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left and right hands in two separate attempts, maintained there was no game fixing on his team's part and the Heroes' conduct was due to frustration over the
Mystics' play. Speaking for the team, he said the whole team felt that the Mystics were "disrespecting the game". Entering the second quarter, he narrated that the Heroes' head coach asked the opposing team to play properly. In a bid to have the game stopped, Senining said that the Heroes' players decide among themselves to have the "served back" the type of play the Mystics are using against them. Senining has also apologized for his role in the incident.
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both teams scored low with the
Mystics only converting eight of their shots and the Heroes only scoring four points. The game was halted at half-time and a press release by the league initially cited a power outage at the venue as the reason for the stoppage which makes the livestreaming of the game unfeasible despite the availability of a power generation on site. The score line stood 27–13 in favor of the Heroes.
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Despite their roster from being reduced to ten players, missing five key players and their head coach due to suspensions, the Lapu-Lapu City Heroes went on to compete against the MJAS Zenith-Talisay City
Aquastars, a team which has not incurred any league lost at the time, on April 17 and was leading
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management decided to expel the
Siquijor Mystics from the league and ban its players and coaches from joining other participating teams in the league. Coaches and players of the Lapu Lapu City Heroes were also suspended for the remaining of the first round of the Visayas leg and was also fined. The
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attempts while they have allowed the Heroes to make 20 attempts. Both teams missed an unusual amount of free throws. The
Mystics were also noted to have been able to score only one point despite having many fastbreak attempts. Heroes player Rendell Senining's attempt was also noted for missing both
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The game was marred by several failed free throw and layup attempts by players of both the ARQ Builders-Lapu-Lapu City Heroes and the
Siquijor Mystics. In the first quarter, the Siquijor Mystics only scored five points with the Lapu Lapu City Heroes responding with 24 points. In the second quarter,
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held on April 14, 2021. The game was called off at half-time with the score line of 27–13, with Lapu-Lapu City leading. The game was subject to controversy due to "lack of respect for the game" displayed with both teams missing an unusual amount of free throws and was marred by suspicion that there
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Heroes team owner Jason
Arquisola maintained that his team intends to win the league title and alleged the opposing team did not, while admitted that his own players could have managed themselves better. Heroes player Rendell Senining who was noted for his failed free throw attempts using both his
379:(GAB) also launched its own investigation on the incident, which could revoke the license of erring players and coaches. The investigation concluded in October 2021 with GAB revoking the licenses of 10 Mystics players and suspending both officials and players from both teams.
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of his free throw attempt; with the first one made using his left hand and the second one attempted using his right hand. Play was also briefly stopped after a power interruption mid-way into the second quarter prior to the game's stoppage at half time.
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219:(46–66) but won its second game against the Dumaguete Warriors (105–100). Meanwhile, Lapu Lapu City registered a 75–61 win in their first game against Tabongon Voyagers.
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67–-64 with only six minutes left in that game. The Heroes eventually lost 75–84 to the
Aquastars but the Heroes insist they intend to win the 2021 season league title.
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said they could withdraw their support if not sanctions for erring parties would not be made. The company also alleged there was
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The outcome of the game had widespread negative reception among the
Philippine basketball community with noted players from the
1064:"Unprofessional And Disgraceful Acts, Not Game-fixing Led To The Suspension, Fine, Expulsion And Ban to Siquijor and Lapu-Lapu"
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revolves around the game between the Lapu-Lapu City Heroes and the Siquijor Mystics during the
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882:"Senining says frustration, not game-fixing, led to Lapu-Lapu's actions in bizarre game"
1038:"GAB revokes licenses of Ryan Buenafe, nine others as VisMin investigation concludes"
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calling out the "lack of respect" for the sport during the game. Title sponsors of
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Expulsion from the league and ban for each player to join another team
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The following are the sanctions imposed for each team by the league:
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province, which led to the management issuing a letter of apology to
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opened on April 9, 2021 with the Visayas leg, which took place in a
986:"VisMin clarifies: ARQ Lapu-Lapu coaches not fined for game-fixing"
720:"GAB probes 'strange' VisMin Cup match between Lapu-Lapu, Siquijor"
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689:"New league Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup successfully rolls out"
1089:"Two Siquijor players escape lifetime ban from VisMin league"
748:"GAB to execute 'decisive action' on Lapu Lapu-Siquijor case"
804:"SBP wants VisMin Cup 'culprits' banned from all basketball"
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934:"VisMin apologizes to Siquijor for accepting Mystics team"
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Heading into the game, Siquijor lost its first game to
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2021 Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup game-fixing scandal
1012:"Siquijor Mytics still not off the hook from GAB"
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1115:"Jerick Cañada: ARQ Builders are here to win"
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1062:Moraleda, Rhan (April 17, 2021).
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1036:Li, Matthew (October 22, 2021).
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296:Alcantara Civic Center,
142:Alcantara Civic Center,
500:Desmore Joshua Alcober
592:Coaching staff member
551:Lapu-Lapu City Heroes
541:Sanctions on officials
515:Ryan Clarence Buenafe
208:due to the prevailing
470:Michael John Calomot
99:Lapu Lapu City Heroes
39:Lapu Lapu City Heroes
475:Frederick Rodriguez
386:Sanctions on players
331:Bounty Agro Ventures
194:inaugural conference
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510:John Peter Buenafe
495:Juan Andre Aspiras
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353:Zaldy Villa
335:game fixing
265:27–13
170:game fixing
1141:Categories
672:References
635:Head coach
570:Head coach
337:involved.
233:free throw
176:Background
172:involved.
1125:April 18,
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1073:April 18,
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202:Alcantara
144:Alcantara
911:ESPN.com
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190:Mindanao
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88:1st half
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217:Mandaue
186:Visayas
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524:bubble
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