2016 in Philippine sports
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2016.
Events
Baseball
- February 11–12 – The Philippines national baseball team bowed out in the 2017 World Baseball Classic – Qualification first leg in Sydney, Australia after two straight losses by Australia and New Zealand in the elimination phase.[1]
Basketball
Professional
- January 20 – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board unanimously approves the sale of the Barako Bull Energy team franchise to Davao-based petroleum firm Phoenix Petroleum. Phoenix Petroleum PBA Team, composed of former Barako Bull players and coaching staff, will be start playing in the 2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[2]
- February 3 – The San Miguel Beermen claims the 2015–16 PBA Philippine Cup title after beating the Alaska Aces in the finals series. The Beermen is the first PBA team to comeback from a 0–3 deficit.
Collegiate
- January 21 – Aspirant's Cup, the first conference of the 2016 season of the PBA D-League, commences with nine competing teams.
- February 1
- The San Sebastian Stags appoints CEU Scorpions coach Egay Macaraya as their new head coach in preparation for NCAA Season 92 basketball tournament.[3]
- UST Growling Tigers coach Bong dela Cruz denies the involvement on game-fixing and physical abuse incidents against his players during his tenture as head coach.[4]
Exhibition
- February 4 – Former UAAP two-time MVP Kiefer Ravena led the Mighty Sports team as they reclaims the Republica Cup title after beating powerhouse Hobe Macway team in the finals game held in Malolos, Bulacan.[5]
Women's Basketball
- January 9 – Blackwater Elite women's basketball team (Allana Lim, Camille Sambille, France Mae Cabinbin and Camilla Denise Escoto) rules the inagural 2015–16 PBA Dickies Women's 3x3 Basketball tournament, after beating Ginebra in Finals Game 2, 7-3.[6]
Collegiate sports
- January 13 – The 23rd season of the National Capital Region Athletic Association, with the theme "Green and Go at 23", opens at the De La Salle University-Dasmarinas Gym. Basketball and Volleyball are the primary sports of the collegiate sports event.[7]
Cockfighting
- January 30−February 7 − Known as the biggest cockfighting event in the world, The 6th World Slasher Cup, an invitational 8-cock derby featuring fighting cocks from 15 countries, is held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City.
Football
- January 31 – Negros Occidental FA beats Davao FA, 1-nil to take home to inagural crown of the PFF Smart U-22 Amateur Football Championship held in Bacolod City.[8]
- February 6 – FEU-Diliman reclaims the title of the UAAP Junior's Football tournament after beating Ateneo, 6-1.[9]
Golf
- January 8 – Jobim Carlos claims his 2nd straight championship title in the men's division of Philippine Amateur (Stroke Play) Open Golf Championship. Carlos will be moving to the professional ranks after the tournament.[10]
- January 22 – Princess Superal, pools a 214 one-shot and wins the title of the Philippine Ladies Open Golf Championship at Tagaytay Midlands ending the domination of Thailand female golfers in the tournament.[11]
Horse racing
- January 17 – "Low Profile" (owned by Narciso Morales and ridden by Mark Alvarez) swept other opponents and won the 2016 Philracom Commissioner's Cup held in the Metro Turf Racing Club, in Malvar, Batangas.[12]
Marathon/Duathlon/Triathlon events
- January 10 – Mark Anthony Oximar of Antipolo City and Cinderella Agana-Lorenzo of Roxas, Capiz wins the 21-kilometer men's and women's divisions in the 12th Bull Run, organized by the Philippine Stock Exchange.
