First Time.
There's always a first time for everybody, and the 4th Philippine Open was the first time NASH was invitied to play for the Philippine Table Tennis pillar, TEAM TATAND, in an official tournament. The TATAND delegation was led by Mr. Charlie Lim, Mr. Marcos De Jesus, Mr. Shi, Mr. Joey Sy and Mr. Philip Uy.
Renewed Camaraderie.
The
14-year old NASH was excited to play with his new teammates and enjoyed
a renewed camaraderie with fellow high school players from the
Filipino-Chinese community comprising the bulk of TEAM TATAND. It has
been indeed a pleasant and very enriching Table Tennis experience for
NASH and his personal handlers would like to take this opportunity to
thank the TATAND leadership for the hospitality and would be open to
further future collaborations.
Tournament Highlights.
Fielded in almost all events of the 4-day tournament, NASH has been looking forward to spin balls with University of Cebu, visiting teams from Mindanao, and of course, top Luzon paddlers of the Makati Panthers and all participating universities/colleges.View the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WCvQ99EqvI
In the College Men's Team event, NASH managed to score double wins against Makati Panthers, Zamboanga and University of the Philippines. Jacolo was partnered with Gerald Shi and Bernice Wang in the men's doubles and mixed doubles events, respectively, where they reached the quarterfinal round. In the High School Boys Singles (18U), NASH finished the tournament with a Bronze Medal.
NASH played with a Joola Rosskopf Force Carbon blade and the new Joola Rhyzm rubbers in the 4th Philippine Open.
Post-Tournament.
After the 4th Philippine Open, NASH will be reverting to his hometeam, NASHSPINNER, to continually train for all other upcoming tournaments.
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NASH is also a proud member of the National University Bulldogs Junior Table Tennis Team.
In the picture, L-R: N.U. Sports Director Mr. Junel Baculi,
Bulldog Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo, N.U. Headcoach Mr. Judit Yulde,
and Asst. Coach & International Umpire Mr. Ramil Sta. Ana.
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