3rd Annual · Registration open
The Country's top
high school championship
A global Filipino-heritage tournament for the top high school and club teams — playing at the Mall of Asia Arena, on national TV and international livestream, for wildcard bids into the NBTC Championship Division.
Mall of Asia Arena · Pasay, Manila · register now, pay later
- 3rdAnnual championship
- Annual championship
- 11Playing divisions
- Playing divisions
- 20,000Arena capacity
- Arena capacity
- 2NBTC wildcard bids
- NBTC wildcard bids
Filipino heritage basketball
A global stage for Filipino heritage hoops
Manila Live is the 3rd annual global Filipino-heritage high school basketball championship — produced in partnership with the National Basketball Training Center (NBTC). Created exclusively for Filipino heritage basketball, it gives Filipino heritage players across the globe a platform to showcase their ability at the international elite level.
It's the country's top grassroots high school championship — built to celebrate that success, continue the momentum, and promote the game from the grassroots up.
Will you be part of history?
Why play Manila Live
Compete for the biggest stage in grassroots hoops
Wildcard bids into NBTC
Punch your ticket to the final 2 wildcard bids for the NBTC Championship Division.
National TV + global stream
Get seen — a national TV broadcast and international live-stream visibility.
Memorialized nationally
Champion teams and coaches are memorialized in the Philippine Basketball National Team program.
International Coaches Clinic
An international coaches clinic held with the country's top coaches.
The divisions
Boys & Girls, by birth year
Boys
Girls
Filipino lineage is required for every division except Boys 18U.
The format
Bracketed championships, games guaranteed
Boys divisions
48-, 32- or 24-team brackets
3 games guaranteed
Girls divisions
16- or 12-team brackets
4 games guaranteed
Eligibility
Who can enter
Filipino lineage
Every division requires Filipino lineage — the sole exception is Boys 18U.
By birth year
Divisions are set by birth year — Boys 11U through 19U, plus Girls 15U and 17U.
High school or club
Open to top high school and club teams competing at the international elite level.
Register, pay later
A coach enters the team into a division — reserve your spot now and settle the fee later.
Register now, pay later
Reserve your team's spot
A coach registers the team into a division — reserve your spot now, settle payment later. No NBTC account? You'll create one as you register.
From the hardwood
Teams from across the globe
Will you be part of history?
Enter your team into Manila Live — register now, pay later.