Table Tennis Blogs: Nashspinner Player Profile

RYAN RODNEY A. JACOLO

Birthdate: 22 February 1998
Place of Origin: Quezon City, Philippines
Sport: Table Tennis
Club Affiliations:
- Member, Philippine National Team
- Member, DLS-College of St. Benilde Blazers
- Member, TATAND
- JOOLA-sponsored player under Mr. Philip Uy

Personal Adviser/ Guardian:
Mr. Rodney Jacolo,
rodney.jacolo@gmail.com

Table Tennis Background:
Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo (Nashspinner) learned to hit his first pingpong ball when he was 7 years old, on the table of world-class chopper and hardbatter Mang Jaime Seminiano of Quezon City and Bicol.

Grade School
He won his first Table Tennis championship in the 2007 Q.C. Mayor's Cup at the age of 9, under the tutelage of his personal coach/trainer and father Mr. Rodney C. Jacolo.

In 2009, while in Grade V, he qualified into the NCR Team for the Palarong Pambansa in Tacloban City, Phils. where he won a Silver Medal in the Elementary Boys Team Event.

The following year, Nash led the NCR Elementary Boys Table Tennis Team in the 2010 Tarlac Palarong Pambansa where he bagged another Silver Medal in the Team Event.

High School
Nashspinner was the top rookie pick of the National University Bulldogs Junior Table Tennis Team in 2010. In October that year, he won the prestigious UAAP Season 73 Rookie of the Year Award together with the Silver Medal in the UAAP Juniors Team Event.

In the 2012 UAAP season 75, Nashspinner led his school team, National University, win the Gold Medal in the Juniors Table Tennis Team Event and was voted MVP of the tournament.

In the Palarong Pambansa 2012 held in Pangasinan, he won Bronze Medals for the NCR Team in the H.S. Singles & Team Events respectively.

College
Nashspinner was drafted into, and powered, the De La Salle - College of St. Benilde Men's team to regain the NCAA Table Tennis crown after 5 years. A few months later, the DLS-CSB Men's Team also won the Phil. Unigames Table Tennis crown. Nashspinner and his new college team, The Blazers, has already posted a 3-peat so far... and going for the 4th Gold this 2016.

Professional Table Tennis
Outside school, Nashspinner is affiliated to the following groups:

- PHILIPPINE NATIONAL TEAM. A full time member and an employee of the Philippine Sports Commission. He is training regularly under a National Coach and has represented the country at the Asian Youth Games in 2013, Youth Olympic Games-Asia & the 2015 Singapore SEAGAMES.

- JOOLA. Nashspinner is a free agent presently sponsored by Joola under the care of Mr. Philip Uy of Green Paddle, Inc.

Table Tennis Awards and Achievements

2015
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Hua Ching Invitationals

CHAMPION: Scholar's Challenge
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20th University Games

CHAMPION: Men's Team Event
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NCAA Season 91

CHAMPION: Men's Team Event

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Men's Division
View video:
DLS-CSB x San Beda Men's Team Event Match #1
DLS-CSB x Letran College Team Men's Team Event Match #4
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28th SEA Games: Singapore

Quarterfinalist: MX Event with teammate Muse Balatbat

2014
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Philippine Juniors National Selection

Champion: 18U Boys Singles

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Huaching Foundation Invitational

Bronze Medal: Scholar's Challenge

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19th Philippine Unigames

Champion: College Men's Team Event

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NCAA Season 90

Champion: College Men's Team Event

Most Valuable Player: College Men's Team Event

View video:

NCAA90 RD1: ST. BENILDE x SAN BEDA COLLEGE MATCH #4

NCAA90 FINALS: ST. BENILDE x SAN BEDA MATCH #2

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20th Junior SEATTA
Brunei Darussalam

