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MANILA – Carlo Biado completed Team Philippines’ gold medal sweep in the 29th Southeast Asian Games 9-ball event after ruling the men’s division at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia.
Biado, who came from a gold medal finish in the recent World Games, scored 9-5 against Vietnamese Duong Quoc Hoang late Sunday night.
Biado, 33, opened the match with a 5-1 advantage before widening the lead to as high as 8-4. Hoang managed to take one set back but Biado regained the table to complete the gold medal feat.
“Kumpiyansa na ako nung nakuha ko yung break ko. Kada break ko, laging may nahuhulog. Nakakadagdag ng kumpiyansa,” said Biado, who matched the feat of women’s 9-ball gold medalist Chezka Centeno.
John Colin Syquia also captured a gold medal for the delegation after ruling the show jumping individual competition of equestrian by defeating his Malaysian foe on Monday at the 3Q Equestrian Centre.
Samuel Thomas Morrison (men’s taekwondo, lightweight division) and Filipina-Japanese Mariya Takashi (women’s -70kg judo) also won gold medals yesterday.
Michael Christian Martinez (men’s figure skating) and Arven Alcantara (taekwondo), who lost in a controversial decision in the finals, captured silver medals.
Winning bronze were Alisson Perticheto in ice skating; Emerson Villena and Lester Tayong in men’s sailing; Robert Garcia in men’s singles squash; Jemyca Aribado in women’s singles squash; Aribado, Isabelle Gotuaco and Yvonne Dali in women’s team squash; Sydney Sy and Pauline Lopez in taekwondo; and the rhythmic gymnastics team.
The Philippines remained in sixth place as of press time with 23 gold, 28 silver and 55 bronze medals behind Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia./PN
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