The Scene

As Chan strongly emphasized in the interview, there are times when people just cannot afford the luxury of the computer and internet as well as the time to participate in any competitive play. That is a problem that cannot be solved immediately and probably not within the grasp of this community to control. However, we must then question ourselves on what we CAN do and what IS within our grasp to control and then furthermore ask ourselves has any of these actions taken place, and if so, was enough effort put towards it.


The fact is, if there continues to be no quality control, no standards set by any form of union or board then there will continue to be monopolies running around stealing the money of those who only wish to participate in a friendly and competitive environment. And I use the word stealing because that is exactly what some of these organizations intend to do. They enter into a community that is foreign to the international competitive scene and promise the teams within the community that the organization can provide a path towards the international stardom. Yet, this obviously never happened as Chan suggested, they never appeared at the CPL Winter 2001 as they were promised.

At the end of the day it comes down to what leverage corporate sponsors and organizations can provide.

Like any other sport, it should not promote class differentiation – the essence and nature of sport itself should merely be a breeding ground towards the ethics of sportsmanship and friendly competition – both attributes the Filipino players have, but are just never given that chance to bring it on the stage.

Where to next?

We'll be taking a break next issue and instead we'll sit down and talk about the Asian Invasion. Is it really happening like originally proposed or is something seriously going down hill with Asian teams? Is it time for Asian Evasion?

Stay tuned...