Quartefinalist: MX Event w/ teammate Jamaica Sy

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Binay Cup 28th Edition

Champion: Men's Open Event

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Philippine National Games

Photo courtesy of TATAP

Participant: National Team Ranking

View video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvoAD1fvceo

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YOG-ASIA Trials

Quartefinalist: 18U Boys Singles

View video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DQcUKafhuM

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1st Taytay Mayor's Cup

Champion: Men's Open Team Event

View video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7I6K9LxkL4

2013

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Huaching Invitational

Champion: Scholars' Challenge

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Junior SEATTA

Photos courtesy of Jason Jaquilmo & Lorie Wadjad

Bronze Medal: 15U Boys Team Event

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Andro Cup 2013

Champion: Men's Open Team Event

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Binay Cup 24th Edition

Silver Medal: Men's Open Singles Event

View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2DeEK6B3Js

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2013 CFBC Cup

Champion: Open Team Event

View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCtcVkAluXE

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4th PTTA Cup

Champion: R2150 Event

View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h_Xs0zYi78

Champion: R1950 Event

Silver Medal: Open Team Event

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SM City Xiamen, China

Exhibition Match participant

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PTTA 2nd Mandaluyong Cup

2nd Place: Open Team Event

2012
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Binay Cup 22nd Edition

Champion: Men's Non-Rank Event
2nd Place: Boys 17U Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G2wzFFgTxU

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Manila Meet
Champion: High School Boys Single Event

View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgLv_kocURM
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Binay Cup 21st Edition

Champion: 17U Boys Single Event
2nd Place: Men's Non-Rank Event
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20th Binay Cup

Champion: 14U Boys Single Event

Silver: 17U Boys Single Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuySaHG-xLg&feature=youtu.be

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Palarong Pambansa 2012

Bronze: H.S. Boys Singles Event

Bronze: H.S. Boys Team Event

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1st Jose 'Peping' Cojuangco
Table Tennis Qualification Tournament
(Luzon Leg)

Champion: 17U Boys Single Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l49m5hRPgEc

Silver Medal: Men's Open Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_LFwQitVs0

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4th Philippine Table Tennis Open

Bronze Medal: High School Boys Singles Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WCvQ99EqvI

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7th Uni-Orient Cup and Interscholastic Table Tennis League

Bronze Medal: High School Boys Team Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgHcqNMB4l0

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19th Binay Cup

Champion : 14U Boys Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKiSMY5rT_s

Silver Medal : 17U Boys Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FftMBd8TRM

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NCR Meet

Silver Medal : High School Boys Singles Event

2011
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18th Binay Cup

Champion: 14U Boys Event

Silver Medal: 17U Boys Event

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Batang Pinoy Championships

Bronze Medal: Boy’s Singles – National Level

Silver Medal: Boy’s Singles – NCR

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UAAP Season 74

UAAP Season 74
Silver Medal: High School Team Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eembnxSPmVE

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17th Binay Cup

Silver Medal:14U Boys Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_sjHtvktcg

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7th Eastern Cup

Silver Medal: Team Event High School Division

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METTA Cup 3

Silver Medal: Boys 15U Singles Event

2010
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UAAP Season 73

UAAP Rookie of the Year : Juniors Division
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ztD5bbpA-k

Silver Medal : Juniors Team Event

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Palarong Pambansa

Silver Medal : Elementary Boys Team Event
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hacOmknIy3M

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NCR Meet

Champion : Elementary Boys Singles Event

L-R: BPES Teacher Ms. L.Cabaccan, 1st Runner-up J. Inginiero, Champion Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo and 2 NCR Meet Officials

2010 NCR Champion Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo with Father/Mentor and Personal Trainer Mr. Rodney C. Jacolo

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14th Binay Cup

Champion : 12U Boys Event

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5th Uni-Orient Cup

Bronze Medal : 12U Boys Event
L-R: Silver Medalist Chris Mendoza (St. Martin), Champion Jomari Inginiero (P. Gomez E.S.), TATAP Founder Mr. Seethian Salvador, Bronze Medalists Nico Camiling (St. Martin) & Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo (Nashspinner)

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13th Binay Cup

Bronze Medal : 14U Boys Singles Event

2009
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Palarong Pambansa

Silver Medal : Elementary Boys Team Event
L-R: NCR Coach Richard Ching, Daniel Cua, Paul Vasquez, Ralph Chua and Ryan Rodney Jacolo
View video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9hD0fuRLb4

NCR Meet