Antonio, Paragua in Men's Rapid in 3rd Asian Indoor games

I thought that only GM Mark Paragua will wave the Philippine flag in the Chess Men's Rapid category in the 3rd Asian Indoor Games.

It's good that World Chess Cup-bound GM Rogelio Antonio, Jr. (2557) will also battle for the country's pride and honor in this event.

How I wish to see either GM Paragua or GM Antonio face the top seeds like GM Bu Xiangzhi (2702) and GM Wang Hao (2690) and beat them!!

For Round 1, Antonio will face untitled Kobayashi Atsuhiko (1962) of Japan while Paragua will compete with another untitled Ahmed Ashraf (1788) of Moldova.

Let's all pray for the campaign of our chess heroes. Go go go!!