00:00The first FIT Tournament in the Philippines was officially opened for the year 2025
00:06where 100 paddle players from different countries will compete.
00:10Here is the report of teammate Jamyca Bayaka.
00:15This is the first time that the International Paddle Federation of FIT
00:21and the Philippine Paddle Federation of an International Paddle Tournament in the Philippines
00:27The first FIT Tournament in the Philippines was officially opened for the year 2025
00:32where 100 paddle players from different countries will compete.
00:38This is the first time that the International Paddle Federation of FIT
00:45and the Philippine Paddle Federation of an International Paddle Tournament in the Philippines
00:53I'm very excited that we're hosting another International Tournament here in Manila
00:57The first one was held in November
00:59So we'll be expecting a lot of top players in the world here in the Philippines
01:04So hopefully, these top players from the Philippines will perform well
01:08and hopefully, the results here in the tournament will be good.
01:12Some of the famous Filipino paddle athletes will also be there
01:15Zoleta Sisters, Bambi MPN, Fritz Verdad and Brycil Libau
01:19Coach John Michael Tamayo and Deo Talatayud
01:22Meanwhile, the winner of the tournament will receive 7,000 euros
01:27or equivalent to almost half a million pesos.
01:30At a press conference held yesterday in BGC
01:33Elena Don, founder and president of the Philippine Paddle Association, said
01:37that this competition aims to help athletes in their FIP ranking points.
01:44Part of FIP Bronze Street Manila's program actually is like
01:48to give opportunities to our Philippine paddle team
01:52to be able to gain international ranking points
01:55and also to get international exposure.
01:58This is going to be the first time of some of our players playing an international tournament
02:03and they will face levels that they haven't seen before.
02:08The participation of amateur and professional Filipino paddle players
02:13in the tournament will also increase
02:15so that the sports of paddling in the country will be more known.
02:19One of the most important things to remember is that
02:22until the community in the local area is really into paddle
02:29then that's the point when we can introduce an international level tournament.
02:33Now, the first day of the International Paddle Tournament will take place
02:37which will last until March 23 here in Taguig City.
02:41Jamay Cabayaca, for the Filipino athlete, for the new Philippines.
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