Paulo Bersamina

As the old saying goes, save the best for last.

Did you now the best young Pinoy performer in the 10th ASEAN+ Age-Group Chess Championships in Hue City, Vietnam in terms of medal won?

Let’s lay down the red carpet and give a salute to 11-year old Paulo Bersamina – the most bemedalled player in the said international tournament.

Bersamina brought honors to the Philippines by winning the following medals in the Boys-U12 Category:

1 Gold
- Individual, Rapid

4 Silver
- Team, Standard
- Individual, Blitz
- Team, Blitz
- Team, Rapid

It’s the Boys-U12 duo of Bersamina and fellow gold medalist Austin Jacob Literatus who produced the most number and quality of medals:

RP Boys-U12 medal performance:
- 2 gold
- 4 silver
- 1 bronze

The other gold medalists in the RP contingent were Cherry Anne Mejia (Girls-U14) and Samantha Glo Revita (Girls-U10).

Congratulations, Paulo! May you continue bringing honors to the Philippine flag. God bless!