On August 23, 2026, the “SEAbling” basketball showdown between several Filipino artists from the ABS-CBN talent agency firm Star Magic and Boy’s Love actors from GMMTV in Thailand took place at the SM Arena, Mall of Asia, for the Star Magic All-Star Games 2026.
Hosted by Ai dela Cruz, Migs Bustos, Aiyana Perlas, and Patrick Ramirez, the celebrity sporting event delivered three exciting games, including Junior Basketball, Women’s Volleyball, and the Main Star Magic vs. GMMTV Basketball game, which fans cheered on at the venue and viewers at home and elsewhere abroad through the exclusive live streaming via the ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube channel membership and iWant Tickets.
Fans of JM Ibarra, Fyang Smith, and Fred Moser also took the opportunity to view their exclusive All-Star Fancam access of each game for a closer look at these favorites, following their concluded public voting for the Fancam Fave on the ABS-CBN Entertainment YouTube channel.
Star Magic also announced that, in the recently concluded fan voting, the Pinoy Big Brother Gen 11 ex-housemates and love team partners JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith (JM Ibarra) were proclaimed as the Fan Fave Duo Winners against nominees LelQuin, ArJas, and FranSeth. Additionally, Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab 2.0 Kapamilya ex-housemate Eliza Borromeo was also proclaimed the Fan Fave Muse winner through public voting.
Also appearing in the halftime performances during the Star Magic All-Star Games 2026 were P-Pop Groups BGYO, Baby Dolls (appeared during the main game), Wrive, and DNA (Mitra Sisters) (appeared before the main game), as well as PBB Gen 11 ex-housemates and Star Magic artists Jarren Garcia and Kai Montinola (appeared during the halftime of the Junior Basketball Tournament).
The Star Magic Blue Team from the Junior Basketball Game presented winning sportsmanship against the Star Magic Red Team with a score of 55-35. Fred Moser, the Fancam Fave winner of the Junior Basketball Game, was named Rookie of the Year. He, alongside Robbie Jaworski, Rocky Labayen, Jan Silva, and MVP Diego Gutierrez, is among the mythical five from the game, courtesy of its sponsor, Sun Life Financial.
For Women’s Volleyball, after Analain Salvador maintained her five-time MVP streak, PBB Celebrity Collab Edition 2.0 Big Winner Lella Ford from Star Magic Lady Spikers, the team from which they won against Lady Warriors with a set score of 1-2 (Lady Warriors: 20-18-13; Lady Spikers: 19-20-15), was declared the Most Valuable Player of the said tournament. She also won as the Best Spiker in the Women’s Volleyball match. Meanwhile, Bella Sapienza and Gillian Vicencio won as the Best Setter and Best Receiver, respectively.
Aside from Lella, among the Mythical Six players are Magui Ford and Analain Salvador from the Lady Spikers, and Reign Parani, Leona Andalio, and Gillian Vicencio from the Lady Warriors.
In last year’s Star Magic All-Star Games 2025, Gerald Anderson-led Star Magic Shooting Stars won against the returned basketball team led by Cong TV, Anbilibabols, following their unprecedented rematch between the two teams, scoring with a slim margin of 70-73. The Star Magic All-Star Games 2026 partnered with GMMTV for a “SEAbling” Basketball Showdown featuring several actors from the said talent agency from Thailand, including Teshow, Ping, JJ, and AJ, known for their appearance in the GMMTV-produced Thai series Match Point.
At the end of the main game, Star Magic Shooting Stars made another win against GMMTV All-Stars with a score of 53-83, 10 points higher than in the ASG 2025 main game against Anbilibabols, or 30 points higher than GMMTV’s team. Comparing the scores from last year, the opponent, GMMTV All-Stars, which had a score of 53, is 17 points lower than the previous opponent, Cong TV’s Anbilibabols Team.
Gerald Anderson, a TV and film actor from Blood vs. Duty, who is the Most Valuable Player in the main game, was also the Player of the Night courtesy of digital media entity PlayTime Entertainment. Argel Saycon also won the Sun Life Insure Player award, courtesy of Sun Life. Among the Mythical Five of the main game were Neo and Aston from GMMTV, and Ronnie Alonte, Argel Saycon, and Gerald Anderson from Star Magic.
The GMMTV All-Stars Team also announced at the end of the awarding ceremony that they will rematch Star Magic Shooting Stars at next year’s Star Magic All-Star Games 2027.
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