Also feverish in their preparations are movie and television personalities who are vying in the tournament–co-presented by Dunlop Slazenger Phils.–that will have its opening ceremonies and preliminaries from July 14-16 at the Yellow Feather and the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals and Celebrity Cup from July 17-20 at the SM Megamall Atrium.
Entered in the Corporate Cup are teams from the Asian Development Bank, Bingo Bonanza Corp., CB Richard Ellis, Crossover 105.1-Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Dive Shoppe, Nokia, Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Pioneer-DuPont Chemicals, Philippine National Bank and Procter and Gamble.
Co-organized by Team Powerplay headed by Olympian Amparo "Weena" Lim, the tournament also has Quantum Global, Robson-Sportscraft, Ultramax, Lino’s Food and Entertainment and Ratsky’s as major sponsors.
More than P.5 million in raffle prizes–including a four-wheel, all-terrain motorbike, electric scooters and mountain bikes–have been prepared by Sportshouse, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.