The 25-man RP Team finished second overall in the recently concluded 10th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships which ran from June 6 to 15 in Hue City, Vietnam.
The lean Philippine team produced a relatively decent medal haul of 4 gold, 28 silver and 16 silver (a total of 48 medals).
Final rankings by country:
1. Vietnam (80 gold, 30 silver, 38 bronze)2. Philippines (4 gold, 28 silver, 16 bronze)
3. Malaysia (3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze)
4. Indonesia (2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
5. Iran (2, gold, 0 silver, 0 bronze)
6. Brunei (1 gold, 2 silver, 10 bronze)
7. Singapore (0 gold, 18 silver, 14 silver)
I didn't make a typo error here. Vietnam has 80 gold -- yes, eighty. And we have four -- yes, four.
If medal production would be the sole indicator for measuring the performance of each participating country's strength, then we could easily say that Vietnam indeed pulverized the Philippines in this regional tournament.
Yes, RP's status as the chess powerhouse in ASEAN is being threatened. Perhaps, Vietnam is making the right moves in its own fence.
Okay, let's look at the country's Best Performers:
Gold Medalists:
Cherry Ann Mejia (Standard Girls 14 Individual)
Paulo Bersamina (Rapid Open 12 Individual)
Austin Jacob Literatus (Rapid Open 12 Individual)
Samantha Glo Revita (Rapid Girls 10 Individual)
Please click HERE for the overall medal tally.
We congratulate all the members of the RP Team for a heroic stand. Thank you for the gallant fight!!
1 Comment:
We had 25 players compared to the Viets and we still got the second spot. Congratulations to all!
It was a tournament between pinoys and the Viets. 3 more years and the fruits of chess in the schools will be felt, hopefully it borders on the positive (the results).
kiko
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