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Mission accomplished: Fuji Rising Sun back to PPL
Posted on 7/5/2025
Tokyo, Japan -- "The Sun has risen" was the headline when the Fuji Rising Sun defeated Edeno Uno 107-91 to win Division 2.3 Season 68 championship and is promoted to the Philippine Premier League.
The fans were ecstatic as they know they have a special team comprising of All-Filipino players. "Finally our management's vision has come to fruition," one fan said. "for years, they stick in fielding the best Filipino players on their roster."
It started two seasons ago when the Sun's were upset by Street Ballerz in Division 3 Finals as they missed the team flight on Game 1 and was defaulted. The management was really pissed on losing that series when they had a superior team. "that was a wake-up call, we can't win if we are not focused," GM Nicolo Maro said. "we wasted a season when the players were ready."
They were on a mission in Season 67 as they went 21-1 and was promoted to Division 2 but was still pissed when they underestimated an opponent to miss a "perfect season". "We ...
