Philippines at the 2025 Summer World University Games

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Philippines at the
2025 Summer World University Games
Flag of the Philippines.svg
IOC code PHI
National federation Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines
Website www.fessap.net
in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany
16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) – 27 July 2025 (2025-07-27)
Competitors34 in 7 sports
Flag bearerEdwin Fabro [1] (FESSAP president)
Summer World University Games appearances (overview)

The Philippines competed at the 2025 Summer World University Games , which was held from 16 July to 27 July 2025 in Rhine-Ruhr region, Germany. [2]

Contents

The country entered athletes in seven disciplines namely archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, gymnastics, table tennis, and volleyball. [3]

Athletics

The University of Cebu is represented by Mark Mahinay in athletics. [4]

Men
Track
AthleteEventHeatSemi-finalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Louie Agawa 800 metres DQ
TR 17.2.3
8Did not advance
Mark Mahinay 1500 metres hurdles 3:55.0712Did not advance
5000 metres hurdles 15:17.5316Did not advance
10,000 metres hurdles 31:29.3823

Archery

Badminton

The Philippines sent three athletes. [5]

Men
Women

Basketball

The Mapúa University Cardinals represented the Philippines in men's basketball having qualified via the FESSAP-organized Asian University Basketball Championships. [6] [7] [8]

Team roster

Head coach: Melchor Divina

Summary

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalClassification round
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Philippines WUG men's [9] Men's tournament Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
L 58–105
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
L 47–100
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
L 67–79
4Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
L 67–73
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
W 77–69
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
L 71–84
14

Gymnastics

The Philippines sent three athletes in artistic gymnastics. [10]

Table tennis

The University of Cebu has four table tennis players representing the Philippines. [4] [11]

AthleteEventGroup stageRankRound of 128Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Andrie CaballesMen's singlesFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Alshareif  (KSA)
L 1–3
2 QFlag of the United States.svg  Wu  (USA)
L 0–4 w/o
Did not advance
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Mirzayev  (AZE)
W 3–0
Raphael MisaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Zelinka  (SVK)
L 0–3
3Did not advance
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Shah  (PAK)
L 1–3
Allana SalarWomen's singlesFlag of Hungary.svg  Dari  (HUN)
L 0–3
3Did not advance
Flag of Poland.svg  Brzyska  (POL)
L 0–3
Kristiene AlicayaFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong H.T.  (HKG)
L 0–3
3Did not advance
Flag of South Korea.svg  Im J.  (KOR)
L 0–3
Andrie Caballes
Raphael Misa
Men's doublesFlag of Singapore.svg  J. Tan
Yang Z.Y.  (SGP)
L 0–3
Did not advance
Kristiene Alicaya
Allana Salar
Women's doublesFlag of the United States.svg  A. Tan
Wang  (USA)
L 2–3
Did not advance
Raphael Misa
Kristiene Alicaya
Mixed doublesByeFlag of Romania.svg  Movileanu
Zaharia  (ROU)
L 0–3 w/o
Did not advance
Andrie Caballes
Allana Salar
Mixed doublesByeFlag of Chile.svg  Araya
Muñoz  (CHI)
L 0–3 w/o
Did not advance

Volleyball

The NU Bulldogs were selected to represented the Philippines in men's volleyball. They qualified via the FESSAP-organized Philippine University Volleyball League. [1] The NU has its four players unavailable due to being called up to the Philippines national volleyball team. [12] The team had eight men in its roster. [13] [14]

Team roster

Head coach: Dante Alinsunurin

Summary
TeamEventGroup stagePlacement round
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Philippines WUG men's [15] Men's tournament Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
L 2–3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
L 0–3
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
W 3–1
3
PR
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
L 2–3
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
W 3–1
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
L 2–3
14

References

  1. 1 2 Malanum, Jean. "NU men's volleyball team to compete in FISU World University Games". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. Mallari, Reira (16 July 2025). "PH student athletes ready for World Universiade". Manila Standard. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. "Philippines". rhineruhr2025.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 Rosal, Glendale (15 July 2025). "UC Webmasters send five athletes to World University Games in Germany". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  5. "Results Book - Badminton" (PDF). Rhine Runhr 2025. p. 379. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  6. Mallari, Riera (17 July 2025). "Cardinals begin bid vs. Brazilians as World University Games go full blast". Manila Standard. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  7. "Mapua Cardinals among PH reps in World University Games". NCAA Philippines. GMA Network. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  8. "Mapua shares pride in Cardinals' stand in World University Game". GMA News. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  9. "Results Book Basketball" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  10. "Results Books - Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). Rhine Runhr 2025. p. 16. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  11. "Results Book - Table Tennis" (PDF). Rhine-Runhr 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  12. Mallari, Reira (21 July 2025). "Bulldogs seek 2nd straight win in World University Games". Manila Standard. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  13. Andaya, Ed (24 July 2025). "NU's 'Magnificent 8' power Team Philippines to respectable showing". Journal Online. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  14. "Poland and Italy triumph as FISU World University Games volleyball champions". FIVB. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  15. "Results Book Volleyball" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.