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SM Mall of Asia Arena

January 09, 2023

The SM Mall of Asia Arena, also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena, is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex, in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. It has a seating capacity of 15,000 for sporting events, and a full house capacity of 20,000.[4] The Arena officially opened on May 21, 2012. It has retractable seats and a 2,000-capacity car park building.

SM Mall of Asia Arena
LocationMOA Complex, Jose W. Diokno Boulevard cor. Coral Way and Marina Way, Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates14°31′55″N 120°59′1″E / 14.53194°N 120.98361°E / 14.53194; 120.98361Coordinates: 14°31′55″N 120°59′1″E / 14.53194°N 120.98361°E / 14.53194; 120.98361
Public transit
  •  E  SM Mall of Asia
  •  2  6  13  39  SM Mall of Asia
  • ⛴ Esplanade Seaside Terminal
  • SM Mall of Asia Transport Terminal
OwnerSM Lifestyle Entertainment
OperatorSM Tickets
TypeIndoor arena
Executive suites41[3]
Capacity15,000 (sporting events)
20,000 (full house capacity)
ScoreboardDaktronics Galaxy 4-side JumboTron with Daktronics All-Sport 5000 Series
Construction
Broke ground2010
OpenedMay 21, 2012 (2012-05-21)
Construction cost₱3.6 billion
ArchitectArquitectonica
Project managerJose Siao Ling & Associates[1]
General contractorMonolith Construction and Development Corp[2]
Tenants
PBA (2012–present)
UAAP (2012–present)
NCAA (2012–present)
PVL (2014–present)
Philippine Mavericks (2014–15)
SM NBTC (2015–present)
Website
http://mallofasia-arena.com

The SM Mall of Asia Arena is the alternate venue of the Philippine Basketball Association when the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City is unavailable.[5][6] The arena is also one of the main venues for the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[7][8]

History

The construction of the SM Mall of Asia Arena began in 2010.[9] and costed around ₱3.6 billion.[10] The venue is part of the master plan for the SM Mall of Asia complex which in 2012 already had the SMX Convention Center and the One E-com and Two E-com office buildings.[11]

The arena had its topping-off ceremony in September 2011[12] and was opened about two years later after it broke ground. The first public event hosted at the indoor arena was the two-night Born This Way Ball concert of Lady Gaga which began on May 21, 2012.[13] A separate event was held as part of the grand opening ceremony of the indoor arena held on June 16, 2012; the Icons at the Arena: Masters of OPM which featured various local musicians and singers which was organized by Star Events of ABS-CBN, directed by Johnny Manahan with Ryan Cayabyab as the concert's musical director.[14]

Architecture and design

The SM Mall of Asia Arena was designed by architecture firm Arquitectonica.[15] The facility was intended primarily as a venue for concert and basketball games but can be reconfigured to accommodate other sporting and entertainment events as well.[16] It has a seating capacity of 15,000 but can host as much as 20,000 people in a full-house capacity.[10]

The indoor arena stands on a 16,000 m2 (170,000 sq ft) had a floor area of 52,000 m2 (560,000 sq ft). The limited area of the site meant that part of the building to span over an adjacent road. Due to a high water table, the construction of basement parking levels was limited and a separate eight-storey parking building which can accommodate 1,400 vehicles had to be built. The facade of the building are covered with low-e coated and fritted insulated glass units.[16]

The structure hosting the events space was designed in a form of an eye which was supported by a slanted podium plinth.[16]

Facilities

The indoor arena hosts the Premiere Suites which is reportedly the first luxury box in Southeast Asia. The luxury box has a total of 41 suites.[17] A private restaurant, the Premiere Café + Lounge, serves patrons of the luxury box.[18]

Notable events

Entertainment events

Main article: List of entertainment events at the SM Mall of Asia complex § SM Mall of Asia Arena

Lady Gaga held the first concerts at the arena, selling out her two-night Born This Way Ball tour on May 21–22, 2012.[19] Regine Velasquez was the first Filipino artist to stage a solo concert; she is also the only Filipino artist to stage a two-night, sold-out solo concert at the arena and has performed more times than any other artist. Several other international artists have performed at the arena. In 2015, Darren Espanto became the youngest artist to hold a solo show at the arena at age 14.[20] During its time, Madonna's Rebel Heart Tour concerts on February 24–25, 2016 were the most expensive concerts in the Philippines with ticket costs ranging from ₱3,150 to ₱57,750 per person.[21] One Ok Rock was the first Japanese artist to headline a show in the arena, while EXO was the first Korean artist to stage a two-day sold-out concert series in the arena, followed by other K-pop groups such as Big Bang, Blackpink, BTS, Seventeen, Twice, Wanna One, and Treasure

On February 22, 2015, ABS-CBN's ASAP celebrated their 20th Anniversary celebration at the arena. Months later, on July 26, 2015, GMA Network celebrated its 65th Anniversary through a fans' day entitled "Thank You, Kapuso!" held at the arena.

