Filipinos dominate 2009 Singapore Challenger

Filipino campaigners in the 2009 Singapore Challenger chess tournament dominated this international event participated in by 91 participants from 11 countries with an emphatic 1-2-4-5 finish.

RP's reigning Girl Under-18 champion Jedara Docena beat Jung Young Hoon of Korea in the final round to rule the event with 8.0 points from seven wins and two draws.

Paulo Bersamina, the country's reigning Boy Under-12 ruler, beat tournament top seed CM Gokhale Raghunandan (2147) of India in the seventh round, then drew with compatriots Docena and Mari Joseph Turqueza in the eighth and ninth round, respectively, to emerge 2nd placer overall with 7.0 points.

RP's Boy Under-18 champ Turqueza and Girl Under-16 ruler Christy Lamiel Bernales finished the event with identical 6.5 points. Turqueza, however, was ranked No.4 and Bernales, No.5, due to tiebreak points.

Overall, the dominating peformance of the RP contingent reminds the chess world that the Philippines is still the No.1 chess nation at least in the ASEAN region.


FINAL RANKINGS

Rk. Name FED Pts.
1 Docena Jedara PHI 8
2 Paulo Bersamina PHI 7
3 CM Rezon Yanuar INA 7
4 Turqueza Mari Joseph PHI 6.5
5 Bernales Christy Lamiel PHI 6.5
6 Jung Young Hoon KOR 6.5
7 O`reilly Steven AUS 6.5
8 Arjun Vairavan SIN 6.5
9 Azarya Jodi Setyaki INA 6.5
10 Attwood James AUS 6.5
11 Yeoh Khay Guan SIN 6
12 Eng Andre Jerome SIN 6
13 CM Gokhale Raghunandan V IND 6
14 Pereira Johnharry SIN 6
15 Abalos Wilfredo PHI 5.5
16 Neri Wilfredo PHI 5.5
17 Neubronner Shannon Scott SIN 5.5
18 Yuliana Sentosa INA 5.5
19 Tan Kwang Yang Aaron SIN 5.5
20 Aron Teh Eu Wen MAS 5.5
21 Jean Karen Enriquez PHI 5.5
22 Tan Kwang Shing Bryan SIN 5.5
23 Roos Ezet RSA 5.5
24 Chan Cheng Hoong Joel SIN 5.5
25 Dennis Nigel W ENG 5.5
26 Kuan Julian HKG 5.5
27 Ang Keliang Albert MAS 5
28 Branzuela Bong SIN 5
29 Morado Jeth Romy PHI 5
30 Chang Cheng Hwee SIN 5
31 Limono Handjojo INA 5
32 Pangilinan Stephen Rome PHI 5
33 Mirano Mira PHI 5
34 Muhammad Firmansyah P INA 5
35 Aay Aisyah Anisa INA 5
36 Cheng Jun Yuan Ryan SIN 5
37 Revita Samantha Glo PHI 5
38 Ong Wah Peng John SIN 5
39 Sitorus Tromphin INA 5
40 Lindvall Per SWE 5
41 Ahmad Ismail MAS 4.5
42 Mukmin Panggabean INA 4.5
43 Chong Kwai Kun MAS 4.5
44 Yat Guo Jie MAS 4.5
45 Teng Kai Lee Eunice SIN 4.5
46 Jang Jaewon KOR 4.5
47 Tiong Jun Wei Jon SIN 4.5
48 Tan Jian Wen Wilbur SIN 4
49 Madhavan Olivia MAS 4
50 Tay Tze Kiat Jonathan SIN 4
51 Monica Putri Wigustira INA 4
52 Boey Jin Huey MAS 4
53 Luthfi Nurul Huda INA 4
54 Lai Rui Qian Amber SIN 4
55 Tang Hang Sing MAS 4
56 Mark James Marcellana PHI 4
57 Jee Kai Yen SIN 4
58 Jang Kyungsik KOR 4
59 Shania Mae Mendoza PHI 4
60 Zheng Junren SIN 4
61 Lau Xian Hui Rudolph SIN 4
62 Lum Miao Sen SIN 4
63 Yesayas Joel Augusto INA 4
Hii Kai Li Annabel SIN 4
65 Wong Chun Yan SIN 3.5
66 Woong Zhi Wei William SIN 3.5
67 Isa Aiman Zaki SIN 3.5
68 Lim Wan Yu Steffi SIN 3.5
69 Siew Kai Xin SIN 3.5
70 Docena Jesca PHI 3
71 Jee Kai Xin SIN 3
72 Chua Yu Hui SIN 3
73 Jung Min Jung KOR 3
74 Chew Clement SIN 3
75 Lim Peck Hwa SIN 3
76 Nistala Kameswara Rishi Yeshay SIN 3
77 Koh Zong Duan SIN 3
78 Doshi Devansh Sanjay SIN 3
79 Tan Wen Xin SIN 3
80 Pramod Hegde Rajath SIN 2.5
81 Aljunied Syed Muhd Asadullah SIN 2.5
82 Seo Jungmin KOR 2.5
83 Lee Jun Wei SIN 2
84 Low Yi Quan SIN 2
85 Aljunied Sharifah Safiyya SIN 2
86 Chua Xavier SIN 1.5
87 Tan Si Xian SIN 1.5
88 Tejaswini Reddy S IND 1
89 Datu Alcon John PHI 0
WCM Kadek Iin Dwijayanti INA 0
Ahmad Yahaya MAS 0
Charmaine S Perit PHI 0
Reddy Sushruta IND 0
Chandana Priya Reddy S IND 0