UP FIGHTING MARRONS : THE STORY OF THE GREAT HYPE VIDEO FOR UAAP SEASON 80

I really just have to put this here. This is the story of the very good hype video for the UP Fighting Maroons for UAAP Season 80 - thanks to CNN Philippines for this great discussion and for posting it in their Twitter account :

Local hiphop artist @imBLKD together with director Joyce Torrecampo put together UP's uprising in a hype video. https://t.co/toRCuyScDk pic.twitter.com/ZMMxCzaa2m

— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) September 28, 2017

Tayo UP! UP Fight!

BIG BROTHER 19 : JESSICA & CODY WILL JOIN AMAZING RACE 30

Merely just a few days after the season finale happened, Big Brother 19 pair Jessica & Cody are off to join another reality show in CBS - the 30th season of the Amazing Race.

This is not the first time that Big Brother alumni are crossing over to The Amazing Race. BB couples Jordan & Jeff and Brandon & Rachel joined the race. On the flip side, TAR racers Jeff & Jackie joined BB17.

The news was confirmed by a tweet from the official Twitter account of Big Brother which has a link to an article in the CBS website:

Get excited #Jody fans! #BB19's Jessica & Cody bring their showmance to The @AmazingRaceCBS: https://t.co/E23ExECyq7 pic.twitter.com/Jag35R83u8

— Big Brother (@CBSBigBrother) September 27, 2017

The race will start on October 1 in New York City with its live start. Also, it looks like the show is back to its previous format where contestants has a prior relationship before the show started.

Good luck Jess & Cody!

BIG BROTHER 19 : WHY JOSH WON

The 19th season of the US version of the hit reality show Big Brother just ended last week and the boy from Miami - Josh, was declared the winner this summer with a vote of 4 votes to 3. He bested runner up and returning veteran Paul and 15 other house guests. So why did Josh won?

Let's see how the pros and cons of Josh's and Paul's game play and strategy and how each jury member voted to see why they chose Josh to be the big winner.

JOSH


Josh a trainwreck this summer. He was an easy target when he chose to get the golden apple for safety in week 1 head of household competition since he felt he was the target which was not the case. He was very emotional, he cried a lot in the house. He is most popular this season by playing havoc in the house by banging pots and pans and annoying everyone.

The most strategic game move he had was when he aligned with Christmas. Everyone is playing in pairs this season and finding a more logical player to balance an emotional player like him is ideal. Christmas was able to control Josh and bring him to his senses everytime he would go ballistic.

Josh also did his part in winning challenges and getting the blood on his hands. He was head of household 3 times and it was on his HOH weeks where 2 of the fiercest competitors this summer was evicted - Jessica and Alex. Also, he won the last HOH challenge where he was able to choose to evict Christmas and bring Paul to the final two - which was a bit risky knowing how the Paul played the game.

One flaw I think Josh had in the game was he never had the courage to take a shot at Paul. He was the only person in the house in that final 8 that realized that Paul was doing things behind their back - orchestrating chaos between the pairs. But despite this, he remained loyal to Christmas and Paul and did not nominate Paul. I think if he took that shot, he would have gotten more jury votes.

PAUL

Paul entered the game with a big target behind his back. He was a returning player and was able to reach final two without a solid alliance midway through the game. He was able to enter the house after Kevin took the temptation of $25,000. Unlike last season, Paul really dominated this year's show.

As he have said, Paul has a hand on each and every nomination and eviction this summer. He made the impossible happened - people throwing challenges left and right, people not using veto on themselves and even getting a one legged Christmas win a foot race challenge. Almost everyone trusted Paul and he had a great social game and was able to manipulate almost everyone in the house. He had alliance with all the pairs in the house without them getting suspicious of him.

Paul also won 3 head of household competitions - eliminating Cody on week 3 and Kevin on week 11. He almost evicted either Jessica or Cody on week 5 if not for the halting hex of Jessica. But I think he worked more behind the scenes this season, not getting much blood on his hands. He might have been orchestrating the things happening in the house but he hid behind others' backs to much and he did not own up to the lying he had done until the end.

