2020 PSA Annual Awards | |
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Date | March 6, 2020 |
Location | Centennial Hall, Manila Hotel, Manila |
Country | Philippines |
Hosted by | Sev Sarmenta Rizza Diaz Gerry Ramos Abac Cordero Waylon Galvez |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | One Sports (TV) Radyo Pilipinas 2 (Radio) |
The 2020 San Miguel Corporation (SMC) - Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Annual Awards was an annual awarding ceremony honoring the individuals (athletes and officials) and organizations that made a significant impact on Philippine sports in 2019, which was led by the medalists of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games hosted by the country. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The event is organized by the Philippine Sportswriters Association under the leadership of Eriberto "Tito" S. Talao (sports editor of the Manila Bulletin ). The PSA is the oldest Philippine-based media organization, which is founded in 1949, and made up of veteran and seasoned sports scribes, section editors and columnists from print media (broadsheets and tabloids), sports news websites and social media platforms. [5]
Among the awards set to be received this year are the Athlete of the Year (Team Philippines), Lifetime Achievement Award (Efren "Bata" Reyes), President's Award (Carlos Yulo), Executive of the Year (William "Butch" Ramirez), Mr. Basketball (Thirdy Ravena), Ms. Volleyball (Sisi Rondina), Mr. Volleyball (Bryan Bagunas), Mr. Football (Stephan Schröck), Ms. Golf (Bianca Pagdanganan), National Sports Association of the Year (Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines), Major Awards, Minor Citations, Tony Siddayao Awards for Under 17 Athletes, Posthumous Recognition, Milo Junior Athletes of the Year, and the Chooks-To-Go Fan Favorite Award. [6]
There will be a new set of awards including the Ms. Basketball (Jack Danielle Aninam) and Coach of the Year (Patrick Aquino) which will be handed out starting this year. [1] [7]
Three-time PSA Athlete of the Year (1999, 2001 and 2006) awardee and Philippine billiards legend Efren "Bata" Reyes, who will also set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award served as the guest speaker. [8]
Top sports officials led by PSC Chairman and Executive of the Year awardee William "Butch" Ramirez, International Olympic Committee (IOC) representative to the Philippines Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski, House Speaker and Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee Chairman Alan Peter Cayetano, Deputy House Speaker Mikee Romero, and POC President Abraham "Bambol" Tolentino are expected to attend the occasion. [2]
The awards night was held on March 6, 2020 at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel in Manila. [5]
The following are the list of main awards of the event.
For claiming their second overall championship in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games hosted in the country, the PSA bestowed the Athlete of the Year honors to the Philippine National Team participated in the biennial meet. [5] This is the second time that the National Team won the Athlete of the Year award. They were recognized with the same honors in the 2006 PSA Annual Awards after securing the championship title of the 2005 SEA Games, also held in the Philippines. [5]
The Philippine delegation, which composed of 1,115 national athletes, took home a total of 387 medals (149 golds, 117 silvers, and 121 bronzes; hitting a new record high for most number of medals since the Philippines joined the SEA Games in 1977) from the 11-nation regional sporting meet held from November 30 to December 11 at four major clusters, Clark, Subic, Metro Manila and Other Areas (Calabarzon-La Union). [5]
Award | Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
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Athletes of the Year | Team Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games | Various Sports (2019 Southeast Asian Games Overall Champions) | [5] |
Here are the other major awards to be conferred in the Awards Night.
