JOOLA Shines In Cebu

Photos courtesy of ASTA Trading

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 CEBU — Nashspinner (Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo) won the Gold Medal for JOOLA in the prestigious Hua Ching - Invitation 2013 "SCHOLAR'S CHALLENGE" held in Mandaue City, Cebu, Phils. last Oct. 25-27, 2013.

A significant part of probably Cebu's biggest Table Tennis event, the Scholar's Challenge was participated by a rich pool of high school and collegiate varsity players from around the country.

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UP THE LADDER
Nashspinner had to clean up his bracket in the eliminations, which included Phil. Juniors teammate and Cebu's upcoming wonderkid J. Nayre. Then, survived F. Mendebel of University of Cebu in the Semifinals to earn a shot at the Championship.

THE FINALS
Nash toppled Bacolod's LOPTTA  bet J. Gubaton in a very tactical Championship match, 3-1.

Set 1. Nashspinner was able to gain control in the onset and maintained a 2-pt lead most of the way challenging the opponent with crisp FH spins. Gubaton tried to keep up with good blocking but got overwhelmed 11-9.

The LOPTTA star made his adjustments in the 2nd set launching an aggressive offense. Going around the ball, Gubaton shot daunting FH spins from his BH side. He also came up with clever dropshots and took the set 8-11. Match even at 1-1.

A crucial Set 3. Whoever takes the set gains momentum. Both protagonists were fired up. Nashspinner went into his flick-and-counterattack routine inviting an FH-FH counterspin rally. Gubaton obliged. A furious toe-to-toe FH spin battle ensued up to deuce. When the dust settled, Nashspinner remained standing at 12-10. He was up on the match 2-1.

Gaining momentum entering Set 4, Nashspinner started lacing his offense with devastating BH spins compounding his opponents woes. He broke away in the set and aced the match with an 11-7 win. JOOLA gets the Gold!

FACT
1. Nashspinner was the lone JOOLA entry in Cebu.
2. He got the Championship in this maiden campaign in the Hua Ching tournament.

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