Celine Dion, who performed at the arena on July 19 and 20, 2018, as part of her Celine Dion Live 2018 tour, is the venue's highest-grossing female artist with nearly $4,000,000 between the two shows.[citation needed]

Two of the Big Four international beauty pageants have been held in the arena: Miss Earth 2016 on October 29, 2016, Miss Universe 2016 on January 30, 2017, Miss Earth 2017 on November 4, 2017, and Miss Earth 2018 on November 3, 2018.[22][23][24] Additionally, Eat Bulaga!'s grand coronation day of Miss Millennial Philippines 2017 was also held at the arena on September 30 of that year.

Since 2016, the arena has hosted Disney on Ice productions every December.[25]

On April 30, 2022, the arena hosted the third edition of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant.[26]

Sports events

 
The SM Mall of Asia Arena during the Season 82 UAAP basketball finals in 2019

The SM Mall of Asia Arena serves as one of the playing venues of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (Philippines), UAAP and the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The venue uses NBA-specification shot clocks, with Daktronics BB-2140 and BB-2141 shot clocks (used by the NBA along with models from OES until the 2016–17 NBA season due to the NBA using Tissot ones) that count tenths in the final five seconds, though recently it has been stretched to the final nine seconds.

The PBA's B-Meg Llamados and the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters played the first basketball game at the arena on July 7, 2012, as part of the 2012 PBA Governors Cup semifinals. The UAAP's 2012 opening game between the NU Bulldogs and UE Red Warriors on July 14, 2012, was the arena's first college basketball game. The first game of the 2012 UAAP basketball finals was played at the arena in front of 20,686 people.

The PBA's first doubleheader in the arena on October 17, 2012, was marked by a looting incident at the Meralco Bolts' locker room.[27] A day later, the arena hosted the National Collegiate Athletic Association's first game of its finals series against the San Beda Red Lions and the Letran Knights.

On March 6, 2013, the DLSU Lady Spikers became the first team in any Philippine sports to celebrate the first-ever championship in the arena in front of an 18,779 cheering crowd, when they won the UAAP women's volleyball championship.

 
The SM Mall of Asia Arena during a 2019 Southeast Asian Games match between the Philippines and Myanmar

The SM Mall of Asia Arena served as the main venue for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship while the Ninoy Aquino Stadium was the second venue for the tournament, which was held on August 1–11, 2013.[28] It had a 19,989 attendance at the final game between the host Philippines and Iran.

The NBA played their first preseason game in Southeast Asia and in the Philippines at this arena on October 10, 2013, featuring the Houston Rockets versus the Indiana Pacers.[29]

The Manila Mavericks of the International Premier Tennis League played their home matches in the arena in the league's inaugural season. The matches were played on November 28–30, 2014.[30][31]

The UFC held their first event in the Philippines on May 16, 2015, with UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Faber.[32][33][34]

In June 2015, the Monster Jam motorsport event performed at the arena.[35]

The SM Mall of Asia Arena was one of the three main venues of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men, which was held in the Philippines, Italy, and Serbia from July 4–10, 2016. This is the second FIBA tournament held at the arena[36][37]

On October 9, 2017, the Ateneo Lady Eagles and De La Salle Lady Spikers played a volleyball match, dubbed "The Battle of the Rivals", in reference to their rivalry being noted as the well known rivalry in Philippine sports. Different generations of the teams between Season 74 to Season 78 came together to play against each other, and proceeds of the game would go to each school's charity foundation, and Rebisco Foundation Inc.

Announced on December 9, 2017, the Philippines, along with Japan and Indonesia, will co-host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, with the SM Mall of Asia Arena, along with other venues, hosting matches. The Mall of Asia Arena hosted several 2019 and 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers games of the Philippines.

The arena hosted Tanduay Alab Pilipinas' first game of the 2017–18 ABL season. It was the first time that Alab played in an arena as large as the Mall of Asia Arena, and the first ABL game in the arena.[38]

The arena also hosted the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League All-Stars on March 2, 2019, where the Southern All-Stars prevailed over the Northern All-Stars, 109–84.