Award | Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
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Lifetime Achievement Award | Efren "Bata" Reyes | Billiards (2019 Southeast Asian Games Bronze Medalist, Men's Carom and Philippine Billiards Legend and Hall-of-Famer) | [8] |
President's Award | Carlos Edriel "Caloy" Yulo | Gymnastics (2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Gold Medalist, Men's Floor Exercise; Second Pinoy athlete to qualify in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics; 2019 Southeast Asian Games Gold (2) and Silver (5) Medalist, Men's Artistic Gymnastics) | [9] |
Executive of the Year | William "Butch" Ramirez | Philippine Sports (Philippine Sports Commission Chairman; Team Philippines at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Chef-de-Mission) | [10] |
National Sports Association of the Year | Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) | Boxing (2019 Southeast Asian Games - 7 Golds, 3 Silvers, 2 Bronzes / Nesthy Petecio - AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships Gold Medalist / Eumir Felix Marcial - AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships Silver Medalist / Josie Gabuco - ASBC Elite Boxing Championships Gold Medalist) | [11] [12] |
Mr. Basketball | Thirdy Ravena | Basketball (Ateneo Blue Eagles Point Guard and UAAP Season 82 Men's Basketball Champion and Finals MVP / Gilas Pilipinas Pool Member, 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers) | [7] |
Ms. Basketball | Jack Danielle Animam | Basketball (National University Lady Bulldogs Center - UAAP Season 82 Women's Basketball Champions / Double Gold Medalist, Women's 5x5 and 3x3 Basketball of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games) | |
Coach of the Year | Patrick Aquino | Basketball (National University Lady Bulldogs and Gilas Pilipinas Women Head Coach) | |
Ms. Volleyball | Cherry Ann "Sisi" Rondina | Volleyball (UST Tigresses/Petron Blaze Spikers/Philippine Women's National Beach Volleyball Team - UAAP Season 81 Beach & Indoor Women's Volleyball MVP and Bronze Medalist, Women's Beach Volleyball - 2019 Southeast Asian Games) | [13] [14] |
Mr. Volleyball | Bryan Bagunas | Volleyball (NU Bulldogs/Cignal HD Spikers/Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler/Philippines men's national volleyball team - UAAP Season 81 Indoor Men's Volleyball MVP and Silver Medalist, Men's Indoor Volleyball - 2019 Southeast Asian Games) | |
Mr. Football | Stephan Schröck | Football (Philippines national football team/Ceres–Negros F.C. Team Captain and Midfielder / 2020 AFF Best XI Awardee) | [15] |
Ms. Golf | Bianca Pagdanganan | Golf (University of Arizona/Philippine National Golf Team/LPGA Professional Player / 2019 Southeast Asian Games, Gold Medalist, Women's Individual and Women's Team) | |
Chooks-to-Go Fan Favorite "Manok ng Bayan" Award | Philippines men's national 3x3 team (Joshua Munzo) and Alvin Pasaol) | Basketball (Qualified for the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament) | [16] [17] |
Sorted in alphabetical order (based on their surnames).
Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
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Jerwin Ancajas | Professional Boxing (IBF World Super Flyweight Champion) | [6] [18] |
Aidric Jose Chan | Amateur Golf (2019 Junior World Golf Championships Champion) | |
Johnriel Casimero | Professional Boxing (WBA World Bantamweight Champion) | |
Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting (2019 Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist, Women's 55 kg) | |
June Mar Fajardo | Professional Basketball ( 2017–18 PBA season Most Valuable Player / 2019 Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist, Men's 5x5 Basketball) | |
National University Lady Bulldogs | Collegiate Basketball (UAAP Season 82 Women's Basketball Champions) | |
Ernest Obiena | Athletics - Pole Vault (2019 Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist, Men's Pole Vault) | |
Juvic Pagunsan | Professional Golf (2019 ICTSI Riviera Golf Challenge Champion) | |
Nesthy Petecio | Amateur Boxing (2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships Gold Medalist, Women's Featherweight (57 kg)/2019 Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist, Women's Featherweight) | |
San Miguel Beermen | Professional Basketball ( 2019 PBA Philippine Cup and 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup Titlists) | |
Princess Mary Superal | Professional Golf (2019 ICTSI Camp John Hay Ladies Championship Champion) | |
Union Bell Owner: Bell Racing Stable - Elmer De Leon Trainer: Donnie S. Sordan Jockey: Jonathan B. Hernandez | Horse Racing - Horse of the Year (2019 Philippine Racing Commission (PHILRACOM) Juvenile Championship Winner) |
All 149 gold medalists including those who won more than two or three golds in the Southeast Asian Games will get to receive the special citation from the PSA. [19] [20] [21] [22]
Aquatics – Swimming:
Archery:
Arnis:
Athletics:
Baseball:
Basketball – 3×3:
Basketball – 5×5:
Billiards:
Boxing:
Canoe/Kayak:
Cycling:
Dancesport:
Duathlon:
eSports:
Fencing:
Golf:
Gymnastics – Artistic:
Gymnastics – Rhythmic:
Jiujitsu:
Judo:
Karatedo:
Kickboxing:
Kurash:
Lawn Bowls:
Modern Pentathlon:
Muay:
Obstacle Course Race:
Pencak Silat:
Rowing:
Rugby:
Sailing:
Sambo:
Sepaktakraw:
Shooting:
Skateboarding:
Soft Tennis:
Softball:
Squash:
Surfing:
Taekwondo – Kyorugi:
Taekwondo – Poomsae:
Tennis:
Triathlon:
Wakeboarding and Waterski:
Weightlifting:
Windsurfing:
Wrestling:
Wushu:
Sorted in alphabetical order (based on their surnames).
Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
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Amelie Hotel Manila | Official Venue of the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum | [19] [20] |
Ateneo Blue Eagles | Collegiate Basketball (UAAP Season 82 Men's Basketball Champions) | |
Samantha Kyle Catantan | Fencing (2019 Asian Under 23 Championships Gold Medalist & 2019 Southeast Asian Games Bronze Medalist, Women's Individual Foil/UAAP Season 82 Girls' Fencing MVP) | |
Josie Gabuco | Amateur Boxing (2019 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships and 2019 Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist, Women's Light Flyweight 48 kg) | |
Go For Gold - Jeremy Go | Supporter of Philippine Sports | |
GM John Paul Gomez | Chess (2019 Pattaya Chess Club Open 2019 Champion, Open Category) | |
Lourence Ilagan | Darts (2019 PDC Asian Tour Leg 7 Taipei Winner) | |
Letran Knights | Collegiate Basketball ( NCAA Season 95 Men's Basketball Champions) | |
Eumir Felix Marcial | Amateur Boxing (2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships Silver Medalist and 2019 Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist, Men's Middleweight 75 kg) | |
Mighty Sports | Basketball ( 2019 William Jones Cup Champions) | |
MVP Sports Foundation - Manny V. Pangilinan | Supporter of Philippine Sports | |
Joshua Pacio | Mixed Martial Arts ( ONE Championship Strawweight World Champion) | |
Pilipinas Obstacle Sports Federation | Obstacle racing (2019 Southeast Asian Games: 6 Golds, 3 Silvers, 1 Bronze) | |
Estefano Rivera | Motorsport (2019 Giti Formula V1 Challenge Overall Champion) | |
Mikee Romero | Polo ( One Patriotic Coalition of Marginalized Nationals (1-PACMAN) Partylist Representative/2019 Southeast Asian Games Bronze Medalist, 0-2 Goals) | |
Standard Insurance - Ernesto Echauz | Supporter of Philippine Sports | |
Merwin Tan | Bowling (20th Asian Youth Tenpin Bowling Championships Gold Medalist, Boys Singles) | |
Pedro Taduran | Professional Boxing (IBF World Minimumweight Champion) | |
The award, sponsored by Milo, will be given to the two young athletes who are excelled in the field of sports.
Award | Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
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Milo Junior Female Athletes of the Year | Daniela Reggie dela Pisa | Gymnastics (Rhythmic) (2019 Southeast Asian Games Gold Medalist, Women's Hoop) | [23] [24] [25] |
Alex Eala | Tennis (World #4 and 2020 Australian Open Girls' Doubles Champion) | ||
Milo Junior Male Athletes of the Year | Miguel Barreto | Swimming ( 2019 Palarong Pambansa Most Bemedalled Swimmer, 7 Gold Medals for National Capital Region) | |
IM Daniel Quizon | Chess (2020 Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships Gold Medalist, Boys Under 16 Standard Chess) | ||
The award, which is named after Tony Siddayao (deceased, former sports editor of Manila Standard) is given out to outstanding junior athletes. Sorted in alphabetical order (based on their surnames).
Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | References |
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Celine Abalos | Golf (2019 USKids Golf European Championship 2nd Place) | [26] [27] [28] |
Jordan Dinham | Bowling (Philippine International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships 2019 Youth Boys Masters Winner) | |
Marc Bryan Dula | Swimming (Swimming PINAS Bemedalled Swimmer; 2019 Batang Pinoy National Finals Gold Medalist) | |
Alex Eala | Tennis (World #4 and 2020 Australian Open Girls' Doubles Champion) | |
Miko Eala | Tennis (2019 Hellenic Bank Masters Tennis Academy Tournament Champion) | |
Juan Miguel Sebastian Jadie | Karatedo (31st Busan Mayor’s Cup and 12th Korean International Karatedo Open Gold Medalist, Kata 11 years old and below) | |
Dale Lazo | Bowling (Philippine International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships 2019 Youth Girls Masters Winner) | |
Micaela Jasmine Mojdeh | Swimming (Swimming PINAS Bemedalled Swimmer; 2019 Beijing All-Star Swimming Championships Gold Medalist) | |
FIDE Master Antonella Berthe Racasa | Chess (Pattaya Chess Club Open 2019 Age Group Chess Championship Girls Under-12 Titlist) | |
Jessa Mae Tabuan | Powerlifting (2019 World Junior & Sub-Junior Powerlifting Championships Gold and Bronze (3) Medalist, Female Sub-Junior -47 Kg)) | |
The following awards, will be bestowed upon former national & collegiate athletes, officials and sports personalities who passed away in 2019. They will be honor with a short audio-video presentation and a one-minute moment of silence.
Winner | Sport/Team/Recognition | Date of Death | References |
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Miguel Bonalos | Basketball (Player, San Sebastian Golden Staglets) | June 30 | [29] [30] |
Angelo Constantino | Bowling (1992 Bowling World Youth Championship Gold Medalist and Former National Team Coach) | January 11 | |
Amber Garcia Torres | Motorcycle racing (2019 Yamaha Sniper 150 National Championship Champion) | December 6 | |
John Gokongwei | Basketball (Former Team Owner, Presto, N-Rich, Great Taste, and Tivoli Franchise (Philippine Basketball Association)) | November 9 | |
Mark Joseph | Swimming (Former National Swimmer/Former President, Philippine Swimming, Inc.) | March 7 | |
Nes Pamilar | Volleyball (Former Head Coach, FEU Lady Tamaraws/Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns) | January 12 | |
Susan Papa | Swimming (Former National Swimmer/President and Head Coach, Philippine Swimming League) | May 19 | |
Claro Pellosis | Athletics (1962 Asian Games Gold Medalist, Men's 4x100 meters relay and Coach of Lydia de Vega)) | July 21 | |
Raphael Poliquit | Athletics (42nd National Milo Marathon Finals Men's Champion) | April 11 | |
Florendo Ritualo, Sr. | Basketball (Pioneering Player of Presto/Great Taste (Philippine Basketball Association)) | January 2 | |
Sheryl Sanchez Reyes | Basketball (Player Agent of Philippine Basketball Association-bound Imports) | May 11 | |
Reggie Santos | Basketball (Former Point Guard, San Sebastian Stags ) | February 10 | |
Lucio "Bong" Tan, Jr. | Basketball (Former Team Owner, Tanduay Rhum Masters (Philippine Basketball Association)) | November 11 | |
Emmanuel Tangkion | Basketball (Veteran Referee, Philippine Basketball Association) | April 10 | |
Vic Vic Villavicencio | Basketball (Chairman, Kamayan Chain of Restaurants/Former Team Owner, Triple V (Philippine Basketball League)) | April 29 | |
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