JURY VOTES (in order of how Julie read the votes)

Christmas - voted Paul because she respected Paul's game more over Josh. Remember she said she will not bring Josh to final 2?
Kevin - voted Paul bacause he really thinks Paul looked after him the entire game but in reality he was a pawn in Paul's game.
Alex - voted Josh simply because Paul did not use the Veto on her which lead to her eviction. Paul was really the reason why she was eliminated.
Raven - voted Paul because they were the puppetmasters of the game which everyone did not really see.
Jason - voted Josh because he is a sore loser - which he himself said during the jury interview. Paul was the one who blindsided him.
Matt - voted Paul because Raven voted for Paul. And because he loves cereals.
Mark - voted Josh because Elena voted Josh, And also he simply does not like Paul.
Elena - voted Josh because she said Paul has no jury management. He did not own up for his gameplay. Also, she said it before - she is a bitter jury.
Cody - voted Josh because he had said this before - he will not vote for Paul.

Over-all, I think both Paul and Josh deserved the final 2 spots this season but Paul deserved to win more. Everyone thinks this season is Big Paul since Paul is orchestrating everything that is happening in the house but I think he played too hard. Josh on the other hand played with heart and emotions never fail. This has been the worst season so far that I have watched mainly because only Paul did awesome game moves and I am looking forward to a better Celebrity Big Brother this winter.

PITCH PERFECT 3 : NEW TRAILER UP

The new trailer for the 3rd installment of Pitch Perfect was released yesterday revealing some subplots like Beca getting an offer to go solo. This just makes me more excited to watch the movie this December!

Trailer is from the movie's YouTube Channel.

X FACTOR UK : PINOYS WOWS JUDGES IN AUDITIONS

At least 4 Filipino talents has auditioned and passed to the bootcamp round of the 14th season of the UK version of the hit reality talent search X Factor.

It can be remembered that in season 12 of the same show 2 years ago, the girl group 4th Impact (previously known as the Cercado sisters) competed in the show and eventually finished in 5th place.

First to audition was 40 year old dinner lady Gaga Lord. She auditioned with a Shirley Bassey classic and James Bond movie theme song "Diamonds Are Forever". She got the judges' approval bot just through her boss but also with her personality. Here is her audition video:

An 18 year old Filipina student from Australia also audition - Elysa V and also advanced to the next round despite battling jet lag on the auditions:

A boyband group then took the Filipino talent to the X Factor stage. The group named JBK - composed of band members Joshua Bulot, Bryan del Rosario and Kim Ordonio, showcased their voices with Sam Smith's "Lay Me Down" and was able to get all 4 yes from the judges.

Last but definitely not the least, a familiar face also auditioned - Alisah Bonaobra. Alisah first went viral after a video of hers singing "Let It Go" in a shopping mall was posted on line. She was also the runner up in the 2nd season of The Voice Philippines, finishing runner up under Team Apl. She auditioned with Beyonce's song "Listen" and also got the 4 yes from the judges.

I am hoping that all these Filipino acts reach the live shows and eventually I hope one of them wins the title. Good luck and we are all cheering for all of you!

All videos are from the show's official YouTube channel.

UAAP SEASON 80 : A SWEET SATURDAY FOR THE UP FIGHTING MAROONS

Last Friday, our office volleyball team had a game against one of the good teams in our office tournament. One of my colleagues asked me, do you think we can beat them? I just answered, "Of course. You will start losing once you stop believing."

Unfortunately for us, our team lost but we still forced the game to a deciding set and in our hearts, we still won.

Yesterday, it was UP Men's Basketball Team's game against the defending champions De La Salle University. I actually planned to watch it at home but my sister called me last Friday night and said that we can still get tickets for the game. Being the impulsive person that I am, I agreed to go to MOA arena and watch the game.

I was scrolling my Twitter feed just before we went to MOA arena yesterday and I saw this tweet from UP MBT rookie point guard Jun Manzo:

Walang imposible sa taong naniniwala 🙏🏻 #UPFIGHT

— Jun Manzo (@JkManzo13) September 23, 2017

It was exactly what I believed in yesterday in our volleyball game the day before. Nothing is impossible - you just have to believe.

I was tempering my expectations - DLSU having a perfect record so far and with Ben Mbala back into the fold, I was just hoping for a miracle win at best or just at least a close game. We were there just to cheer our hearts out for the team since I really believe that this can be the team that can put UP back to the Final Four after so many years.

