The BEST OF THE BEST winners:
Champion: Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo
Silver Medalist: Jann Nayre
Bronze Medalists: Japhet Adasa & Isaias Seronio
Also in the picture L-R: Mr. Pong Ducanes, Atty. Panlilio
and PTTF President Ting Ledesma
Also in the picture L-R: Mr. Pong Ducanes, Atty. Panlilio
and PTTF President Ting Ledesma
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MANILA, PHI — NASHSPINNER (PHI) beat two fellow Philippine Team players to take home the Gold Medal in Men's Open Event in the recently concluded BEST OF THE BEST TABLE TENNIS held last January 26-28, 2018 at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.
The Tournament
This yearly Table Tennis Event dubbed "BEST OF THE BEST", organized by the Philippine Table Tennis Federation (PTTF), is an encounter among Philippine National Team Players, UAAP/NCAA Standouts, and Promising Junior players in the country. PTTF is headed by its President, Mr. Ting Ledesma.
Road To Victory
NASHSPINNER had to get past two fellow National Players to win the Championship.
FINALS: NASHSPINNER (PHI) vs Jann Nayre (PHI) (watch the video)
A duel between two youngsters with similar playing styles, skill level and physical conditioning. Both are offensive players. So as expected, there were lots of good rallies in this match. Both players exhibited nice mid-distance FH counterspins. Almost all sets were close and reached deuce. And, boy, can they move fast!
A duel between two youngsters with similar playing styles, skill level and physical conditioning. Both are offensive players. So as expected, there were lots of good rallies in this match. Both players exhibited nice mid-distance FH counterspins. Almost all sets were close and reached deuce. And, boy, can they move fast!
NASHSPINNER won with better attacking and blocking — a balanced all-around game. Jann Nayre, although playing strong, lost mainly due to poor reception often resulting into an error or an easy third ball for NASHSPINNER who took advantage of the first attack of the rally.
In that match, NASHSPINNER played a classic game strategy. He kept hammering Nayre's BH side with fast loops and topspins driving him diagonally away from the table then kill him with a sudden down-the-line attack to his FH side. Nayre tried to go around the ball for a hard FH counterspin but to no avail. He was already too far off the table each time and his FH side was a wide gaping hole.
For NASHSPINNER, it was an exercise in focus. He believed in his gameplan and stuck with it until the end ... AND WON.
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SEMIFINALS: NASHSPINNER (PHI) vs Japhet Adasa (PHI)
It was a tight squeeze through Japhet Adasa who had a fast start. Japhet was attacking, NASHSPINNER was blocking and plagued with errors. NASHSPINNER got some good serves in but getting beaten to the punch and struggling just to keep up. Japhet, his lefty sidespins wicked and confusing, was always a step ahead in the first 3 sets. Standing was at 2-1.
It was a tight squeeze through Japhet Adasa who had a fast start. Japhet was attacking, NASHSPINNER was blocking and plagued with errors. NASHSPINNER got some good serves in but getting beaten to the punch and struggling just to keep up. Japhet, his lefty sidespins wicked and confusing, was always a step ahead in the first 3 sets. Standing was at 2-1.
It was in the endgame when NASHSPINNER caught up. He started playing his spinny loops, giving up speed for more precise ball placement. And it paid. Japhet, who was playing his FH spins strong throughout the match, started missing some crucial shots and suffered for them. There was a couple of vicious rallies in the deciding last set. NASHSPINNER took the last two sets and won the Semifinals.
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