MANILA, Philippines - A total of 24 aspiring players earned a shot at joining the Table Tennis national team after surviving the cut in the 2014 Mindanao Table Tennis Association of the Philippines (TATAP) qualifiers last Aug. 22 to 24 in Smashville Fitness Center in Davao City.
Davao's Celso Cubio and Kidapawan City's Melody Intong ruled the U-17 division while Paolo Hernandez also of Kidapawan City and Tagum City's Ma. Kerstine Clauneth Peralta emerged as champions in the U-14 division.
Davao's Yves Buhay and Lindy Marie Darlo copped the U-12 division titles in the tournament hosted by Mindanao TATAP and in cooperation with the Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, Donic Philippines, Asta Trading, Dr. Louie Metran, Dennis Garcia, Spindavao Medatta, Kenson Jimenez.
The top four placers in each division qualified for the national tournament in Manila slated next month. The Mindanao qualifiers will compete against the best players from Luzon and Visayas for the national title and more importantly, spots in the national training pool.
Below is the complete list of the qualifiers from Mindanao:
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| Junior Boy’s Singles 17 years old and under (JBS) |
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| CELSO CUBIO | TADECO-SPIN DAVAO | 1st Place |
| DANHILL MONARES | Tagum City | 2nd Place |
| JOHN ALCON JERAO | Cor Jesu College | 3rd Place |
| ABEMAR JOSE | Cor Jesu College | 4th Place |
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| Cadet Boy’s Singles 14 years old and under (CBS) |
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| PAOLO HERNANDEZ | Kidapawan City | 1st Place |
| DAVE MORALES | Kidapawan City | 2nd Place |
| NEREO OCSIO | TATACK SERPENTS | 3rd Place |
| JUSTINE SAVILLAGA | TADECO-Panabo City | 4th Place |
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| Cadet Boy’s Singles 12 years old and under (CBS) |
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| YVES BUHAT | SPIN DAVAO/MEDATTA | 1st Place |
| PETER ZAMBRANO | Kidapawan City | 2nd Place |
| JOSHUA PACETE | Kidapawan City | 3rd Place |
| JUSTINE ODANGO | SHAKIR | 4th Place |
| Junior Girls' Singles 17 years old and under (JGS) |
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| MELODY INTONG | Kidapawan City | 1st Place |
| CARESSHA FAYE BERNALDEZ | Panabo City | 2nd Place |
| LADY MARIE LIM | Compostella Valley | 3rd Place |
| JEAH JALANDONI | Compostella Valley | 4th Place |
| Cadet Girls’ Singles 14 years old and under (CGS) |
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| MA. KERSTINE CLAUNETH PERALTA | Tagum City | 1st Place |
| HANNE BABES BAMBALAN | Kidapawan City | 2nd Place |
| KAREN PAQUERA | Panabo City | 3rd Place |
| AIRA ALMOROTO | Davao City | 4th Place |
| Cadet Girls’ Singles 12 years old and under (CGS) |
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| LINDY MARIE DARLO | SPIN DAVAO/MEDATTA | 1st Place |
| RONA MAE KISMUNDO | SHAKIR | 2nd Place |
| RZEL MAE TABARA | Kidapawan City | 3rd Place |
| CORRINE CARTERA | SPIN DAVAO/MEDATTA | 4th Place |