TEAM NASHSPINNER Scores A Double At The 2011 Binay Cup Yearender

PHI — Nashspinner Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo took the Boy's 14U crown and the 17U Silver Medal at the prestigious 18th Binay Cup Table Tennis Championships in Makati City, Phils.

NASH (Jacolo) ran over K. Cabrido of Makati Panthers in the 14U Semis and outgunned M. Villamor of TATAND in the Finals taking home the Gold Medal.

14U Winners from L-R: Silver medalist M. Villamor,
Champion Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo, 

Bronze medalists J. Manago & K. Cabrido.

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In the 17U category, 13-year old NASH scored a hard-fought victory over UE College Warrior K. Ramos in the semis to earn a Finals slot but eventually lost to UST College standout G. Ablanque in the Championship Match.

17U Winners from L-R: Silver medalist NASH (Jacolo),
Champion G. Ablanque, 

Bronze medalists C. Donaire & K. Ramos. 

Flanking the winners are the Binay Cup organizers
headed by Mrs. S. Arabejo (right).

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High school sophomore NASH also campaigned in the Non-rank and Men's Open categories.

The two-day slugfest from Dec. 3 - 4, 2011 attracted approx. 1,000 participants and was played on 30 tables at the air-conditioned Makati Coliseum.

The regular quarterly Binay Cup Table Tennis tournament was organized by Coach Gigi Aguinalde and company of the Makati Panthers and the Makati City government.

Nashspinner Team 2011

Nashspinner Core Team Members from left to right:
Nash, Rodney (Coach & Mentor), Lance, Gelina

4th Quarter Binay Cup 2010

It's an early LOPTTA Christmas at the 4th Quarterly Binay Cup 2010.
Congratulations to Mr. Diotay Lopue whose children proteges hacked through the Binay Cup 2010 like an "ispading in a sugarcane field during harvest time".

The LOPTTA children took 5 out of the 8 Championship trophies in their respective age groups from 10U up to 17U - a whopping 62.5% batting average for Bacolod's premiere table tennis club. Almost, if not, all LOPTTA kids who campaigned in Makati were veterans of the Palarong Pambansa 2010 held in Tarlac earlier this year.

If anything, Binay Cup is all about children... we salute Coach Gigi and company for this noble concept.

Awarding ceremonies for the Girls 14U. Champion Ms. Paulma (LOPTTA)
and her mentor Mr. Diotay Lopue flanked by Binay Cup organizers
Mrs. de Veyra (left) and Coach Gigi Aguinalde (right)

Awarding ceremonies for the Boys 14U. From left to right: Makati City administrator Mrs. de Veyra, 2nd placer John Paul Gubaton (LOPTTA), Champion Francis Garganian (LOPTTA), 3rd placers Ryan Rodney Jacolo (NashSpinner) & Jomari Inginiero (P. Gomez E.S.), LOPTTA chief Mr. Diotay Lopue and Binay Cup top honcho Coach Gigi Aguinalde.

And of course, Marell Lagunday captured the women's non-rank crown - who said that the LOPTTA juggernaut are all kids?

Congrats gid Mr. Diotay and LOPTTA...

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Who has the biggest heart?

Double congratulations to the other Binay Cup champions - Jorge Victorio of Laguna (Boys 12U) & Lyr Leyva of UE (Girls 17U). These few valiant kids didn't cave in to the onslaught of the LOPTTA juggernaut who simply demolished everyone on their way to the Finals.

One big common denminator bonds all these winners, they're all Palarong Pambansa veterans from their respective regions!

Will the coming March 2011 edition of Binay Cup turn out to be a preview of sorts of the Palarong Pambansa less than 2 months later?

With the free accomodation in Makati and all... ask the Bacolod and Romblon folks...

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Kakosa is on a roll...

Congrats to METTA chief Ting Ledesma for winning this Binay Cup's Men's Open over steep opposition from Andrew Timzon of TATAND. Ting also felled LOPTTA's top warrior Isaias Seronio on his way to the Finals. The big, dark horse of the tournament was Davao's top lefty hitter Ablanque...

Ting Ledesma's fiery style of play never cease to amaze everyone. Once the swinging starts at 0-0, it's all high energy action up to the finishing kick at 11(++). And Mr. Ting does not seem to run out of steam at all (sometimes I'm beginning to suspect that it's not really cigs he's smoking but maybe oxygen sticks, and the smoke is just a decoy!) .

Mr. Ledesma, we just want you to know that we think the 'Give-it-all-you've-got' (with all those full swings) game attitude and 'A-gallon-of-sweat-for-every-point' (with all those breakneck spurts and lunges towards and away from the table) style of play like yours is what makes Table Tennis extraordinary and a great sport to watch. How I wish that all the budding pongers get to see, and draw inspiration from, your official games.

Bulldog Freshman Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo gets National University into the 2010 Manila H.S. Boys Table Tennis Team

The Competition.
The Manila Meet is a part of the ladder competition conducted by DepEd culminating in the yearly Palarong Pambansa held every summer.

The Acid Test.
NASH, a 12-year old NU freshman and a 2-time Palarong Pambansa veteran in the Elementary Division (formerly from Quezon City), finished the 17U tournament with a 7-2 win/loss record. Mentored by NU Headcoach Judit Yulde, NASH had a perfect Eliminations Round. He was set back once in the Round of 16 but fought back hard to prevail in the Quarterfinals. NASH entered the Magic 4 bracket with a good 6-1 card, sneaked past Daniel Cua in the semis, but lost his next match to Walden Ledesma who went on to bag the Silver Medal.