- February 6
- Runners participate in the Million Volunteer Run 3, organized by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), simultaneously held in 59 sites in the country, particularly in the SM Mall of Asia Complex, Bonifacio Global City, Marikina Heights and Quezon City Memorial Circle.[13]
- Triathlete Bradley Weiss of South Africa defends his title of the XTERRA Off-road Triathlon held in Legazpi, Albay.[14]
- February 7 – More than 20,000 runners participate in the 2016 Condura Skyway "Run for Hero" Marathon for the benefit of HERO Foundation. Two runners, including an Philippine Army major collapsed, and later died during the race.[15][16]
Mixed Martial Arts
- January 16 – Jenel Lausa bags the vacant Pacific Xtreme Combat flyweight belt after his victory over Team Lakay's Crisanto Pitpitunge in the main fight of PXC 51 held at the Solaire Resort & Casino.[17]
- January 29 − Geje Eustaquio of Team Lakay knocks out Malaysian MMA artist Saiful Merican in a undercard fight of ONE Championship: Clash of Heroes held in Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[18] Another Team Lakay fighter Eduard Folayang defeats Tetsuya Yamada via decision in the co-main event.[19]
Multi-sporting events
- January 22 – KABAKA's founder and Manila mayoralty candidate Amado Bagatsing officially opens the 7th KABAKA INter-Schools Sportsfest at the Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay. Athletes from 40 elementary and high schools in Manila competed in basketball, volleyball, chess and dance competitions.[20]
Powerlifting
- January 30–31 – National powerlifter Mark Espino achieves the new 280 kg. record in squat during the two-day Duaform 5-in-1 Powerlifting Championships held in Robinson's Townmall, Malabon City.[21]
Squash
- January 11–17 – The Philippines squash team under the helm of Squash Rackets Association of the Philippines (SRAP), claims one gold, one silver and two bronze medals in the 2nd South East Asian Cup Squash Championship held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[22]
Swimming
- February 7–9 – The swimmers from the Philippine Swimming League (PSL) bags 26 overall medals (13 golds, 7 silvers and 6 bronzes) in the 2016 Tokyo Winter Swimming Championship held in Tokyo, Japan.[23]
Tennis
- January 18–24 – The inaugural tournament of the Manila Challenger is held in the newly renovated Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.[24] Former Top 8 best tennis player Mikhail Youzhny bags the inaugural Challenger's singles division title, while the tandem of Johan Brunström and Frederik Nielsen copped the doubles title.
Volleyball
- January 26 – The UPHSD Altas claims the NCAA men's volleyball title for Season 91 after beating EAC Generals in a five-setter do-or-die match, 25-22, 23-25, 29-27, 22-25, 17-15. Perpetual Help's Rey Taneo, Jr. hailed as the Finals MVP while EAC's Howard Mojica is the Season's MVP.[25]
- January 28 − The Benilde Blazers seals their first championship title in the NCAA women's volleyball in Season 91 against thrice-to-beat San Sebastian Lady Stags in 4 games. Jeanette Panaga acclaimed the Finals MVP title.[26]
- January 31 – The UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments officially opens at the Filoil Flying V Arena, San Juan.[27]
- February 6–7 – Team Circle claims the inagural title of the 1st Quezon City Pride Volleyball Cup, organized by the Quezon City Pride Council and the Philippine Super Liga, claimed to be as the first volleyball league in the Philippines for the LGBT community.[28]
Beach Volleyball
- January 30–31 – The inagural event of the Beach Volleyball Republic On Tour held at the Cabugao Beach Resort in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. Jovelyn Gonzaga and Nerissa Bautista of Philippine Army crown as the champions of the two-day event.
Predicted and scheduled events
- February – April, Cycling – The 6th season of LBC Ronda Pilipinas will be kicking-off with three legs spanning Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.[29]
- March, Basketball – The inaugural season of the Countrywide Basketball League will commence.
- March 7–11 - The Philippine National Games will be hosted by Pangasinan.
- March 13–17, Basketball – The national championships of the National Basketball Training Center League will be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City. High school teams from the country will collide for the championship.[30]
- March 23–27, Cycling – Tagaytay will host the World University Cycling Championship.
- March 25, Cheerleading – The NCAA Season 91 cheerleading competition and closing ceremonies will be simultaneously held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay.
- April, Basketball − The general elections of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) will be held. The 25-man board will then elect the successor of Manny V. Pangilinan as the president of the basketball's local governing body.[31]
- April 19–20, Taekwondo – The Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament will be hosted by Manila.
- April 9–16 – The Albay province will be hosting 2016 Palarong Pambansa.[32]
- April 10, Boxing – Filipino boxing champion and senatorial aspirant Manny Pacquiao will be facing Timothy Bradley in his final fight held at the MGM Grand Las Vegas before the boxer's retirement from the sport.[33]
- April 23, Boxing – Nonito Donaire will defend his WBO world super bantamweight in his homecoming match against Evgeny Gradovich to be held at Smart Araneta Coliseum.[34]
- June 18–19, Motorsports – Monster Jam will return to the Philippines for a two-day event to be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.[35]
- July 4–10, Basketball – The Philippines will served as one of the three host countries of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men.[36]
- September 3–11, Volleyball – The Philippines will host the AVC Club Volleyball Championship.[37]
- November 25 – Philippine Olympic Committee elections will be held.[38]
- November 19–December 17, Football – The Philippines will co-host the group stage of the 2016 AFF Championship together with Myanmar.
