Tropa open PH Cup bid

TNT is launching its bid to capture the lone jewel it missed last season when it takes on a retooled Phoenix squad for its first game in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup at the Ynares Center in Montalban on Friday, Oct 10.

- By REYNALD MAGALLON

The Tropang 5G battle the Fuel Masters at 7:30 p.m. aiming for a good start in the conference where they reached as far as the Finals last season but fell short against eventual champions San Miguel.

The Finals loss also denied the TNT a shot at winning the coveted PBA Grand Slam - surely making the players all the more motivated heading into the all-Filipino conference.

The game will feature an equally interesting showdown between a new-look Terrafirma and a souped-up Blackwater in the first offering at 5 p.m.