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World Slasher Cup set

OVER 200 entries from different countries will vie for the crown of World Slasher Cup 2—the premier cockfighting derby in the country and most prestigious all over the world starting Thursday until May 31 at the historic Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Frank Berin, who won the solo championship title of the January edition of 2017 WSC, will try to score back-to-back victories against local competitors Magna Lim, Gary Tesorero, and Jun Durano.

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Berin’s entry, NEJ Sebastian, will also have to face foreign contingent who includes Roger Roberts (Georgia), Tim Fitzgerald (Utah), Greg Saludares, Kini Kalawaii, and Butch Cambria (Hawaii), and more than 200 local and foreign participants.

Berin, who topped the January edition of 2017 World Slasher Cup, as well as the team of Lim, Tesorero and Durano face a formidable line-up of more than 200 local and foreign participants.

The foreign contingent include Roger Roberts (Georgia), Tim Fritzgerald (Utah), Greg Saludares, Kini Kalawaii and Butch Cambria (Hawaii), Cesar Ancayan, Rene Medina, Jorge “Goy” Goitia, Mike Formoso and Zaldy Sandoval  (California), Richard Harris and Wilber Le Blanc (Louisiana) Owen Medina and Peter Elm (Guam), Greg Berin and Rene Penalosa (Australia), Bel Almojera (Florida), Matthew Dunne (Alabama), and Soan Sogianto (Indonesia).

Alfred Nazareth and Atty. Art De Castro pit their gamebirds during the press conference of the World Slasher Cup. They are joined at the stage by (from left) Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental Katarina Rodriguez, Bb. Pilipinas Grand International Elizabeth Clenci,  Bb. Pilipinas International Mariel De Leon,  and Bb. Pilipinas Universe Rachel Peters, Bb. Pilipinas Supranational Chanel Olive Thomas, Bb. Pilipinas Globe Nelda Ibe.

Americans James and Charles Wolf, Ken Graham, Larry Whitehead and Johnny Moore complete the cast.

The first 100 or more entries of WSC 2 will have the 2-cock eliminations today and another 2- cock eliminations for the next 100 or more entries will happen the following day.

Meanwhile, cockfighting fans may get the 2017 World Slasher Cup: 9-Cock Invitational Derby 16- disc DVD boxed set starting Thursday inside the Smart Araneta Coliseum or order online at www.worldslashercup.ph.

World Slasher Cup 2 is supported by Petron, Thunderbird, Excellence Poultry and Livestock Specialists, and Pitegames Media.

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