The basketball (5v5) tournament of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games was held at the arena.

The 2021 MPBL Invitational tournament was held at the arena from December 11–23, and the first to allow live audience since the COVID-19 pandemic in a 50 percent capacity.

Esports

From June 7–12, 2016, the arena held a professional Dota 2 eSports tournament, known as the Manila Major 2016, which was hosted by Valve and produced by PGL eSports. The Manila Major is the third event of Valve's Dota Major Championships where 16 international teams competed.[39]

On August 18–19, 2018, a Regional League of Legends Tournament took place, known as The Globe Conquerors Manila.[40][41] The Winner will have a chance to represent Southeast Asia at The League of Legends World Championship.

Religious events

The SM Mall of Asia Arena served as the main venue for the Encounter with the Families event, led by Pope Francis during his papal visit to the Philippines on January 16, 2015. The event was a dialogue between Pope Francis and an audience of families.[42][43]

The arena also hosted several events of various churches, including Victory Christian Fellowship. In 2019, the Jesus Global Youth Day was also held at the arena. In September 2022, Australian Christian worship band Planetshakers will perform at the arena in their first event in the Philippines since January 2020.

Other uses

On December 30, 2014, the SM Mall of Asia Arena served as the venue for the wedding reception of GMA Network actors Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera.[44]

On November 18, 2015, the arena served as the venue for the welcome dinner hosted by then-President Benigno Aquino III for the visiting economic leaders (mostly heads of government) participating at the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.[45]

The Autism Society of the Philippines held the Angels Walk for Autism every year, and the parade starting from the Coral Way and ending at the MOA Music Hall.[46][47]

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, the SM Mall of Asia Arena was converted into a mega swabbing center with 72 testing booths and opened on May 11, 2020.[48][49]

