Namayagpag ang pambato ng Pilipinas na si Richard Gonzales laban kay Tuan Quynh

Tran ng Vietnam sa 28th SEA Games Table Tennis Men’s Single Elimination Match na
ginanap sa Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kalling, Singapore noong Hunyo 3, 2019, 11-3,
11-6, 15-13.
Nagpakita ng solidong depensa si Gonzales na siyang tumulong sa kanya upang
makopo ang niya ang kanyang unang panalo.
Naging mainit ang palitan ng mga atake ng magkatunggali sa pagtatapos ng ikatlong
set na kung saan naging dikidikan ang laban sa pagitan ng dalawang manlalaro,
nagpakawala ng malalakas na smash si Tran ngunit hindi ito umubra sa tinding ng
depensang pinamalas ni Gonzales para makuha ang panalo, 15-13.
Nanaig ang matinding chop shot ng Pinoy sa pangalawang set na nagpahirap ng husto
laban sa kanyang katunggali, 11-6.
Namuhunan si Gonzales sa mga sunod sunod na error na nagawa ni Tran na nagbigay
sa kanya ng kompyansa sa unang set para makuha ang bentahe, 11-3.
“Maganda ang naging resulta ng matagal kong pageensayo para sa SEA Games. Nais
ko kasing mabigyan ng karangalan ang ating bansa at mailagay muli sa mapa ng SEA
Games ang Pilipinas.” pahayag ni Gonzales.
Nanatiling malinis ang karta ni Gonzales na nagtala ng dalawang sunod na panalo.
Muling naghahanda ang Pinoy para sa sunod ng katungali na mula sa Malaysia upang
mapanatili ang magandang katayuan sa kompetinsyon.

La Salle bets sweep UAAP table tennis

MANILA, Philippines - La Salle completed its sweep of the men’s division and got back
at University of the Philippines to capture the women’s crown as it dominated the UAAP
Season 77 table tennis tournament at the Blue Eagle gym last Thursday.

With Season MVP Jerald Cristobal leading the way, the thrice-to-beat Archers routed
the Fighting Maroons, 3-0, in Games 1 and 2 to complete their 16-match sweep and
annex their fourth men’s overall crown.

Their girls’ squad, meanwhile, got back at the Lady Maroons, 3-1, in Game 2 of their
best-of-three series to cop their third women’s title.

Ian Lariba clinched the win for the Lady Archers after besting last season’s top rookie
Nishino Noriko, 16-14, 11-3, 11-3, in the third singles match.

“This is the sweetest victory because we had to hurdle a lot of obstacles on our way to
winning the championship,” said Lariba, who secured her second MVP award.
La Salle finished third in the elims with a 8-4 record and defeated No. 2 Far Eastern
University twice in the Final Four to make it to the title round.

The Lady Archers, who blew their thrice-to-beat edge to the Lady Maroons last season,
went through the wringer before hammering out a 3-2 win in the title series’ opener.

Meanwhile, Adamson’s Vladimir Rarama (men) and Josephine Talay of FEU (women)
took the rookie of the year honors.