Games & Gaming

The Batang Pinoy (National Youth Games) grassroots development program, organized by the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), is the steppingstone of world-caliber athletes. One of them is Sandrex Gainsan, gold medalist at the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships held at Indonesia Convention Exhibition in Tangerang from Dec. 2 to 11. He topped the Qiangshu (spear play), beating Singaporean Shaoyang Ian Sim …

Gilas Pilipinas will be placed in Pot 1 of the FIBA World Cup group draw, the FIBA announced on Monday. According to FIBA, this is one of the perks Gilas gets for being the main host of the event’s first-ever multiple-nation hosting, that is, the Philippines will host the final stage of the World Cup. The Philippines, which is co-hosting …

Nueva Ecija took home the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) championship after beating Zamboanga, 69-56, in Game 4 of the national finals on Monday night at the Vitaliano Agan Coliseum in Zamboanga City. Nueva Ecija pulled away in the second quarter, outscoring Zamboanga, 25-9, to open a 40-24 halftime lead before holding the home team off in the second half. …

The Philippines captured one gold and two bronze medals at the 8th World Junior Wushu Championships at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE BSD) in Tangerang, Indonesia held from Dec. 2 to 11. Sandrex Gainsan displayed his awesome form to rule the Qiangshu (spear play) event, beating Singaporean Shaoyang Ian Sim and Malaysian Waipeng Hew. Gainsan also won the gold medal …

Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz lived up to her billing as the best in the women’s 55-kilogram category after claiming three gold medals at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in Bogota, Colombia on Thursday.  The 31-year-old Diaz, a gold winner in the SEA Games (2019 and 2022) and Asian Games (2018), registered 93kg in snatch and 114kg …

The Philippines has pocketed one silver and three bronze medals at the 6th Indonesia Soft Tennis Championships held from Dec. 1-4 in Jakarta. Joseph Arcilla and Sherwin Nuguit delivered the silver medal in the men’s doubles category where they lost to He-na A and Meng Ju Hsieh of Chinese Taipei, 4-5 (6-8), in the final. Adjuthor Moralde and George Patrick …

One of the most successful teams in regional basketball is making its way to the Pilipinas Super League (PSL).  The league announced recently that the San Juan Knights are confirming their participation in the ongoing DUMPER Cup.  Team owner Jinggoy Estrada welcomed PSL president Rocky Chan, vice president Ray Alao, head of basketball operations Leo Isaac, and commissioner Marc Pingris …

Army Woman Grandmaster (WGM) Private 1st Class Janelle Mae Frayna captured her fourth title in the blitz category of the 2022 National Women’s Chess Championships grand finals at the Philippine Academy for Chess Excellence in Quezon City on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Frayna, the country’s first woman Grandmaster, also pocketed the silver medal in the Standard chess category of the tournament …

Have you heard of the word “blockchain”? “Blockchain,” says Wikipedia, is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack or cheat the system. It is a digital ledger of transactions that is duplicated and distributed across the entire network of computer systems. In other words, the contents, infinite of them, are …

M88 Mansion, Asia’s online gaming giant, presents Sevilla FC midfielder, Ivan Rakitić as a featured player for the LaLiga Santander Season 2022-23. In line with this, several activities were drawn up for Rakitić including an exclusive interview with the Croatian superstar. He also guested in a special podcast called Monday Motivations in Indonesia.  In a statement, Rakitić mentioned: “I’m truly …