See also

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External links

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The SM Mall of Asia Arena also known as the Mall of Asia Arena or the MoA Arena is an indoor arena within the SM Mall of Asia complex in Bay City Pasay Metro Manila Philippines It has a seating capacity of 15 000 for sporting events and a full house capacity of 20 000 4 The Arena officially opened on May 21 2012 It has retractable seats and a 2 000 capacity car park building SM Mall of Asia ArenaLocationMOA Complex Jose W Diokno Boulevard cor Coral Way and Marina Way Bay City Pasay Metro Manila PhilippinesCoordinates14 31 55 N 120 59 1 E 14 53194 N 120 98361 E 14 53194 120 98361 Coordinates 14 31 55 N 120 59 1 E 14 53194 N 120 98361 E 14 53194 120 98361Public transit E SM Mall of Asia 2 6 13 39 SM Mall of Asia Esplanade Seaside Terminal SM Mall of Asia Transport TerminalOwnerSM Lifestyle EntertainmentOperatorSM TicketsTypeIndoor arenaExecutive suites41 3 Capacity15 000 sporting events 20 000 full house capacity ScoreboardDaktronics Galaxy 4 side JumboTron with Daktronics All Sport 5000 SeriesConstructionBroke ground2010OpenedMay 21 2012 2012 05 21 Construction cost 3 6 billionArchitectArquitectonicaProject managerJose Siao Ling amp Associates 1 General contractorMonolith Construction and Development Corp 2 TenantsPBA 2012 present UAAP 2012 present NCAA 2012 present PVL 2014 present Philippine Mavericks 2014 15 SM NBTC 2015 present Websitehttp mallofasia arena comThe SM Mall of Asia Arena is the alternate venue of the Philippine Basketball Association when the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City is unavailable 5 6 The arena is also one of the main venues for the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and the National Collegiate Athletic Association 7 8 Contents 1 History 2 Architecture and design 3 Facilities 4 Notable events 4 1 Entertainment events 4 2 Sports events 4 2 1 Esports 4 3 Religious events 4 4 Other uses 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe construction of the SM Mall of Asia Arena began in 2010 9 and costed around 3 6 billion 10 The venue is part of the master plan for the SM Mall of Asia complex which in 2012 already had the SMX Convention Center and the One E com and Two E com office buildings 11 The arena had its topping off ceremony in September 2011 12 and was opened about two years later after it broke ground The first public event hosted at the indoor arena was the two night Born This Way Ball concert of Lady Gaga which began on May 21 2012 13 A separate event was held as part of the grand opening ceremony of the indoor arena held on June 16 2012 the Icons at the Arena Masters of OPM which featured various local musicians and singers which was organized by Star Events of ABS CBN directed by Johnny Manahan with Ryan Cayabyab as the concert s musical director 14 Architecture and design EditThe SM Mall of Asia Arena was designed by architecture firm Arquitectonica 15 The facility was intended primarily as a venue for concert and basketball games but can be reconfigured to accommodate other sporting and entertainment events as well 16 It has a seating capacity of 15 000 but can host as much as 20 000 people in a full house capacity 10 The indoor arena stands on a 16 000 m2 170 000 sq ft had a floor area of 52 000 m2 560 000 sq ft The limited area of the site meant that part of the building to span over an adjacent road Due to a high water table the construction of basement parking levels was limited and a separate eight storey parking building which can accommodate 1 400 vehicles had to be built The facade of the building are covered with low e coated and fritted insulated glass units 16 The structure hosting the events space was designed in a form of an eye which was supported by a slanted podium plinth 16 Facilities EditThe indoor arena hosts the Premiere Suites which is reportedly the first luxury box in Southeast Asia The luxury box has a total of 41 suites 17 A private restaurant the Premiere Cafe Lounge serves patrons of the luxury box 18 Notable events EditThis section should include a summary of or be summarized in another article See Wikipedia Summary style for information on how to incorporate it into this article s main text or the main text of another article June 2022 Entertainment events Edit Main article List of entertainment events at the SM Mall of Asia complex SM Mall of Asia Arena Lady Gaga held the first concerts at the arena selling out her two night Born This Way Ball tour on May 21 22 2012 19 Regine Velasquez was the first Filipino artist to stage a solo concert she is also the only Filipino artist to stage a two night sold out solo concert at the arena and has performed more times than any other artist Several other international artists have performed at the arena In 2015 Darren Espanto became the youngest artist to hold a solo show at the arena at age 14 20 During its time Madonna s Rebel Heart Tour concerts on February 24 25 2016 were the most expensive concerts in the Philippines with ticket costs ranging from 3 150 to 57 750 per person 21 One Ok Rock was the first Japanese artist to headline a show in the arena while EXO was the first Korean artist to stage a two day sold out concert series in the arena followed by other K pop groups such as Big Bang Blackpink BTS Seventeen Twice Wanna One and TreasureOn February 22 2015 ABS CBN s ASAP celebrated their 20th Anniversary celebration at the arena Months later on July 26 2015 GMA Network celebrated its 65th Anniversary through a fans day entitled Thank You Kapuso held at the arena Celine Dion who performed at the arena on July 19 and 20 2018 as part of her Celine Dion Live 2018 tour is the venue s highest grossing female artist with nearly 4 000 000 between the two shows citation needed Two of the Big Four international beauty pageants have been held in the arena Miss Earth 2016 on October 29 2016 Miss Universe 2016 on January 30 2017 Miss Earth 2017 on November 4 2017 and Miss Earth 2018 on November 3 2018 22 23 24 Additionally Eat Bulaga s grand coronation day of Miss Millennial Philippines 2017 was also held at the arena on September 30 of that year Since 2016 the arena has hosted Disney on Ice productions every December 25 On April 30 2022 the arena hosted the third edition of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant 26 Sports events Edit The SM Mall of Asia Arena during the Season 82 UAAP basketball finals in 2019 The SM Mall of Asia Arena serves as one of the playing venues of the Philippine Basketball Association PBA National Collegiate Athletic