UAAP Season 72 was the 2009–2010 season of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. It was hosted by Far Eastern University, with opening rites on July 11, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum. The men's basketball tournament and the women's volleyball tournament were aired by ABS-CBN's UHF Studio 23 for the tenth consecutive year.
Opening Ceremonies
The opening ceremonies for the 72nd UAAP games was held at the Araneta Coliseum last July 11, 2009. The opening rites featured different student organizations from the host Far Eastern University including other participants from the other 7 UAAP member universities. With the season's theme One Color. One Goal. the event participants wore white costumes, symbolizing unity in the league, introduced the league member universities through flags and the sarimanok, bearing the member schools' respective colors.
Calendar changes
The schedule of the sporting events will be changed this season. Badminton will be held in the first semester, instead of chess.
Television coverage rights
With ABS-CBN's contract to broadcast the UAAP expiring on March 31, 2010, two other TV networks are bidding for exclusive television rights for the league, although ABS-CBN has the right of first refusal. Solar Entertainment Corporation's sports section Solar Sports will join the bidding for the TV rights, with a Solar official naming GMA Network as another interested party. The UAAP has been broadcast by ABS-CBN for ten years already at their UHF station Studio 23.[1] UAAP president Anton Montinola said the league considers "to project the league not just nationally but also globally" due to "a lot of followers abroad, mostly alumni". Montinola further said the league has been satisfied with ABS-CBN's coverage of both the basketball and volleyball games. The volleyball tournament was even moved from the first semester (July–October) to the second semester (November–March) to maximize the TV coverage.[2]
Confirming Solar's earlier revelation, GMA has joined the bidding, submitting theirs at a UAAP board meeting on March 19, 2009. In order to strengthen its position, ABS-CBN's bid includes airing the men's basketball championship series at their flagship VHF station Channel 2 instead of airing it on Studio 23, where ABS-CBN has aired the men's basketball tournament for the past nine seasons.[3] Solar will air it on VHF C/S 9 of which they a block-timer. All three submitted five-year bids.[3] GMA will air the games on its VHF channel Q.[4]
Despite the TV rights row on the Pacquiao-Hatton boxing bout between ABS-CBN on one hand and Solar Sports and GMA on the other, Solar has confirmed it will stand by their UAAP bid, with Solar offering a possible linkage either to ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel (on which the games currently air) or to GMA Pinoy TV to air the games internationally.[4] With ABS-CBN's current contract worth P75 million, Montinola has expressed delight that "there are three TV networks that are very, very much interested to become our partner next season," noting that it is "the first time that this is happening." Montinola clarified that the UAAP is not "rushing things" to determine which among the three networks have the best offer, and declined to comment on the financial offers, saying, "We [UAAP, GMA 7, ABS-CBN and Solar] are still far from that discussion."[5]
On October 4, right before the tip-off of Game 2 of the men's basketball finals, the UAAP and ABS-CBN agreed in principle and signed a memorandum of agreement giving the broadcasting network the right to air the league's games for another five-year period starting UAAP Season 73.[6]
Basketball
The UAAP Season 72 basketball tournament began on July 11, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. The tournament host was Far Eastern University and tournament commissioner was Jose "Joe" Lipa, Jr.
Men's tournament
The opening ceremonies and the opening day doubleheader were the first programs in the Philippines to be broadcast in high definition, although only SkyCable subscribers with HD boxes were able to watch them.
Elimination round
Ties are broken by the point differential of games among the tied teams.
Qualified to the semifinals with the twice to beat advantage
Qualified to the semifinals
Bracket
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Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage |
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Finals
Best-of-three series |
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 Ateneo |
81 |
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 UST |
64 |
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Ateneo |
78 |
68 |
71 |
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 UE |
71 |
88 |
58 |
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 FEU |
74 |
72 |
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UE |
84 |
78 |
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Awards
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the semifinals with the twice to beat advantage
Qualified to the semifinals
Adamson defeated La Salle 65–56 in the second-seed playoff.