The game started quite as what people expected it to happen. We scored the first points with a 3 point shot from Juan Gomez de Liano but the Green Archers just stepped on the gas pedal after that and built a lead over the Fighting Maroons. The quarter ended with DLSU ahead by 9 points - DLSU 27 - 18 UP.

A more composed UP entered the court in the second quarter. They outscored DLSU by 13 points this quarter and headed into halftime break with a 4 point lead; 47 - 43. What made this quarter sweeter was the fact that almost at the end of this quarter, Rob Ricafort scored his first 2 points in the season with a shot from a pass from Paul Desiderio who slipped near the baseline. Rob battled his way to play for UP after being declared ineligible due to the age limit by the UAAP board but a TRO was released by the court to allow him to play.

May I just say here that the UP Pep Squad had an awesome halftime performance which I think was not shown on TV.

The 3rd quarter was just like a see saw battle between the two teams, with no team having the clear advantage. This is also when the UP crowd was on high gear as well - cheering on the team point after point after point. I also watched the UP - UST game 2 weeks ago which ended with the clutch 3 points by Paul Desiderio. The crowd then was wild. In this game, the crowd was larger and in number evidently but was outnumbered by the DLSU crowd. But we cheered our hearts out. The quarter ended with UP ahead only by 1 point, 66 - 65.

In the fourth quarter, the UP guys really stepped up, with Janjan Jaboneta hitting crucial 3 point shots, Jun Manzo really setting plays and also getting crucial shots, big men Ibrahim Ouattara and Paolo Romero helping the cause, the Gomez de Liano brothers helping on both sides of the court and Paul Desiderio taking charge. DLSU was in an unfamiliar territory - being down by double digits in the last 3 minutes or so in the final quarter. With great defense translating to good offense, UP did the unthinkable - beating the defending champions by 11 points - 98 - 87. A big congratulations to the team for this big win.

*Sorry for the blurred pic. It was hard to get a picture while shaking with excitement and singing UP Naming Mahal after winning this game.

This is a huge win for UP - not just for the players but for the whole community as well. As this blog post started, you should always believe in your self so you can win in any battle in life. With a good performance in the pre-season tournaments, I really believe that this team is special. I hope that the whole community - the students, the employees and the alumni - would also start believing and supporting this team. We have nothing to lose here, we have been in the dumps for so long and now we have started to taste victories that shows us the big hearts our players has, we owe them the support they need. We will always be one UP community.

After all, we only start losing when start to stop believing,

FIBA ASIA CHAMPIONS CUP 2017 : CHOOKS TO GO PILIPINAS LINE UP REVEALED

The line up of Chooks To Go Pilipinas for the FIBA Asia Championship 2017 has finally been revealed yesterday, way after the expected annpuncement last Friday which was the deadline for the team rosters.

The team are mostly PBA players and college standouts. Leading the charge for the Filipinos are the phenom Kiefer Ravena, former King Archer Jeron Teng and Gilas cadets member Carl Bryan Cruz. The team will be reinforced by naturalization candidate Isaiah Austin and CEU player Rob Ebondo.

Here is the complete list of players:

Alfrancis Tamsi
Almond Vosotros
Carl Bryan Cruz
Isaiah Austin
Jeric Teng
Jett Manuel
Jeron Teng
Kiefer Ravena
LA Revilla
Norbert Torres
Raymar Jose
Rob Ebondo

Andre Paras and Gab Banal has been included in the team as reserve players. The tournament will be on September 22 - 30, 2017 in Chenzhou, China. Games will be aired in Sports 5 / Aksyon TV. They will be showing the first two games live, still waiting for advise on the other games.

As of this afternoon, the team is already headed (if they have not already landed) to China.

Your Chooks to Go Pilipinas squad. CBC, Isaiah Austin, and Rod Ebondo will be flying to China tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/DidOTwOaqg

— Carlo Pamintuan (@carlo_pamintuan) September 20, 2017

The two reinforcements will be leaving separately after getting their visas only today. Rob will be leaving Manila by tomorrow while Isaiah is already on a train to Chenzhou after finally getting his visa in Hongkong after being denied in Manila.

Good luck Chooks To Go Pilipinas!

2017 FIBA ASIA CHAMPIONS CUP : GROUP PHASE SCHEDULE

As we are all waiting for the final line up of our very own Chooks To Go Pilipinas team, here is the group phase schedule of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup to be held in Chenzhou, China starting next week, September 22, 2017.

