The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
The 2005 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 23rd Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines.
The 2013 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 27th Southeast Asian Games, and commonly known as Naypyitaw 2013, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event took place in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar from 11 to 22 December 2013, Around 4730 athletes from 11 participating nations competed at the games, which featured 460 events in 34 sports. The games were held from 11 to 22 December 2013.
The Philippines women's national football team is the women's national football team of the Philippines. It is managed by the Philippine Football Federation, the governing body of football in the country.
Rogelio Antonio Jr. is a Filipino chess grandmaster, who was awarded the title in 1993. He is affectionately known as "Joey" Antonio or GM Joey. Antonio finished tied for 3rd-8th places in the 2009 Asian Chess Championship and became the first player in the Philippines' history to qualify for the World Cup later in 2009.
Wesley Barbossa So is a Filipino-American chess grandmaster, the inaugural and current World Fischer Random Chess Champion, and 3-time and the current U.S. Chess Champion. He is also a three-time Philippine Chess Champion. On the March 2017 FIDE rating list, he was ranked number two in the world and had an Elo rating of 2822, making him the fifth-highest rated player in history.
Eugenio "Eugene" Torre is a Filipino chess player. In 1974, at 22 years old, he became the first Asian to qualify for the title Grandmaster by winning the silver medal in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice, France. He is considered the strongest chess player the Philippines produced during the 1980s and 1990s, and played for the Philippines on board 1 in seventeen Chess Olympiads. In 2021, Torre was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame.
The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially the 30th SEA Games, known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which was held in the Philippines from 30 November to 11 December 2019. However, due to a narrow calendar, some sports started before the opening ceremony as early as November 24.
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2015.
The Philippines competed at the 30th Southeast Asian Games which was hosted by them from 30 November to 11 December 2019. This was the fourth time that the country hosted the biennial meet. The country placed 1st again in the medal tally with 149 gold medals, 36 higher than the 23rd SEA Games in 2005 wherein the Philippines also hosted and placed 1st and 51 higher than Vietnam.
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2017.
The 2020 ASEAN Para Games, officially known as the X ASEAN Para Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2020, is a cancelled biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities which was intended to be held from 3 to 9 October 2020 in the Philippines, it was planned to be held after the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. Participants were expected from 11 countries in Southeast Asia. The games, patterned after the Paralympics, was to include athletes with various disabilities.
Esports at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines was held at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan, Metro Manila from 5 to 10 December 2019. It was the first esports contest as a medal event in a multi-sport competition sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee after the discipline featured as a demonstration sport at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Football at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games were held across three venues in the Philippines; the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, Biñan Football Stadium in Biñan, Laguna, and the City of Imus Grandstand, Imus for the men's tournament. The women's tournament was held in Manila and Biñan.
The ice hockey competition at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines was held at the SM Mall of Asia Skating Rink in Pasay, Metro Manila from 1 to 8 December 2019.
The women's football tournament at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games was the eleventh women's SEA Games football tournament. The tournament was held in Philippines from 26 November to 8 December 2019 where six teams participated. There were no age restrictions on women's teams.
The squash competitions at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines were held from 1 to 9 December 2019 at the Manila Polo Club in Makati, Metro Manila.
The badminton men's team tournament at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila will be held from 1 to 4 December at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines.
The badminton women's team tournament at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila will be held from 1 to 3 December at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Orencio James Virgil "OJ" De los Santos is a Filipino karate practitioner who competes in kata events. He has competed in the Asian Games and the Southeast Asian Games.
