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IIEE Metro South regains Metro Manila Region crown By Marlon Bernardino PhilBoxing.com Sun, 27 Oct 2024 After being dislodged in 2023 for the Championship by IIEE Metro Central (MCC), the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineer (IIEE) Metro South Chapter (MSC) got back against their tormentor to regain the championship with a slim margin in match point 7 to 6.5 and game point 59 to 58. The annual tournament was held last October 26, 2024 at IIEE National Building in Cubao participated by 5 chapters in the region for the 5-on-5 board battle double round robin and 10+5 Rapid Tournament. The very last game of the event would have been a turnaround result if IIEE Metro East (MEC) Michael Suacillo have beaten IIEE MSC Patrick Earl Florendo that should have propelled IIEE MCC to a back-to-back championship. However, Florendo won and forged a tie break for Top board 1 against Suacillo via Armageddon. Suacillo won the Top Board 1 who led IIEE MEC for a 2nd runner up finish. IIEE MCC was led by Julian Paul Querubin and Randy Turreda, the top board 2 and 3, respectively while IIEE MSC was led by Christopher Balbuena and 70 yrs. old Ely Ang as top board 4 and 5. For the IIEE Golden chess, the IIEE MCC will represent MMR as their top 3 boards scored 36 points against MEC 34 and MSC 32. Dion Urbina, Querubin and Turreda advanced to the IIEE inter-island Luzon Qualifier vs Southern Luzon (SLR), Central Luzon (CLR), Northern Luzon (NLR) and Bicol region. SLR elimination will be on December 7, 2024 in Calamba and NLR on February 2, 2025 in Bulacan. The top 2 teams in Inter-island will advance to the IIEE National Championship on September 13, 2025 against the top 2 of the visayas-mindanao leg and a team from Foreign region. In the online IIEE National Chess Olympiad Golden Season 6, the 2023 champion IIEE Western Visayas def. 3-time champion IIEE Mindanao 51-32 led by Ervin Villa. Other results were IIEE Iloilo def. IIEE Eastern Central Visayas, IIEE Saudi def. IIEE UAE, IIEE Singapore def. IIEE SQC (Qatar), IIEE Northern Luzon def. IIEE Bicol, IIEE Quezon def. IIEE Southern Laguna, IIEE MSC def. IIEE MEC and IIEE Metro Central def. IIEE Metro West for its 4th straight win with NM Marlon Bernardino and Andres Bautista leading the team with 10 points each. The IIEE-PSME Quezon City Simba’s Tribe won its 4th straight game in the 2nd Conference Season 4 of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines against Isabela Knights of Alexander after bowing to San Juan Predator. The “Rod to Pakil” is the 8th SIKAT or Speed-chess IIEE-Bayanihan Knockout Armageddon Tournament will be held on November 9, 2024 at Liceo de Pakil Estaca St., Pakil, Laguna. The champion and runner up of this event will advance to Armageddon Battle Championship on November 30, 2024 at 8am in SMX MOA Pasay City.-Marlon Bernardino- Click here to view a list of other articles written by Marlon Bernardino.  |
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