Recognitions
Philippine Sports Hall of Fame 2016, organized by the Philippine Sports Commission, held on January 25, 2016 at Century Park Hotel, Manila.[39]
Recipient | Sport |
---|---|
Felicisimo Ampon | Tennis |
Kurt Bachmann | Basketball |
Jacinto Cayco | Swimming |
Haydee Coloso-Espino | Swimming |
Salvador del Rosario | Weightlifting |
Raymundo Deyro | Lawn Tennis |
Adolfo Feliciano | Shooting |
Martin Gison | Shooting |
Isaac Gomez | Athletics |
Johnny Jose | Lawn Tennis |
Mohammad Mala | Swimming |
Ed Ocampo | Basketball |
Gerardo Rosario | Swimming |
Inocencia Solis | Athletics |
Mona Sulaiman | Athletics |
Mariano Tolentino | Basketball |
Eugene Torre | Chess |
Collegiate Basketball Awards, organized by the UAAP-NCAA Press Corps, held on January 26, 2016 at Saisaki-Kamayan in Greenhills, San Juan.
Award | Recipient | Reference |
---|---|---|
Smart Player of the Year | Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws) | [40] |
Mythical Five | Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo Blue Eagles) | [41] |
Allwell Oraeme (Mapua Cardinals) | ||
Kevin Ferrer (UST Growling Tigers) | ||
Scottie Thompson (UPHSD Altas) | ||
Mac Belo (FEU Tamaraws) | ||
Super Senior Awards | Baser Amer (San Beda Red Lions) | [42] |
Mark Cruz (Letran Knights) | ||
Mike Tolomia (FEU Tamaraws) | ||
Pivotal Player of the Year | Kevin Racal (Letran Knights) | [43] |
Roger Pogoy (FEU Tamaraws) | ||
Impact Player of the Year | Art dela Cruz (San Beda Red Lions) | [44] |
Ed Daquioag (UST Growling Tigers) | ||
ACCEL Court General | Jiovanni Jalalon (Arellano Chiefs) | [44] |
Gatorade Energy Player | Jeron Teng (DLSU Green Archers) | [44] |
Coach of the Year | Aldin Ayo (Letran Knights) | [45] |
Nash Racela (FEU Tamaraws) | ||
Lifetime Achievement Award | Aric del Rosario (UPHSD Altas) | [44] |
2015 PSA Annual Awards, organized by Philippine Sportswriters Association held on February 13, 2016 at the One Esplanade, Pasay City.
Award | Winner | Sport/Team | References |
---|---|---|---|
Sportsmen of the Year | Nonito Donaire | Boxing | [46] |
Donnie Nietes | |||
Miguel Tabuena | Golf | ||
President's Award | Gilas Pilipinas (Philippines men's national basketball team) | Basketball | [47] |
Mr. Basketball | Calvin Abueva | Basketball (Alaska Aces/Gilas Pilipinas) | [48] |
Terrence Romeo | Basketball (GlobalPort Batang Pier/Gilas Pilipinas) | ||
Ms. Volleyball | Alyssa Valdez | Volleyball (Ateneo Lady Eagles/PLDT/National Team) | |
NSA of the Year | Wushu Federation of the Philippines (WFP) | Wushu | [49][50] |
Lifetime Achivement Award | Filomeno Codiñera | Baseball/Softball | [51] |
Executive of the Year | Wilfred Uytengsu | Basketball (Alaska Aces governor) | [52] |
2015 Spin.PH Sports Awards, organized by Sports Interactive Network Philippines (Spin.ph), held on January 30, 2016 at Marriot Hotel, Pasay City.
Award | Winner | Sport/Team | References |
---|---|---|---|
Sportsman of the Year | Calvin Abueva | Basketball | |
Sportsman Who Change The Game | Alyssa Valdez | Volleyball | [53] |
Sportsman Who Take the Lead | Tab Baldwin | Basketball (Philippines men's national basketball team coach) | [54] |
Sportsmen Who Succeed As One | Letran Knights | Basketball | [55] |
Sportsman Who Embody the Filipino Fighting Spirit | Donnie Nietes | Boxing | [56] |
Sportsman Who Inspire Hope | Kobe Paras | Basketball | [57] |
Sportsman Who Defy The Odds | Ernie Gawilan | Swimming (A PWD swimmer) | [58] |
Sportsmen Who Care | UP Fighting Maroons | Basketball | |
Sportsman Who Excel Academically | JR Gallanza | Basketball | |
Sportsman Who Make It Happen | Manuel V. Pangilinan | Basketball (President of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas) | |
Sports television specials
Deaths
- January 16 – Hermie Rivera, veteran boxing journalist and manager of Luisito Espinosa (b. 1938)[59]
- January 27 – Carlos Loyzaga, former basketball player and coach (b. 1930)[60]
- February 2 – Rogie Maglinas, former UP Fighting Maroons football scholar (b. 1996)[61]
- February 5 – Ciriaco Cañete, Cebuano Eskrima artist (b. 1919)[62]
See also
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