Chooks To Go Pilipinas is in Group A with BC Astana of Kazakhstan, Mono Vampire of Thailand, Petrochimi of Iran and Sarreyet Ramallah of Palestine.

Here is the group phase schedule as posted in the FIBA Asia Champions Cup Twitter account :

📆 Check out 👀 the #FIBAAsiaCC 2017 games & schedule 🏀🏆

 

📖 https://t.co/vMkAhGKSXa

🗓 https://t.co/4G8JVcUPMr pic.twitter.com/K2g2v7a4qS

— #FIBAAsiaCC (@FIBAAsiaCC) September 8, 2017

Good luck Chooks To Go Pilipinas! #LabanPilipinas

#KAYAMOYAN : ITTF LAUNCHES FUND RAISING TO HELP IAN LARIBA

The International Table Tennis Federation posted a video in their Facebook page for the fund raising to help raise money for the treatment of Filipino table tennis athlete Ian Lariba:

In the video, Lariba needs to raise $60,000 (approx. PhP3 million) for the radiation therapy and bone marrow transplant. Their newly formed ITTF Dream Building Foundation has generously started the ball rolling and donated $20,000 to Lariba.

I really hope the table tennis stars would come together and help Ian in her fight. Hoping for Yan's fast recovery and hope to see here competing again soon.

#KayaMoYan

ASIA'S GOT TALENT : SEASON 2 PREMIERES OCTOBER 12

It's official. Asia's Got Talent will be back really soon. As announced last week, the hit reality show will be back on television on October 12, 2017 on AXN, more than 2 years after the  first season ended.

As previously announced, the show will have 2 new hosts - Alan Wong and Justin Bratton. The judges this season will be comebacking judges David Foster and Anggun and a new judge - Korean superstar Jay Park.

Here is the official announcement video as posted in the show's YouTube channel:

So excited that the show is back. I can't wait to know how many Filipino acts will again make it through after being the best performing country last season - having 2 golden buzzer acts (plus another one in the semifinals); getting 4 slots in the finals out of the 9 acts and producing the 3rd placer (Gerphil Flores) and the reigning champion El Gamma Penumbra.

2017 FIBA ASIA CHAMPIONS CUP : ISAIAH AUSTIN ARRIVES IN MANILA TO REINFORCE CHOOKS TO GO PILIPINAS

Isaiah Austin has arrived in Manila to reinforce the Chooks To Go Pilipinas Team in the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Chenzhou, China starting on September 22.

Austin is a 23 year old 7'1" center from California, USA. He applied for the 2014 NBA draft and was one of the prized prospect that year. Unofrtunately, he was diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome and had to withdraw from the draft. He recently played for the Guangxi Rhinos. He brings with him not just height and length but also an agile, athletic center with perimeter and outside shooting.

He is also being considered as a candidate for naturalization to be part of the Gilas Pilipinas team. He really fits the guy that we need - an athletic young big man that can adapt with the dribble drive offense that Coach Chot Reyes is running. This most probably be his acid test. If he performs well, there will be a big possibility that he will be naturalized.

He was welcomed in this post from Coach Chot Reyes' Twitter page:

Welcome to Manila @IsaiahAustin ! See you in a bit pic.twitter.com/PUyEbOXbiu

— Chot Reyes (@coachot) September 12, 2017

Welcome to the Philippines Isaiah!

CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER US IS FINALLY HAPPENING!

It was announced in the live double eviction episode last Thursday (Friday here in the Philippines) that we will not wait for a year before the next season. It was revealed that the first season of Celebrity Big Brother US will finally happen this winter!

Brace yourself. The first-ever celebrity edition of #BigBrother is coming this winter: https://t.co/wgmz8gAp2F #BBCelebrity pic.twitter.com/NAENoQ3t9V

— Big Brother (@CBSBigBrother) September 8, 2017

After a disappointing season 19, CBS will rely on celebrities to gain interest of the fans again. Last year, CBS launched the Big Brother Over the Top right after season 18 which was an online season of Big Brother.

Let's stay tuned on who will be casted and the crazy season that is forth coming.

2017 FIBA ASIA CHAMPIONS CUP : CHOOKS TO GO PILIPINAS WILL PLAY AS A WILDCARD

It looks like Thailand's Mono Vampire is not the only Southeast Asian team that will join the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Chenzou, China on September 22 - 30, 2017.

