The Philippines competed at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, United States, from July 7 to 17, 2022. Athletes representing the Philippines won one gold medal and the country finished in 47th place in the medal table.
| Philippines at the 2022 World Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| in Birmingham, United States July 7 – 17, 2022 | |
| Competitors | 7 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Joyce Reboton[1] |
| Medals Ranked 47th |
|
| World Games appearances (overview) | |
The delegation's chef de mission is Patrick Gregorio.[2]
Medalists
edit| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Junna Tsukii | Karate | Women's kumite 50 kg | July 8 |
Competitors
edit| Sport | Men | Women | Total | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cue sports | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Karate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ju-jitsu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Muaythai | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Powerlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Cue sports
editCarlo Biado and Rubilen Amit represented the Philippines in cue sport.[3] Biado is the Philippines' first-ever gold medalist winning his event back in the 2017 edition. However he failed to repeat his feat after losing to Joshua Filler of Germany in the semifinal. In the battle for bronze he lost to Aloysius Yapp of Singapore.[4] Amit ended her bid in the quarterfinals losing to Veronika Ivanovskaia of Germany in the quarterfinals.[5][6]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Carlo Biado | Nine-ball – men's singles |  Zieliński (POL)W 11–10 |
 Ouschan (AUT)W 11–7 |
 Filler (GER)L 8–11 |
 Yapp (SGP)L 8–11 |
4 |
| Rubilen Amit | Nine-ball – women's singles | Filler (GER) W 9–8 |
Ivanovskaia (GER) L 8–9 |
Did not advance | ||
Duathlon
editFernando Caseres and Kim Mangrobang were the Philippines representatives in duathlon.[2] John Chicano was also due to qualify but was unable to compete due to visa issues.[7] Duathlon is an invitational sport.
Caseres finished 14th in the men's event while Mangrobang was one of the eleven competitors who got disqualified in the women's event which Philippine national coach Ani de Leon-Brown attribute to poor officiating.[8]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Run (10 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Caseres | Men's | 33:01 | 0:20 | 1:02:40 | 0:23 | 17:33 | 1:53:57 | 14 |
| Kim Mangrobang | Women's | Disqualified | ||||||
- Team
| Athlete | Event | Run (2 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (6 km) | Trans 2 | Run (1 km) | Leg time | Total Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Caseres | Mixed | 5:41 | 0:18 | 9:37 | 0:19 | 2:36 | 18:31 | 1:23:20 | 19 |
| Kim Mangrobang | 7:32 | 0:17 | 10:57 | 0:20 | 3:03 | 22:09 | |||
| Fernando Caseres | 6:46 | 0:17 | 9:43 | 0:21 | 2:28 | 19:35 | |||
| Kim Mangrobang | 7:38 | 0:17 | 10:27 | 0:22 | 4:21 | 23:05 |
Ju-jitsu
editAnnie Ramirez is the sole ju-jitsu representative of the Philippines.[9] Ramirez's injury on her right knee, which she sustained in 2021 returned during her semifinal match against Galina Duvanova of Kazakhstan. She drew Duvanova 2–2 but her opponent advanced due to a submission attempt advantage. In the bronze medal match she lost to Laurence Fouillat.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinals | Final (Bronze Medal Match) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Annie Ramirez | Women's Ne-waza 57 kg |  Fouillat (FRA)W 3–0 |
 Matan (USA)W 14–0 |
1 q |  Duvanova (KAZ)L 2–2 |
Fouillat (FRA) L 0–14 |
4 | |
Karate
editJunna Tsukii is the lone competitor for the Philippines in karate. Competing in the women's kumite 50 kg event, Tsukii lost to Yorgelis Salazar of Venezuela in her first pool stage match. She won her second tie against Shara Hubrich of Germany. She drew with Gema Morales Ozuna of Spain, but the match is considered a loss since her opponent was awarded the senshu. Tsukii tied with all of her opponents save for Salazar with a 1-2 win-loss records, but she advanced to the semifinals on points. She overcame Miho Miyahara of Japan in the semifinal and clinched the gold by winning the final against Salazar.[11] Tsukii is the first ever competitor to win a gold medal in karate for the Philippines in the World Games.[1]
- Kumite
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Junna Tsukii | Women's 50 kg |  Salazar (VEN)L 1–8 |
Hubrich (GER) W 6–4 |
 Morales (ESP)L 3–3 |
2 Q |  Miyahara (JPN)W 4–3 |
Salazar (VEN) W 2–0 |
| |
Muaythai
editThe Philippines entered two competitors for muaythai.[12] Philip Delarmino qualified by winning a gold in the 2021 World Muaythai Championships.[13] Leeana Bade is the other competitor.[14] However both ended their medal bid in the quarterfinal round.[15]
| Athlete | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Phillip Delarmino | Men's 67 kg |  Mykytas (UKR)L 28–30 |
Did not advance | ||
| Leeana Bade | Women's 63.5 kg |  Wankrue (THA)L 28–29 | |||
Powerlifting
editJoyce Reboton is the sole representative of the Philippines in powerlifting. She earned her berth by clinching four gold medals at the 2021 Asian Classic-Equipped Powerlifting and Bench Press Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.[16] She finished ninth overall among twelve competitors in the women's heavyweight event.[17]
| Athlete | Event | Squat | Bench press |
Deadlift | Total weight | Total points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyce Reboton | Women's heavyweight | 242.5 | 147.5 | 212.5 | 602.5 | 99.16 | 9 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Karateka Tsukii grabs World Games gold". Manila Standard. July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Lean 10-athlete delegation ready for '22 World Games". Manila Standard. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Billiard Sports Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ Masoy, Niel Victor (July 18, 2022). "Biado finishes fourth in World Games". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (July 16, 2022). "Rubilen Amit progresses after comeback win over Filler in World Games". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (July 17, 2022). "Carlo Biado advances to semis, but Rubilen Amit ousted in World Games". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Top duathlete John Chicano, hindi makalalaro sa World Games [Top duathlete John Chicano, cannot compete in the World Games] (in Filipino). People's Television Network. June 29, 2022. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via YouTube.
- ^ Villar, Joey (July 17, 2022). "Biado, duathletes suffer painful setbacks in The World Games". BusinessWorld. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (February 9, 2022). "SEAG gold medalist Ramirez to compete in The World Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Ramirez sablay sa bronze" [Ramirez fails to win a bronze]. Abante (in Filipino). July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (July 9, 2022). "World Games: Junna Tsukii takes under-50 kumite gold". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Muaythai Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Navarro, June (December 13, 2021). "Gold books Delarmino's World Games slot". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Morales, Luisa (March 20, 2022). "Ex-pro's daughter relishes opportunity to represent the Philippines in World Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
- ^ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (July 16, 2022). "World Games: Carlo Biado survives tough day for Team PH". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
- ^ Yumol, David Tristan (June 15, 2022). "PH's top powerlifter appeals for financial support in World Games stint". Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Josef (July 10, 2022). "Powerlifting bet Reboton settles for 9th place in Birmingham WG". BusinessMirror. Retrieved July 17, 2022.