The top and rising players from four age group categories seek to come out strong from the holiday break as they clash in the Masters Top 8, which got under way on Wednesday at the SRJI Center Mall courts in San Carlos, Negros Occidental.

Ivan Manila from San Jose, Nueva Ecija, Butuan's Vince Serna, and local bets Kirby Ramacho and Herman Illusorio head the boys' cast in the 18-and-under class while Judy Anne Padilla from Ozamiz, La Carlota's Alexa Milliam, AJ Acabo from Zamboanga Sibugay and Claire Nocos from Lapu-Lapu, Cebu lead the chase in the girls' premier side of the event presented by Dunlop.