After a successful partnership with Gilas Pilipinas in the Jones Cup, 2017 FIBA Asia Cup and the 2017 Southeast Asian Games; Chooks to Go is again partnering with SBP to send a team - Chooks to Go Pilipinas to this tournament as well.

It was first announced by Coach Chot Reyes in his Twitter page with this post:

Breaking: Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas joins @FIBAAsiaCC. Games will be shown @TV5manila & @Sports5PH

— Chot Reyes (@coachot) September 5, 2017

It was confirmed by this article posted in the official website of the 2017 FIBA Asia Champion's Cup. Apparently, the Japan team SunRockers Shibuya withdrew due to the conflicting schedule with the B.League. Thus, FIBA awarded the wildcard to the Philippines.

The Chooks To Go Pilipinas team will be coached by none other than Coach Chot Reyes and Coach Jong Uichico as his deputy. Confirmed part of the team are Gilas players Fil-German Christian Standhardinger, Kiefer Ravena and Rayray Parks. It is also reported that Reymar Jose, Kobe Paras (if allowed by his college team), Jeron Teng, UP Maroons Jett Manuel and Bright Akhuetie will also join the team.

It is also not clear if PBA will also be allowing the Gilas Cadets to join the team, as this is not a national team tournament.

The team will be in Group A with BC Astana of Kazakhstan, Mono Vampire of Thailand, Petrochimi of Iran and Sarreyet Ramallah of Palestine.

The last time Philippines joined the FIBA Champions Cup was in 2011 when Smart Gilas Pilipinas hosted the other teams in the tournament. The team ended in 4th place that year.

Good Luck Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas! #LabanPilipinas

VIDEOGAMES : NINTENDO REVEALS THAT MARIO IS NO LONGER A PLUMBER

Nothing is really permanent in this world.

For the guys who lived in the 90s, we all know and love the Italian plumber Mario and has played endless hours one of the most popular videogame in the planet - Super Mario. Recently, the unthinkable happened - Nintendo announced that Mario is no longer a plumber!

Here is a video clip from the FOX & Friends Twitter page :

Apparently Nintendo’s Mario is no longer a plumber?! pic.twitter.com/IKcW4oBcsH

— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) September 5, 2017

Super Mario will never be the same...

AFC ASIAN CUP 2019 QUALIFIERS : PHILIPPINE AZKALS REVEALS LINE UP AND NEW BROADCAST PARTNER

The Philippine Football Federation announced the call up of 23 players that will suit up for the Philippine Azkals for their 3rd game in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers versus Yemen on September 5, 2017 in Pana-ad Stadium in Bacolod City.

The Philippines is currently on top of Group F and would like to continue their streak after winning their first 2 assignments - against Tajikistan (4-3) and Nepal (4-1).

The team will be missing some of its veterans due to several injuries and cards penalties but will be calling up some of its promising young players in the Under 23 squad that recently competed in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They will also have a new Fil-foreigner player - Harry Foll, a 19 year old midfielder from Germany playing with FC Hansa Rostock.

Here is the official post in the PFF's website :

The Philippine Men’s National Team will face Yemen in the third match of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Qualifiers on 5 September 2017 at the Pana-ad Park and Football Stadium in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Kick off is at 7:30 PM.

The following 23 players have been called up for the match with two new players in Tyler Matas and Harry Föll, and two players from the Philippines Under-22 team in Dylan De Bruycker and Joshua Grommen.

Defender Daisuke Sato is suspended for the match due to card accumulation while Javier Patiño and Amani Aguinaldo are out with injuries.

List of players:

Misagh BAHADORAN – Global Cebu FC
Dylan DE BRUYCKER – Davao Aguilas FC
Carlos DE MURGA – Ceres Negros FC
Patrick DEYTO – Global Cebu FC
Neil ETHERIDGE – Cardiff City FC
Harry FÖLL – FC Hansa Rostock
Joshua GROMMEN – Ceres Negros FC
Kevin INGRESO – Ceres Negros FC
Tyler MATAS – FC Meralco Manila
Hikaru MINEGISHI – Global Cebu FC
Jim Junior MUÑOZ – Ceres Negros FC
Paul MULDERS – Global Cebu FC
Nicholas O’DONNELL – Davao Aguilas FC
Manuel OTT – Ceres Negros FC
Mike Rigoberto OTT – Angthong United
Stephan PALLA – Wolfsberger AC
Iain RAMSAY – Ceres Negros FC
Patrick REICHELT – Ceres Negros FC
Simone ROTA – Davao Aguilas FC
Dennis VILLANUEVA – Global Cebu FC
Luke WOODLAND – Ceres Negros FC
James YOUNGHUSBAND – Davao Aguilas FC
Phil YOUNGHUSBAND – Davao Aguilas FC

