslashercup.ph. Audiences may visit the Ticketnet Booth at the Coliseum Concourse beside the Yellow Gate. 

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