Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 06:04:57 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Johann Chua captured his first-ever Southeast Asian Games gold after defeating Carlo Biado, 9-6, in an all-Filipino final of the men’s 9-ball singles Wednesday in Hanoi, Vietnam. Chua broke away from a 5-5 tie by winning three straight racks before taking advantage of the miscues committed by Biado to secure perhaps the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 18 May 2022 05:37:09 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas cruised past Thailand, 97-81, Wednesday and remained unbeaten in the women’s basketball competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Afril Bernardino led the charge with 20 points and 16 rebounds as the Filipina cagers registered their second win in as many games at the expense of the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 23:01:08 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Olympian Kurt Barbosa, Rubilen Amit, and Eric Cray and delivered as expected metals as Team Philippines stayed on track on its target of finishing third at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Barbosa, who was king of the finweight division in the regional biennial meet in the Manila 2019 edition, showed […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 09:36:10 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Rubilen Amit outclassed Singapore’s Jessica Tan, 7-2, on Tuesday to retain her women’s 9-ball singles crown in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Amit was in cruise control right from the onset, taking the first three racks to the delight of her supporters. The Singaporean, however, pulled to within 3-2. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 05:54:38 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO The Philippines was assured of another gold in the 31st Southeast Asian Games after Carlo Biado and Johann Chua won their semifinal matches Wednesday to arrange an all-Filipino final in the men’s 9-ball singles. Biado reasserted his mastery over Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp with a 9-7 victory while Chua prevailed over Singapore’s Lian […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 13:40:42 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas’ bid for a record-extending 19th gold medal got off to a scary start Monday after surviving Thailand, 76-73, in the men’s basketball competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. The Nationals came back from an early deficit then almost squandered a 10-point lead in the dying moments […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 13:20:13 +0000
By CARLO ANOLIN Dancesport continued to deliver for Team Philippines after raking in four more gold medals and two silvers in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday.The pair of Sean Mischa Aranar and Ana Leonilla Manalo Nualla danced their way to three golds after ruling the single dance tango, single dance Viennese […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 09:58:48 +0000
By REYNALD MAGALLON Merwin Tan successfully ended the country’s 11-year medal drought in the Southeast Asian Games by winning the men’s single event at the Royal City Hanoi Bowling Lanes in Vietnam on Monday May 16. Tan had a slow start but blazed the lanes in the fifth and sixth frames for 234 and 249, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 09:53:53 +0000
By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas took charge in the second half to defeat Indonesia, 93-77, Monday, for a strong start to its title-retention bid in women’s basketball competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. After protecting a precarious 40-38 halftime lead, the Filipina dribblers would score 13 points while holding the Indonesians […]
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By JONAS TERRADO Efren “Bata” Reyes overcame a big deficit to edge out Thailand’s Suriya Suwanasingh, 65-58, and reach the men’s 1-carom semifinals of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Reyes, who got a big applause from the Vietnamese crowd, prevailed over his Thai opponent despite having to climb back from a 39-24 […]
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