A bigger turnout is expected to take shape in the 2022 World Slasher Cup 2 Invitational 9-Cock Derby when it happens from May 31 to June 6 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Around 200 aficionados are expected to take part, a big increase from the participation last March.
Pit manager Dong Lamoste said that with more participants coming in, they have put up an online portal so that bettors can observe health and safety protocols for the duration of the event.
“We expect more entries, around 200. Ayos naman at maganda naman ang unang edition. Kaya lang, ngayon mas marami because of our partners,” said Lamoste.
The two-cock eliminations will be held from May 31 to June 1.
The tournament is thankful for the help of their partners, Sabong Express and Uniprom, for providing them the needed assistance.
The weeklong derby will then have a three-cock semifinals on June 2 and 3.
This year’s second edition is seen to attract enthusiasts from the international community in the United States, Kuwait, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The four-cock pre-finals and finals matches are set on June 6, with organizers anticipating the return of TJ Marquez, who is the defending champion.
Marquez won the March event with an impressive 8-1 win-loss record, using his impressive breed lineup from the Oakgrove and Roundhead bloodlines.
The WSC is now on its sixth decade after it was first held at the Araneta Coliseum in 1963 and is considered as the “Olympics of Cockfighting.”
