Tight affairs in ping-pong finale

The finale will be played on Thursday and Friday at the BUAN Hall in Sebele. The ping pong season has been heavily affected by the reoccurring bans on competitive sports competitions. But now the paddlers will be motivated by the enormous P25,000 prize money as they compete over the two days.

The prize dubbed the ‘Life Changing Award’ is sponsored by Phoenix Assurance Group, and it is the biggest ever for local individual sports. On top of the whooping prize, there is the regular P6,000 first prize cash, meaning players can pocket up to P31,000. For the players to win the P25,000 prize, they will need to have attained 30 points ahead of the semi-finals matches. If more than one player reaches the semi-final phase on 30 points, those players will have to play a deciding tie to win the prize.