One hundred ten (110) darters or fifty-five (55)
pairs played in the Araw ng Pasasalamat Invitational
Dart Tournament organized by the United Darters of
Taytay (UDT) last Saturday, February 3, 2007 at the San Juan Gymnasium
in Taytay, Rizal.
The event, spearheaded by UDT stalwart Orlan Bernardino
and UDT President Glenn San Juan, was a prelude to the festivities
for the town fiesta of the Municipality of Taytay in the Province
of Rizal. Honorable Mayor Joric P. Gacula, who sponsored the tournament,
graced the festivities and gave a short inspirational message to
the participating darters. Also present was Municipal Sports Coordinator
Eric Cruz.
Providing support to the darters of Taytay were
various dart teams and organizations such as the Robson
Dart Team led by Team Manager Tito Soncuya, Snipers
- Pier One Dart Team led by Team Manager Duds Cansana,
Angono Rizal Darters Association (ARDA) led by
Erning Zapanta, Unified Darters of Alabang - Las Piñas
- Cavite (UDALC) led by Warren Perolino and Ricky Santiago,
Marikina City Dart Organization (MCDO) led by Dexter
Vasquez and the Makati City Darts Association (MCDA)
led by Bert Pineda. Also present at the affair were Mindanao
Archipelago Darts Federation (MADF) Chairman and NDFP Southern
Mindanao Regional Coordinator Jong Gonzales and former Tagum
Optimate Darters Organization (TODO) President Yoko Quillope.
UDT's Jojo Nachor and TODO's Yoko Quillope beat
the tandem of UDT's Maze de Jesus and MCDA's Gilbert Noble in their
exciting finals encounter in the event sponsored by Robson Sportscraft
and supported by the National Dart Foundation of the Philippines
(NDFP).
ARDA's Erning Zapanta assisted by UDT's Nhover
Tolentino and Jay-Ar San Juan served as the tournament officials.
The complete results are as follows:
Champion: |
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Jojo
Nachor (UDT) &
Yoko Quillope (TODO) |
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2nd Place: |
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Maze
de Jesus (UDT) &
Gilbert Noble (MCDA) |
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3rd Place: |
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Porong Pangan (UDT) &
Chok-Chok Perez (UDT) |
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4th Place: |
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Ed Almasco (UDALC) &
Mike Cosio (Quezon City) |
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Joint 5th: |
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Bong Guevarra (UDT) &
Edu Paginag (Robson) |
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Boie Parfan (Robson) &
Christian Villacorta (UDT) |
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Joint 7th: |
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Nap de Leon (UDT) &
Eddie "Pacman" Gozum (UDT) |
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Jessie Anion (Snipers - Pier One)
&
JL Sta. Ana (UDT) |
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