GM Paragua in early debacle

GM Mark Paragua, the highest rated Filipino campaigner in the 5th Singapore Masters International Open Tournament 2008, was not paired in Round 1 – an early debacle that could surely affect his campaign in the said event.

The six other Filipino campaigners (Bitoon, Sadorra, Ballecer, Yap, Luis, Mercado) did not encounter the same problem.

I suspect that Paragua was not able to attend the required meeting for all participants prior to the tournament proper to be allowed to have a pairing in Round 1.

As the tournament’s rulings stipulated, all participants who did not attend the required meeting will only be paired starting Round 2.

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