By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Master Sander Severino of Silay City and International Master (IM) Joel Pimentel of Bacolod City continue to share the lead in the ongoing 2017 Negros Closed Chess Tournament at the District North Point in Talisay City. In their Round 6 games, Pimentel defeated Ellan Asuela, …
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2017 Chinese Filipino Business Club Inc. Cup Table Tennis Championship LOPPTA wins Class A
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) captured the 2017 Chinese Filipino Business Club Inc. Cup Table Tennis Championship Class A title over the weekend at Robinsons Place-Manila. The team also took third place in the VIP event. The LOPTTA Class A team, comprised of Joshua Castro, Mark Francis Jimenez, Jong …
Gumban wins May TMC title
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Richel Gumban recently won the Tenpin Masters Challenge (TMC) Season Three championship for May, beating out Raymund Livioco at the East Bowling Center, located at the Lopue’s East Centre. Gumban won 193-167 in the final game, averaging 209 pinfalls throughout the tournament. Herman Santos, a previous winner, noted the absence …
2017 Negros Closed Chess Tournament Pimentel, Severino continue to leads
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Master Sander Severino of Silay City and International Master (IM) Joel Pimentel of Bacolod City continue to lead the ongoing 2017 Negros Closed Chess Tournament at the District North Point in Talisay City after notching wins in Round 4. Pimentel defeated Jerich Cajeras, while Severino …
2017 AFC Cup We are ready –Vidaković
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ceres-Negros FC coach Risto Vidaković assured fans yesterday, the team is ready for tonight’s return leg of the 2017 AFC Cup Zonal semifinal series against Malaysian outfit Johor Darul Ta’zim FC (JDT) at the Panaad Park and Stadium. “We will do our best to win,” he said. The Negrense side …
2017 AFC Cup Ceres administrator: 20-30% of effort is because of the home crowd
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. As Ceres-Negros FC faces a do-or-die 2017 AFC Cup Zonal semifinal match against Malaysian outfit Johor Darul Ta’zim FC (JDT) tomorrow at the Panaad Park and Stadium, Ceres Administrator Nicholas Golez believes the home crowd will boost the club, saying, 20 to 30 percent of the team effort is because …
UNO-R hosts inaugural football cup
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Rotary Club of Bacolod South, in partnership with the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) and the RAMS Football Club, will hold the 1st Recoletos Invitational Football Challenge Cup, which begins at 1:00 p.m. today at the UNO-R field. Scheduled to run through June 3, the UNO-R high school and …
Hanah Taekwondo student headed to Vietnam for cadet tournament
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Mary Angeline Alcantara of Hanah Taekwondo will represent the Philippines in the upcoming 2017 Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championships and Asian Cadet Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, set to take place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from June 3 to 9. Alcantara most recently won gold at the 2017 Palarong Pambansa in …
2017 Negros Closed Chess Tournament Montoyo beats Abanco in Round 3
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. Ted Ian Montoyo of Bacolod City defeated fellow Bacolodnon Police Officer 3 (PO3) Ernie Abanco, 2-1, in the third round of the ongoing 2017 Negros Closed Chess Tournament at the District North Point in Talisay City. Montoyo lost in the previous round to Danny Mangao. Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) …
LOPTTA La Salle takes part in friendly table tennis match in HK
By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr. The Lopue’s Table Tennis Association (LOPTTA) La Salle team took part in a friendly match against La Salle College-Kowloon in Hong Kong last week. The local team called it a “learning experience,” as some of their members played against foreign players for the first time. The friendly also strengthened the …