Association Philippines UAAP and the Premier Volleyball League PVL The venue uses NBA specification shot clocks with Daktronics BB 2140 and BB 2141 shot clocks used by the NBA along with models from OES until the 2016 17 NBA season due to the NBA using Tissot ones that count tenths in the final five seconds though recently it has been stretched to the final nine seconds The PBA s B Meg Llamados and the Talk N Text Tropang Texters played the first basketball game at the arena on July 7 2012 as part of the 2012 PBA Governors Cup semifinals The UAAP s 2012 opening game between the NU Bulldogs and UE Red Warriors on July 14 2012 was the arena s first college basketball game The first game of the 2012 UAAP basketball finals was played at the arena in front of 20 686 people The PBA s first doubleheader in the arena on October 17 2012 was marked by a looting incident at the Meralco Bolts locker room 27 A day later the arena hosted the National Collegiate Athletic Association s first game of its finals series against the San Beda Red Lions and the Letran Knights On March 6 2013 the DLSU Lady Spikers became the first team in any Philippine sports to celebrate the first ever championship in the arena in front of an 18 779 cheering crowd when they won the UAAP women s volleyball championship The SM Mall of Asia Arena during a 2019 Southeast Asian Games match between the Philippines and Myanmar The SM Mall of Asia Arena served as the main venue for the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship while the Ninoy Aquino Stadium was the second venue for the tournament which was held on August 1 11 2013 28 It had a 19 989 attendance at the final game between the host Philippines and Iran The NBA played their first preseason game in Southeast Asia and in the Philippines at this arena on October 10 2013 featuring the Houston Rockets versus the Indiana Pacers 29 The Manila Mavericks of the International Premier Tennis League played their home matches in the arena in the league s inaugural season The matches were played on November 28 30 2014 30 31 The UFC held their first event in the Philippines on May 16 2015 with UFC Fight Night Edgar vs Faber 32 33 34 In June 2015 the Monster Jam motorsport event performed at the arena 35 The SM Mall of Asia Arena was one of the three main venues of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men which was held in the Philippines Italy and Serbia from July 4 10 2016 This is the second FIBA tournament held at the arena 36 37 On October 9 2017 the Ateneo Lady Eagles and De La Salle Lady Spikers played a volleyball match dubbed The Battle of the Rivals in reference to their rivalry being noted as the well known rivalry in Philippine sports Different generations of the teams between Season 74 to Season 78 came together to play against each other and proceeds of the game would go to each school s charity foundation and Rebisco Foundation Inc Announced on December 9 2017 the Philippines along with Japan and Indonesia will co host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup with the SM Mall of Asia Arena along with other venues hosting matches The Mall of Asia Arena hosted several 2019 and 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers games of the Philippines The arena hosted Tanduay Alab Pilipinas first game of the 2017 18 ABL season It was the first time that Alab played in an arena as large as the Mall of Asia Arena and the first ABL game in the arena 38 The arena also hosted the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League All Stars on March 2 2019 where the Southern All Stars prevailed over the Northern All Stars 109 84 The basketball 5v5 tournament of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games was held at the arena The 2021 MPBL Invitational tournament was held at the arena from December 11 23 and the first to allow live audience since the COVID 19 pandemic in a 50 percent capacity Esports Edit From June 7 12 2016 the arena held a professional Dota 2 eSports tournament known as the Manila Major 2016 which was hosted by Valve and produced by PGL eSports The Manila Major is the third event of Valve s Dota Major Championships where 16 international teams competed 39 On August 18 19 2018 a Regional League of Legends Tournament took place known as The Globe Conquerors Manila 40 41 The Winner will have a chance to represent Southeast Asia at The League of Legends World Championship Religious events Edit The SM Mall of Asia Arena served as the main venue for the Encounter with the Families event led by Pope Francis during his papal visit to the Philippines on January 16 2015 The event was a dialogue between Pope Francis and an audience of families 42 43 The arena also hosted several events of various churches including Victory Christian Fellowship In 2019 the Jesus Global Youth Day was also held at the arena In September 2022 Australian Christian worship band Planetshakers will perform at the arena in their first event in the Philippines since January 2020 Other uses Edit On December 30 2014 the SM Mall of Asia Arena served as the venue for the wedding reception of GMA Network actors Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera 44 On November 18 2015 the arena served as the venue for the welcome dinner hosted by then President Benigno Aquino III for the visiting economic leaders mostly heads of government participating at the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting 45 The Autism Society of the Philippines held the Angels Walk for Autism every year and the parade starting from the Coral Way and ending at the MOA Music Hall 46 47 Amidst the COVID 19 pandemic in the Philippines the SM Mall of Asia Arena was converted into a mega swabbing center with 72 testing booths and opened on May 11 2020 48 49 See also Edit Philippines portalSM Mall of Asia Seaside City ArenaReferences Edit JSLA Architects Architectural Design Firm SM Mall of Asia Arena The Eye Theme Has It SM Investments Corporation Manila Bulletin June 6 2012 Retrieved May 10 2019 Mall of Asia Arena Premier Suites Archived from the original on February 1 2014 FAST FACTS Mall of Asia Arena rappler com Archived from the original on September 23 2018 Retrieved July 6 2016 Big Dome still main PBA venue but MOA Arena an alternative option InterAksyon com Sports5 interaksyon com Archived from the original on March 6 2014 Hataw Tabloid D yaryo ng bayan hatawtabloid com Archived from the original on January 3 2013 Retrieved June 22 2012 http www coolbuster net 2011 06 sm arena home of ncaa 88 uaap season 75 html SM Arena Home of NCAA 88 UAAP 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