SunStar Cebu Monday, April 14, 2008
“University of Cebu outstanding table tennis player Michael Motel and USJ-R’s’ Gloria Belandres also won one each in table tennis.
Motel, a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student from UC, defeated Chino Barrios from Region 6 in their finals showdown, 11-6, 11-5, 11-9, in their best of five championship game to take the gold medal yesterday. ““Motel is a high-caliber player and he played the game at a higher level yesterday since he is already exposed in many competition particularly in the international level.
Though he was not challenged since we were expecting to meet the National Capital Region (NCR) in the finals, he still played wel,l” said UC coach Jiji Honoridez yesterday.
Motel also got his second consecutive Most Valuable Player award.
Honoridez, on the other hand, was also named as best coach, her fourth award in the National Prisaa.
“Our hardship in the preparation paid off, since it is not easy to be on top to maintain the status as a champion and it’s really a blessing on us, particularly on my players health as they were physically and mentally fit during the competition,” Honoridez said. “
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June 3rd, 2008 at 7:58 pm
correction po….it is Chino Barrios whom Michael Motel defeated in the National PRISAA Finals not Danilo Barrios
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:35 pm
thanks a lot Ramil