2022 in Philippine sports Overview of the events of 2022 in Philippine sports
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2022.[ 1]
Events
Athletics
Basketball
January 6 – The Philippine Basketball Association postpones the 2021 Governors' Cup due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 6] [ 7]
January 14 – The Games and Amusement Board (GAB) bars the Filipino Basketball League (FilBasket) from holding future tournaments without the board's permission.[ 8]
February 16 – The Alaska Aces announce their retirement from Philippine Basketball Association after 35 years of team franchise.[ 9]
March 1 – Filbasket is granted professional status by the GAB.[ 10]
March 18 – The inaugural season of the Pilipinas Super League opens in Zamboanga del Norte .[ 11]
April 10 – The CPG Bohol Dolphins claims the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup title after defeating the OCCCI-Ormoc Sheer Masters 2–0 in a best-of-three series.[ 12]
April 22 – Barangay Ginebra San Miguel retains the 2021 PBA Governors' Cup title after defeating the Meralco Bolts 4–2 in a best-of-seven series.[ 13]
May 13 – The UP Fighting Maroons claim the UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament title after defeating the three-time defending champions, the Ateneo Blue Eagles , in the decisive third game of a three-game series, 72–69, in overtime . This was their first men's basketball championship title in 36 years.[ 14]
May 22:
June 19 – The Philippines men's national under-17 basketball team finishes their 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship campaign in 7th place after defeating Iran 95–87.[ 17]
July 10 – The Philippines men's national 3x3 team finishes their 2022 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup campaign in 4th place after being defeated by China , 18–20.[ 18]
July 19 – The Philippines men's national basketball team ends their 2022 FIBA Asia Cup campaign after being defeated by Japan , 81–102, in the quarterfinal playoff .[ 19]
August 11 – The Ateneo Blue Eagles claim the inaugural World University Basketball Series in Tokyo , Japan, after defeating three universities from Asia in a single round robin.[ 20]
August 28 – The Philippines men's national under-19 basketball team ends their 2022 FIBA U18 Asian Championship campaign at sixth place after being defeated by the hosts, Iran , 72–89, in the fifth-place playoff .[ 21]
September 4 – The San Miguel Beermen claim the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup title after defeating TNT Tropang Giga 4–3 in a do-or-die seven-game series.[ 22]
October 10 – Kyt Jimenez of Sarangani Marlins completes a quadruple-double statistics against Mindoro Tams at 33 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, and 11 steals at Paco Arena, Manila , becoming the first player to do so in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League .[ 23]
December 11 – The NU Lady Bulldogs wins UAAP Season 85 women's basketball after defeating the De La Salle Lady Archers 2–0 in a best-of-three game series. This was their seventh consecutive title.[ 24]
December 12 – The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards wins 2022 MPBL finals title after defeating Zamboanga Family's Brand Sardines 3–1 in a best-of-five game series.[ 25]
December 18 – The Letran Knights wins NCAA Season 98 basketball tournaments championship title after defeating CSB Blazers 2–1 in a do-or-die three-game series. This was their third consecutive championship title.[ 26]
December 19 – The Ateneo Blue Eagles wins UAAP Season 85 basketball tournaments championship title after defeating the defending champions UP Fighting Maroons 2–1 in a do-or-die three-game series.[ 27]
Bowling
November 10 – Paeng Nepomuceno wins the men's singles 65 and above category in the 16th Asian Senior Bowling Championships in Petaling Jaya , Malaysia , having scored a total of 1,264 pinfalls over the 1,238 pinfalls of Japan's Akira Nakada.[ 28]
Boxing
Cue sports
August 28 – Chezka Centeno claims the inaugural Asian Pool Federation's Nine-ball Championship title after defeating South Korea 's Seo Seoa in the final, 11–7.[ 49]
September 11 – The Philippines team, consisting of Rubilen Amit , Carlo Biado , and Johann Chua , win the 2022 Predator World 10-ball Team Championship in Klagenfurt , Austria , after defeating Great Britain's Darren Appleton , Kelly Fisher , and Jayson Shaw , in both the singles and mixed double events.[ 50]
Cycle sports
The Philippines women's football team pay a courtesy visit to President Bongbong Marcos at Malacañang Palace following their victory at the 2022 AFF Women's Championship.
Gymnastics
Jiu-Jitsu
November 4 – Kimberly Custodio and Meggie Ochoa win the gold medal at the women's 45 kg and 48 kg events, respectively, at the JJIF Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Abu Dhabi, UAE .[ 60]
November 11 – A 5-year old named Aleia Aielle Aguilar claims a gold medal at kids' 1 under-16 kg. category after defeating Gabriela Vercosa of Brazil at the JJIF Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, becoming the youngest Filipino world champion.[ 61]
Karate
Mixed martial arts
Motorsport
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball
Weightlifting
Multi-sport events
Other collegiate events
Other events
Deaths
See also
References
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