Bracket
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Analyn Almasan (Adamson University)
- Rookie of the Year: Miller Joy Ong (De La Salle University)
Juniors' tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the semifinals
Bracket
Awards
Volleyball
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the semifinals
Qualified to fourth-seed playoff
Bracket
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Fourth-seed playoff |
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Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage |
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Finals
Best-of-three series |
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UST |
3 |
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3 |
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UP |
0 |
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UST |
3 |
3 |
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FEU |
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FEU |
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Ateneo |
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Awards
- Season Most Valuable Player: Andre Joseph Pareja (Ateneo)
- Rookie of the Year: Christopher Michael Antonio (La Salle)
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Henry James Pecana (UST)
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the semifinals
Bracket
Awards
- Season Most Valuable Player: Cherry May Vivas (FEU)
- Rookie of the Year: Joanne Siy (DLSU)
- Finals Most Valuable Player: Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan (UST)
Baseball
Elimination round
Qualified to the semifinals with the twice-to-beat advantage
Qualified to the semifinals
Playoffs
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Semifinals
#1 & #2 have twice-to-beat advantage |
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Finals
Best-of-three series |
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 Adamson |
10 |
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La Salle |
6 |
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Adamson |
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10 |
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 NU |
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5 |
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NU |
5 |
16 |
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UP |
20 |
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Awards
- Most Valuable Player:
- Rookie of the Year:
- Most Improved Player:
Taekwondo
The UAAP Season 72 taekwondo tournaments were held on September 16, 2009 at the University of Santo Tomas Gymnasium.[7]
Men's tournament
Standings
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Marlon Avenido (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Jose Anthony Soriano (UST)
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Women's tournament
Standings
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Richelle Dinolan (FEU)
- Rookie of the Year: Winlove Dela Cerna (FEU)
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Juniors' tournament
Standings
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Jerry Del Rosario (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Clint Ferrer (UST)
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Badminton
Men's tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the semifinals
Playoffs
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Paolo Dawal (UST)
- Rookie of the Year: Toby Gadi (Ateneo)
- Most Improved Player: Salvador Kapunan (UST)
Women's tournament
Elimination round
Qualified to the semifinals
Playoffs
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Descka Calimlim (La Salle)
- Rookie of the Year: Danica Bolos (La Salle)
- Most Improved Player: Rochelle Reyes (FEU)
Judo
The UAAP Judo Championships was held on October 4, 2009 hosted by the Ateneo de Manila University at the Blue Eagle Gym. It was a one-day tournament.
Men's tournament
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Women's tournament
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Juniors' tournament
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Track and field
The UAAP Track and Field Championships was held on February 7, 2010 at the Rizal Memorial Track and Football Stadium.[8]
Chess
The UAAP Season 72 chess tournament started on January 10, 2010 at the Tan Yan Kee Student Center of the University of Santo Tomas. After fourteen rounds, the FEU Tamaraws came up on top, dominating both the Seniors Men and Women Tournaments.[9] It could have scored a first ever triple championship in the UAAP Chess competition but its juniors team finished second to the Baby Falcons of Adamson.
Men's tournament
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Sheider Nebato (FEU)
- Rookie of the Year: MJ Turqueza (DLSU)
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Women's tournament
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Chardine Camacho (Ateneo)
- Rookie of the Year: Chardine Camacho (Ateneo)
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Juniors' tournament
Awards
- Most Valuable Player: Jesse Abucejo (Adamson)
- Rookie of the Year: Robert Paul Evangelista (FEU)
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Cheerdance
The UAAP Cheerdance Competition was held on September 13, 2009 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City. The event was shown live on TV by Studio 23 and was hosted by Boom Gonzalez, Megan Young and the various UAAP courtside reporters. Cheer dance competition is an exhibition event. Points for the general championship are not awarded to the participants.
| Order | Pep squad | Score |
| 8th | FEU Cheering Squad | 86.10 |
| 6th | Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion
Stunner awardee: Sari Campos | 83.40 |
| 5th | UP Pep Squad | 83.10 |
| 3rd | UST Salinggawi Dance Troupe | 81.00 |
| 2nd | NU Pep Squad | no results released |
| 1st | Adamson Pep Squad | no results released |
| 4th | DLSU Animo Squad | no results released |
| 7th | UE Pep Squad | no results released |
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Host team in boldface. "Order" refers to order of performance.
