The Philippines' para chess team won all three of their matches in the first round of the standard events at the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games on Monday. FIDE Master Sander Severino led the way in beating Mongolia's Sundui Sonom while Henry Roger Lopez and Jasper Rom beat Thailand's Padu Srikpadee and Yoo Khoonme, respectively.
HANGZHOU – The national para chess team opened their campaign in the 4th Hangzhou Asian Para Games on a promising note on Monday, October 23, as the men’s and women’s PI chessers won all of their three matches in the first round of the standard events. Competing at the Hangzhou Qi-Yuan Chess Hall, FIDE Master Sander Severino led the way in beating Mongolia’s Sundui Sonom while Henry Roger Lopez and Jasper Rom beat Thailand’s Padu Srikpadee and Yoo Khoonme, respectively.
A double gold medalist in the last Cambodia ASEAN Para Games, Bejino finished a close second in the first heat behind China’s Tang Qian and was No. 4 behind Tang and two other hometown bets, Luo Jinbiao and Jia Hongguang , who were 1-2, respectively. The Pinoy tanker, who lost his right arm and left leg after being electrocuted at the age of seven, will be racing in lane 4 in the finals of the event scheduled at 7:20 p.m.
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