The Victory
Ranking 3rd in a field of 32 after 3 days of grueling action wasn't a bad start for NASH (Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo) in his maiden campaign in this year's Manila Meet Table Tennis Competition for H.S. Boys.

The Results.
Top 4 players coming from both public and private schools were selected to compete for the City of Manila in the NCR Meet in February next year.
Champion : Michael Villamor (Arellano University)
2nd Place : Walden Ledesma (Chiang Kai Shek School)
3rd Place : Ryan Rodney Jacolo (National University)
4th Place : Daniel Cua (St. Stephen)

2 firsts for NASH:

This is the first time the National University join the Manila Meet.

This is NASH's first ever try-out for the Manila H.S. Boys Table Tennis Team.

Not bad for a Bronze Medal...

Amoranto Sports Complex hosts the 1st HB Friendly Table Tennis Tournament

A brainchild of Amoranto Sports Complex chief Mr. Andy Apostol,
the 2-day tournament held only on Sundays, Oct. 10 & 17, 2010,
at the Amoranto Table Tennis Club, offered a superb and unique way of bonding between family members, relatives and enthusiasts
thru an extremely exciting sport - Table Tennis.
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The tournament was a Doubles Event open to participating teams comprised of Father & Son/Daughter, and Coaches & Proteges.
A total of 16 teams joined the competition in
a single knock-out format.

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Cash prizes were awarded to winners:
Champion - P10,000
2nd place - 5,000
3rd place - 3,000

NO ENTRY FEE were collected from the participants! A truly friendly competition.

List of winners:

Champion: Villar family
Father - P/S Supt. Mansueto Villar (PEN)
Son - Gaylor Villar

(P/S Supt. Villar is also the incumbent
President of the Amoranto Table Tennis Club)

2nd Place: Reyes Family
Father - Mr. Ed Reyes
Son - Erwin Reyes

3rd Place: Coach & Protege
Coach - Mr. Gener Galang
Protege - Michael Villamor

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The tournament was organized by the ASC and was officiated by Amoranto Table Tennis Club members: Jeco Suanico, Mar Bautista, Engr. Vic del Rosario, Nitz, Arnel Berroya, and Danny Wood.

Everyone at the Amoranto Table Tennis Club is eager and looking forward to the next, and most probably bigger, tournament in the near future...

NASH crowned Rookie of the Year

Bulldog RYAN RODNEY JACOLO - UAAP 73rd Season " Rookie of the Year "

The Rookie of the Year 2010.

National University high school freshman Ryan Rodney A. Jacolo — NASH — of the NU Bulldogs Juniors Table Tennis Team was awarded "Rookie of the Year" in the Juniors Division of the recently concluded 73rd Season UAAP Table Tennis Championships held at the Ateneo Blue Eagle Gym from September 25-26 & October 2-3, 2010.

The Mentors.

The National University Juniors Table Tennis Team mentors from left to right: Headcoach Judit Yulde, International Umpire & Philippine Team Coach Ramil Sta. Ana and Team Manager Mr. Jimmy So (extreme right).

Winning Performance.
View the "Rookie of the Year" video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ztD5bbpA-k

NASH, a 2-time Palarong Pambansa veteran (2009 in Tacloban City & 2010 in Tarlac City) and the 2010 NCR Champion in the Grade School level, contributed an impressive 10 win 1 loss performance to the Bulldogs’ campaign which eventually led to a Silver Medal, an improvement to last year’s Bronze Medal output by the Bulldogs before he was drafted into the team.

The Award.

12-year old NASH is thrilled with his most recent award and admits that this is, so far, the highest achievement that has happened in his short 5-year career in Competitive Table Tennis.

NASH, The Player.

NASH learned to hit his first pingpong ball, at the age of 7, on the table of world-class chopper Mr. Jaime Seminiano, of Bicol and Quezon City.

In 2007, he won his first big tournament Championship Trophy in the 1st Q.C. Mayor’s Cup. NASH loves winning, and all the perks that came with it, and became a “certified pingpong addict” and, since then, started getting serious training from his Personal Coach who is also his Father.


He topped his 2008 with back-to-back Championships in the prestigious Makati’s Binay Cup Age Group Category.

The following year in 2009, while in Grade 5, NASH proved himself to be among the best Grade School paddlers in Metro Manila by his stellar performance in the 2009 NCR Meet and representing NCR at the 2009 Palarong Pambansa in Tacloban City under former Philippine Team member Coach Richard Ching. The NCR Boy’s Team won the Silver Medal that year.

The Present.

This year, NASH is on a roll! His 2010 NCR crown and Palarong Pambansa victories in Tarlac qualified him to be one of the top picks for the Juniors Division in the universities. The decision to get him drafted into the Bulldogs’ Juniors Team is proving to be a brilliant one for NASH and his handlers as justified by both his individual and team awards in the UAAP.

UAAP Awarding Ceremonies.

NASH with the National University Sports Director Mr. J. Baculi at the UAAP 73rd Season Closing Ceremonies held at the Araneta Coliseum, Phils.

*NASH is also a proud member of Amoranto Table Tennis.