General championships
The winner of the General Championship is determined by a point system. The system gives 15 points to the champion team of a UAAP event, 12 to the runner-up, and 10 to the third placer. The following points: 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 are given to the rest of the participating teams according to their order of finish.
Seniors' Division
General championship tally
| Pts. | Position |
| 15 | Champion |
| 12 | 2nd |
| 10 | 3rd |
| 8 | 4th |
| 6 | 5th |
| 4 | 6th |
| 2 | 7th |
| 1 | 8th |
| Rank | University | MEN'S | Total |
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| 1 | UST | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 165 |
| 2.5 | Ateneo | 15 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 113 |
| La Salle | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 113 |
| 4.5 | FEU | 10 | 12 | 12 | - | 15 | 15 | - | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | - | - | 15 | 109 |
| UP | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 109 |
| 6 | UE | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 6 | - | 6 | 106 |
| 7 | Adamson | 6 | 1 | 8 | - | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | 15 | - | 39 |
| 8 | NU | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 25 |
| Rank | University | WOMEN'S | Total |
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| 1 | UST | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 140 |
| 2 | La Salle | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 139 |
| 3 | FEU | 12 | 6 | 12 | - | 15 | 15 | - | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | - | - | 10 | 120 |
| 4 | UP | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 110 |
| 5 | Ateneo | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 109 |
| 6 | UE | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | - | 12 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 8 | - | 75 |
| 7 | Adamson | 15 | 8 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 4 | 12 | - | 62 |
| 8 | NU | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | 6 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
Season host is boldfaced.
Juniors' Division
General championship tally
| Pts. | Position |
| 15 | Champion |
| 12 | 2nd |
| 10 | 3rd |
| 8 | 4th |
| 6 | 5th |
| 4 | 6th |
| 2 | 7th |
| 1 | 8th |
| Rank | High School | BOYS' | GIRLS' | Total |
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| 1 | UST | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 133 |
| 2 | Ateneo | 15 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | - | - | 119 |
| 3 | UE | 6 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 12 | ? | 12 | - | 12 | 12 | 106 |
| 4 | DLSZ | 12 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | ? | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 72 |
| 5 | UPIS | 1 | 6 | 6 | - | 4 | 15 | 8 | - | 6 | - | 8 | 10 | 64 |
| 6 | FEU-FERN | 8 | - | - | 12 | - | 2 | - | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | 46 |
| 7 | Adamson | 4 | - | - | 15 | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 35 |
| 8 | NU | 2 | 8 | - | 8 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
Season host is boldfaced.
General championship standings
Season host is boldfaced.
Juniors' Division
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Seniors' Division
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Individual awards
- Athlete of the Year:
- Seniors: Marlon Avenido (UST men's taekwondo)
- Juniors: Gian Daniel Berino (UST boys' swimming)
See also
References
- ↑ Cordero, Abac (18 March 2009). "Network war seen for UAAP television rights". Philippine Star. ngetstudio.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ↑ Villar, Joey (19 March 2009). "UAAP eyes network's global reach in TV deal". Philippine Star. ngetstudio.com. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- 1 2 Villar, Joey (20 March 2009). "GMA-7 joins UAAP TV war". Philippine Star. ngetstudio.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- 1 2 Villar, Joey (22 March 2009). "Solar stands by UAAP bid despite row". Philippine Star. ngetstudio.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ↑ Ramos, Josef (23 March 2009). "UAAP board not in a hurry to make decision, says Montinola". Manila Times. ngetstudio.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
- ↑ Almo, Alder (4 October 2009). "UAAP extends partnership with ABS-CBN". uaapsports.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ↑ UST, FEU jins rule Season 72 taekwondo wars
- ↑ UE, FEU top UAAP athletics, retrieved 15 February 2010 Archived February 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Clean sweep: FEU dominates UAAP chess competitions, retrieved 03 March 2010
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