Head coach Thomas Dooley will be assisted by coaches Kurt Kowarz and Emelio Caligdong. The team will be in Bacolod City beginning 28 August 2017.

It was also announced that PFF will have a new broadcast partner for their AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers game, It was revealed that Aksyon TV / Sports 5 will now handle broadcast of the games. It is already posted in Sports 5 Twitter page :

Watch the Philippine Azkals compete for glory, as they take on Yemen to kick start their campaign to qualify for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup! pic.twitter.com/VpwqTykAmn

— Sports5 (@Sports5PH) September 1, 2017

Finally, the games can be watched live locally on free TV. Thank you Sports 5!

Good luck Azkals!

UAAP SEASON 80 : MEET UP'S NEW COURTSIDE REPORTER - AGATHA UVERO

University of the Philippines will have a new courtside reporter for UAAP Season 80 - and she is none other than Agatha Uvero.

Agatha is a Jounalism student in UP Diliman will be replacing Nina Alvia in the courtside for the UP Fighting Maroons. She is one of three courtside reporters this season from the State University. It was revealed earlier that Miguel "Dyp" Dypiangco, a Broadcast Communications major from UP Diliman will be reporting for National University and Migs Gomez, an Electrical Engineering student of UP Diliman will be handling courtside for the University of the East.

Here is the video from the ABS-CBN Sports Twitter account for us to know more about Agatha:

We're welcoming a brand new batch of courtside reporters for #UAAPSeason80!

Next up, the UP Fighting Maroons’ NEW CSR, @jeanagatha_! pic.twitter.com/blxH4r395d

— ABS-CBN Sports (@abscbnsports) September 1, 2017

Good luck Agatha and represent UP well! #UPFight

SURVIVOR 35 : MEET THE CAST OF SURVIVOR HEROES VS HEALERS VS HUSTLERS

The cast of the 35th season of the hit reality show Survivor has been revealed by CBS. The new season, dubbed as Survivor Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers will feature 18 new players.

The players are divided into 3 tribes of 6 cast aways based on their perceived dominant trait - courage for the Heroes, helping others for the Healers and tenacity for the Hustlers tribe.

This season was shot in Fiji, the fourth season shot in these islands - after Survivor Fiji, Survivor Millenials vs Gen X and Survivor Game Changers.

Here are the cast aways in their respective tribes:

Heroes Tribe - Tribe Name : Levu

from left to right in the picture:
Ben Driebergen - 34, Idaho, Marine
Chrissy Hofbeck - 46, New Jersey, Actuary
Alan Ball - 31, Texas, NFL Player
Ashley Nolan - 26, Florida, Lifeguard
John "JP" Hillsabeck - 28, California, Firefighter
Katrina Radke - 46, Minnesota, Olympian (Swimmer)

Healers Tribe - Tribe Name : Soko

from left to right in the picture:
Joe Mena - 24, Connecticut, Corrections Officer
Cole Medders - 24, Arizona, Wilderness Therapy Guide
Mike Zahalsky - 43, Florida, Urologist
Jessica Johnston - 29, Kentucky, Nurse
Desiree Williams - 27, Virginia, Physical Therapist
Roark Luskin - 27, California, Social Worker

Hustlers Tribe - Tribe Name : Yawa

from left to right in the picture:
Devon Pinto - 23, California, Surf Instructor
Lauren Rimmer - 35, North Carolina, Fisherman
Patrick Bolton - 24, Alabama, Business Owner
Ryan Ulrich - 23, New Jersey, Bellhop
Ali Elliott - 24, California, Celebrity Assistant
Simone Nguyen - 25, New York, Diversity Advocate

The new season will premiere on September 27, 2017 (September 28 in the Philippines).

All pics and information are from the CBS website.