MANILA—Thailand gave the Philippines' DoTA 2 team a scare, but the home side represented by Sibol pulled through with a 3-2 thriller to win the Southeast Asian Games gold medal on Monday.
Mc Nicholson ”Mc” Villanueva, John Anthony ”Natsumi” Vargas, Jun ”Bok” Kanehara, Marvin Salvador ”Boomy” Rushton, Bryle Jacob ”CML” Alvizo, Van Jerico ”Van” Manalaysay and James Erice ”Erice” Guerra teamed up to give the hosts the victory.
The Filipinos asserted their dominance in the first game, firing on all cylinders to quickly claim the first match at 1-0.
Thailand, however, countered with a dominant game of its own to level at 1-1, before the Philippines bounced back in Game 3.
The visitors leveled to force a decider but the Philippines showed tenacity with a resounding Game 5 win.
After falling behind big in terms of kills, a gritty Filipino squad caught fire midway in the deciding game on its way to giving the Philippines its second esports gold medal in these Games after winning Mobile Legends.
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Kristina Knott denied sprint double after 100m loss
NEW CLARK CITY—Natalie Uy set a new Southeast Asian Games record on her way to winning the women's pole vault title at the Athletics Stadium here in Capas town, Tarlac on Sunday.
Uy cleared 4.25 meters to beat the mark by Sukanya Chomchuendee set in the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar.
Meanwhile, Kristina Knott was denied a sprint double on the track.
Knott, who missed the gold by a hundredths of a second, lost to Vietnam's Tu Chinh Le, who registered 11.54 seconds.
The last Filipina to win the 100 and 200 runs in the SEA Games is Elma Muros-Posadas, who achieve the feat in the 1995.
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NEW CLARK CITY—Pole-vaulter EJ Obiena won the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games here in Capas town, Tarlac on Saturday.
Obiena did not disappoint his countrymen who showed up at the Athletics Stadium, as the Filipino phenom cleared 5.45 meters for his first title in the regional competition.
That mark may have fallen short of the 5.81 he registered to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in September, but it was still good enough to break the previous SEA Games record of 5.35 set by 2017 champion Porranot Purahong of Thailand.
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NEW CLARK CITY—The Philippines national swimming team added three medals to its haul in the Southeast Asian Games in Capas town, Tarlac on Friday.
The hosts surprised the Aquatics Center with a silver-medal performance in the men's 4 x 100 freestyle relay after clocking 3 minutes and 22.32 seconds behind the Joseph Schooling-led Singapore side, which set a new SEA Games record at 3:16.82.
Luke Gebbie, Sacho Ilustre, Jean-Pierre Khouzam and Jarod Hatch fought toe-to-toe with the bronze medalists from Vietnam (3:22.45).
"There's a lot of talk about how the relay would be. This is for the country," Hatch said after winning his first medal.
Meanwhile, Remedy Rule increased her personal medal tally to 3 after clinching a bronze in the women's 200 freestyle (2:01.64) behind Thi Anh Vien Nguyen of Vietnam (2:00.75) and Natthanan Junkrajang (2:00.93).
"I gave it my all and ended up with a medal for the Philippines. It's been amazing. I've been laughing with teammates. I can only control how fast can I go," Rule said. "But of course, I want the gold but I don't want to be disappointed for giving my best."
Chloe Kennedy Anne Isleta secured her first SEA Games medal with a bronze in the women's 200 backstroke (2:18.48). Capturing the gold was Nguyen anew (2:15.32) and Nurul Fitriyati of Indonesia (2:17.84).
"I think it really helped that Roxanne (Yu) is near me. We calm each other down before the race. A lot of people helped me to be here," Isleta said.
The Philippines could have added more medals but two other local swimmers finished fourth in their respective events.
Jarod Hatch timed 53.99 in the men's 100 butterfly. Defending Olympic champion Schooling narrowly won the gold after a challenge from countryman Zeng Wen Quah.
Rodgers Joy missed the podium, too, as she fell short in the women's 50 breaststroke.
The Philippines has amassed a gold to go along with 2 silver and 3 bronze medals after 3 days of competition.
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MANILA, Philippines —Filipino Olympian Carlos Edriel “Caloy" Yulo once again put on a show in the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Tuesday.
This time, it was in the individual apparatus, where Yulo won gold in the floor exercise at Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
The dynamo was untouchable in his pet event, tallying a score of 14.700.
The silver medalist from Thailand, Tikumporn Surintornta, had a score of 13.833. Malaysia’s Mat Asri Zul Bahrin took the bronze with a score of 13.767.
A gold medal sweep was not in the cards for the 19-year-old Yulo, however.
He settled for a silver medal in pommel horse, garnering a score of 13.233. Eclipsing Yulo was Malaysia’s Tan Fu Jie, who performed a more difficult routine and got a score of 13.967.
Vietnam’s Dinh Phuong Thanh got the bronze with a score of 12.867.
Another Filipino, Jan Timbang, only mustered a score of 10.700.
Yulo finished the day by winning a silver in the still rings. He scored 13.733 in the event, a mark that was later tied by Indonesia’s Arifin Dwi.
They were both eclipsed by Vietnam’s Dang Nam, however. The defending champion in the apparatus scored a 13.867 to retain his gold medal.
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ANGELES CITY—The Philippines struck its first gold medal in Southeast Asian Games arnis on Sunday, thanks to Dexter Bolambao who defeated his Burmese opponent in the men’s full contact (live stick) under 55 kilogram division.
Bolambao swished his way against Paing Soc to win via unanimous decision at Angeles University Foundation.
“Sobrang saya ko at natupad ko ang pangarap ko,” said a beaming Bolambao, who screamed with glee after hearing the judges’ verdict.
He is one of the 4 male Filipino arnisadors who made it to the gold medal round on Sunday.
Also vying for gold on Sunday are Nino Talledo (men’s 55-60 kg), Villardo Cunamay (men’s above 60 kg) and Mike Banares (men’s above 65-kg.)
This was the first time in 14 years that the indigenous sport of arnis has been hosted in SEA Games.
The last time was in 2005 when the Philippines previously hosted the biennial games.
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The Philippines men's national team drew Singapore 6-6 in SEA Games men's water polo at New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas town, Tarlac on Friday.
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