Friendly rivalry among commercial real estate players has served up $60,000 for charity. BentallGreenOak emerged victorious from a spirited evening of ping pong matches in Toronto last week, earning the right to choose the recipients for half of the tournament’s jackpot, which was funded from the entry fees of the 16 participating teams.

That translated into a $30,000 donation for Kids Help Phone, with the remainder going to Habitat for Humanity on behalf of the other teams. BentallGreenOak and Starlight Investments were co-organizers of this inaugural event, dubbed the Real Estate Rally, and are already aiming to expand the field of competitors for next year.

Other participating teams represented: CBRE; CIBC; Colliers; Crestpoint Real Estate Investments; First Capital REIT; Fitzrovia Real Estate; Hazelview Properties; HOOPP; KingSett Capital; Menkes Developments; QuadReal Property Group; Slate Asset Management; TAS; and TD.