PHILIPPINES, MAY 2011 – When Sofitel Philippine Plaza decided to immortalize the world’s greatest athletes on the walls of its newest sports bar called “Snaps”, Getty Images stepped up to the plate with the best photos in its collection.
The formal launch ceremony of Snaps, led by Sofitel’s General Manager Goran Aleks, coincided with the Manny – Sugar Shane Mosley bout.
Pacman’s image is one of the biggest to grace the bar, right by the billiard table with another Filipino great, cue master Efren "Bata" Reyes. Two other Filipinos are featured in Snaps’ murals: top bowler Paeng Nepumuceno and football star James Younghusband.
Other sports idols include NBA players Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Jordan; controversial golf star Tiger Woods; boxing legends Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, swimmer Michael Phelps, China’s table tennis wonder Ma Lin; tennis superstars Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova; and billiard masters Mark Shelby, Ali Carter, Neil Robertson and Stephen Hendry.
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At the opening of Snaps Sports Bar, Hotel Sofitel Philippine Plaza from left: Allan Caidic, Hector Calma, GetCre8ive GM Snow Chua, Hotel Sofitel GM Aleks Goran, Get Cre8ive Managing Partner Ia Del Rosario, GetCre8ive President Robert Gust, Alvin Patrimonio and Samboy Lim
GetCre8ive General Manager Snow Chua said, “We are very happy to support Sofitel in making Snaps sports bar a tribute to the world’s greatest athletes. Especially, since from the start, they were adamant to include our very own Manny Pacquiao, Paeng Nepomuceno, Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes and James Younghusband.”
GetCre8ive is the Philippines delegate of Getty Images, the world’s leading creator and distributor of still imagery, footage and multimedia products, as well as a recognised provider of other forms of premium digital content, including music.
“GetCre8ive has been very supportive in every way possible of this project. We are very pleased with their service,” said Sofitel Philippine Plaza Vice President Hiroshi Endo.
Snaps Sports Bar is located at the Lobby Level, Sofitel Philippine Plaza, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City, Philippines.
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