Philippines_at_the_2017_World_Games
Philippines at the 2017 World Games
Sporting event delegation
The Philippines competed at the World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 July 2017 to 30 July 2017. It was in this edition that the Philippines won its first-ever gold medal; courtesy of cue sports player Carlo Biado.
| Philippines at the World Games 2017 | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | PHI |
| in Wroclaw, Poland 20 July 2017 – 30 July 2017 | |
| Competitors | 3 in 2 sports |
| Medals Ranked 39th |
|
| World Games appearances (overview) | |
| Sports | Men | Women | Total | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cue Sports | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Carlo Biado | Cue sports | Nine-ball – men's singles | July 29 |
Aya Cojuangco qualified a place in the 2017 World Games by clinching a silver in the women's compound event of the 2017 Asia Cup despite having recently recovered from an injury.[1] In the Round of 32, Cojuangco defeated Amelie Sancenot of France before losing to Cassidy Cox of the United States in the Round of 16.[2]
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score | |||
| Aya Cojuangco | Individual compound | 673 | 23 |  Sancenot (FRA)W 144–140 |
 Cox (USA)L 140–145 |
Did not advance | 9 | ||
Carlo Biado competed in the nine-ball men's singles event. He reached the final of his event after winning his matches against Joshua Filler of Germany in the round of 16, Mieszko Fortuński of Poland in the quarterfinals, and Naoyuki Ōi of Japan in the quarterfinals.[3]
He won the country's first-ever gold medal in the World Games after defeating Jayson Shaw of Great Britain in the final of the men's nine-ball event.[4]
Chezka Centeno is the other competitor who lost to Han Yu of China in the bronze medal match of the nine-ball women's singles event.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Carlo Biado | Nine-ball – men's singles |  Filler (GER)W 11–5 |
 Fortuński (POL)W 11–9 |
 Ōi (JPN)W 11–7 |
 Shaw (GBR)W 11–7 |
|
| Chezka Centeno | Nine-ball – women's singles |  Kasemchaiyanan (NZL)W 9–2 |
 Chou C. (TPE)W 9–8 |
 Chen S. (CHN)L 6–9 |
Han Y. (CHN) L 3–9 |
4 |
- Henson, Joaquin (30 March 2017). "Aya clinches silver in Asia Cup archery". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "Biado bags gold in World Games". Tempo. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "Billiards: Carlo Biado secures gold in World Games". ABS-CBN News. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- Terrado, Reuben (30 July 2017). "Carlo Biado tops 9-ball to claim Philippines' first gold medal at World Games". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 30 July 2017.