Nashspinner, 2 Bronze Medals At The Palarong Pambansa 2012

PHI — Nashspinner Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo won a Bronze Medal in the Singles Event of the High School Boys Table Tennis Tournament in the recently concluded Palarong Pambansa 2012 held last May 6-12, 2012 in Pangasinan, Philippines. Nash eliminated R10, R12 , defeated Benoya (R10) in the quarterfinals, but lost the semifinal round to
D. Tormis of Cebu whom he had beaten earlier in the team event competition. This year's H.S. Boys Single Event champion was
J. Gubaton of Bacolod/LOPTTA (R6).

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Let The Games Begin!
This year's Palarong Pambansa Opening Ceremony was held at the Narciso Ramos Sports and Civic Center in Lingayen, Pagasinan.

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The Venue
The Table Tennis tournament was held at The Stadia —  a modern, high-ceilinged, air-conditioned venue in Dagupan City.

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Table Tennis: Team NCR
This year's NCR H.S. Boys Table Tennis Team, from left to right, Ralph Chua of St. Stephen High School, Alexis Bolante of National University, Michael Villamor of Arellano University and Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo of National University. The team was headed by N.U. Bulldogs Coach Ramil Sta.Ana (not in the picture).

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 Team NCR placed 3rd in the High School Boys Team Event. The NCR boys got past ARMM, Zamboanga, and Calabarzon in the early rounds. Then it was against the powerhouse R7 (Cebu) in a best of 5 matches Semifinal Round. Nash scored 2 wins against Team Cebu. In the first match he defeated V. Jaca (3-1), then NCR's Villamor lost to D. Tormis (0-3) in the 2nd match, in the doubles match the Cebu tandem led by Agbon tripped the NCR duo of Bolante & Chua giving Cebu a 2-1 lead in the team standing. In the crossover 4th match, Nash engaged D. Tormis in a mid-distance counterspin game, unleashing his backhand powerloops and topspin counters against the lefty's forehand sidespins, and tied the team standing at 2-2 when he beat the Cebuano star (3-2) in an impressive from-the-behind victory. But in the deciding match, Villamor got trounced by V. Jaca (0-3) giving the victory to Team Cebu who eventually proceeded to win the Team Event Championship against Bacolod.

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It's Also Fun In Pangasinan
After a week of hard fighting at The Stadia, Nash also got the chance to enjoy Pangasinan ...

* Photos courtesy of Coach Ramil Sta. Ana
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 Post Tournament
After the Palarong Pambansa, Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo will be reverting to his hometeam, Nashspinner, to resume his summer training program in preparation for UAAP Season 75 in October this year in which Nash will be playing for the N.U. Bulldogs.

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NASH played with Joola Rosskopf Force Carbon blade and the new Joola Rhyzm rubbers in the 2012 Palarong Pambansa.

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 Post Tournament
After the Palarong Pambansa, Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo will be reverting to his hometeam, Nashspinner, to resume his summer training program in preparation for UAAP Season 75 in October this year in which Nash will be playing for the N.U. Bulldogs.

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Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo is also a proud member of the National University Bulldogs junior table tennis varsity team.