Games & Gaming

Andrew Kevin Arandia wasn’t expecting a podium finish when he debuted at the 2022 Asean Para Games held in Surakarta, Indonesia. But he did, winning the men’s singles Class 9 silver medal that proved he has a bright future in table tennis. “I was so happy when I got the silver medal in Indonesia. It inspired me to do better …

Breanna Labadan advanced to the finals of two events – the individual all-around and ball – after the end of the qualifying rounds of the 14th Senior Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday. Based in Hungary in training, Labadan, 16, finished sixth overall in the individual all-around qualifiers with a total score of 107.90 points, counting …

Asia’s first GM Eugene Torre urged the youth to continue to get involved in sports, especially chess, and stay away from drugs and other vices to become better citizens. In his speech before student- participants in the “Isulong Mo with GM Eugene Torre and IM Angelo Young” simultaneous chess exhibition matches, Torre said playing chess will also provide the youth …

Bacoor and General Santos City asserted their superiority over separate rivals on Monday and keep their drive in the OKBet-MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Fifth Season going at the Baliwag Star Arena in Bulacan. The Bacoor City Strikers posted a wire-to-wire 86-69 victory over the Rizal XnetroMall Golden Coolers, while the GenSan Warriors kept on pounding till the end to …

By Robert Andaya As far as Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino is concerned, finishing a fighting fifth overall  in the recently- concluded Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. Is enough reason to celebrate. That’s because the  840-strong Filipino delegation could have finished even better than its fifth-place finish. “To me  our fifth-place finish was already a strong performance,” said …

Interim Welterweight Champion Will “The Kill” Chope aims for revenge when he takes on Filipino challenger Brian Paule in Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) 85: UNDERDOG at the DD Night Club in Tomas Morato, Quezon City on June 2.  After capturing the vacant interim URCC belt against already-retired Filipino fighter Arvin Chan last December, the 32-year-old former Ultimate Fighting Championship …

Finishing fifth place but with more medals from last year was mission accomplished for Team Philippines at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games that officially came to a close on Wednesday evening. “The medal haul will speak for itself,” said Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, referring to the 58 gold, 85 silver and 117 bronze medals won in Cambodia—numbers …

ALL chess roads lead to Quezon City as Asia’s first GM Eugene Torre holds simultaneous exhibition chess matches with select students and alumni of E. Rodriguez Jr. High School in Mayon Ave., Quezon City on May 22. Torre will join ERJHS Alumni Sports Hall of Fame awardee IM Angelo Young in the special simultaneous exhibition matches organized by the ERJHS …

Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Richard “Dickie” Bachmann was all praises of Filipino athletes who fought tooth and nail to keep the country’s colors afloat in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games that’s about to end in Phnom Penh. “I am proud of our athletes,” Bachmann said on Tuesday. “I saw how they worked hard—with my own eyes—while preparing for the …

By Robert Andaya There is no sweep but Blacklist International proved it is better than Bren Esports right now. With Johnmar “OhmyV33nus” Villaluna, Edward “Edward” Dapadap and Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Lee “Owl” Gonzales leading the way, Blacklist stunned top seed Bren Esports, 3-1 in the playoffs of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Season 11 at the SMX Convention …