RIZUMU Ono, Val Stephen Jaca and the Hua Ching Foundation led all the champions in the 1st Chief Philippine National Police Bato Cup Battle of the Champions Table Tennis Championships presented by San Miguel Corporation recently at the Garden Square in Harrison Plaza in Malate, Manila.
Ono of the Jay Omila Sports Academy beat former national player and teammate Arlene Borja, 3-1, to win the women’s open singles’ title of the three-day tournament supported by the Philippine Sports Commission and the Table Tennis Association of the Philippines.
Ono is considered to qualify in the 2020 Tokyo, Olympics.
Jaca outlasted Zoren Mendiola of Hua Ching Foundation, 3-1, to capture the men’s singles’ event open crown of the tournament sponsored by the three-day competition is supported by PSSLAI, AMWSLAI, Emperador, Trust Trade, Armscor, PRO Regional Directors and PNP Finance Service.
Meanwhile, Hua Ching Foundation composed of Zoren Mendiola, Stephen Andrew Timson, Dannel Jay Tormis, Nikko Oliva, Joseph Cruz, Francis Bendebel and Chen Ying took home the Battle of the Champions trophy and the P100,000 cash prize after beating Table Tennis Association of North District in the finals, 3-1.
LTC Lawrence Naldoza of Philippine Air Force beat PSUPT Bonnie Chua of PNP Table Tennis Club, 3-0, to pocket the Law Enforcement event trophy, while Arnie Uy of TATAND blasted Marcus De Jesus also of TATAND, 3-0, to cop the Executive event crown.
The other champions in the tournament supported by the Philippine National Police (PNP) were University of Cebu (men’s school/government agencies team event); University of the East (women’s school/government agencies team event) and Lube N’ Drive (Liha team event).
“We are glad that the tournament has achieved its goal of promoting a competitive table tennis nationwide and we are so thankful to all who participated locally and internationally. We are targeting a better tournament and more participants next year,” said chairman of organizing committee PSSupt.