Lear Jet Dela Cruz (left) and Lord Garnett Talisic (proper). | Contributed photographs
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two Cebuano Scrabble standouts delivered spectacular performances on the Asia Cup Youth Scrabble Championships held in New Delhi, India, which capped off earlier this week.
Lear Jet Dela Cruz and Lord Garnett Talisic represented the Philippines admirably, securing fourth and eighth total of their respective divisions in a discipline of a few of Asia’s finest phrase wizards.
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Dela Cruz, a varsity scrabble participant from the College of the Philippines (UP) Cebu, completed fourth within the Masters Division.
He posted a powerful 14-10 win-loss file and collected 429 unfold factors to earn him the fourth total place.
India’s Sunny Bhatia claimed the division’s high spot with an 18-6 file and a formidable 1,529 unfold factors, whereas compatriots Suresh Chinnaiyah and Nidhi Singvhi completed second and third, respectively, primarily based on their unfold factors and similar 15-9 information.
Dela Cruz’s Scrabble journey continues in New Delhi, as he prepares to compete within the ninth Delhi Cup this weekend. He’s anticipated to face lots of the identical opponents from the Asia Cup, promising one other worthwhile worldwide stint.
In the meantime, Talisic, from Cebu Metropolis Nationwide Science Excessive Faculty, delivered a commendable efficiency within the youth division.
He earned eighth place total with a 14-10 file and a formidable +830 unfold factors. Sri Lankan Adheesha Dissanayake clinched the highest spot with a 19-5 file, adopted by his compatriot Dineth Fernando in second (18-6) and India’s Suyash Manchali in third (17-7).
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