Local table tennis player Arnie Uy, president of Royal Paddle Table Tennis Club– Bacolod, along with four members from the Table Tennis Association for National Development (TATAND) finished second in the International Veterans Table Tennis Championships held October 26-28 in Zhe-Jiang , China .

The Philippine team, composed of Uy, TATAND vice president Joben Ang, player-coach Charlie Lim, Marcos de Jesus and Philip Uy, bowed to a Chinese provincial team in the finals of the 40-49 event after beating four local Chinese teams and a Korean squad in the elimination round.

In the quarterfinals, Arnie Uy scored two wins while De Jesus bagged one against a Chinese provincial team to secure a semifinal ticket.

Against a University team from Zhe-Jiang province in the semifinals,

Arnie gave the Philippine team an early advantage by winning his first match but De Jesus and Philip Uy dropped the next two games against their Chinese rivals.

Arnie managed to win the fourth match to tie the score at 2-2 and Philip nailed the final point, 14-12, after trailing 5-10 in the fifth and deciding match against Wang Wen Bin.

In the finals, the Philippine delegation met their match when they played against a Chinese provincial team who won the last round 3-0.

Aside from brining home the first runner-up honors, the Filipinos also received two special awards -- Best in Teamwork and Best in Fighting Spirit.

Arnie Uy also placed 2 nd runner-up in the individual 40 – 49 category by winning against five other players. He swept his bracket during the elimination round, beat second-seed player Chen Dong in the quarterfinals and faced unorthodox provincial player Huang Zhong-Kee in a close semifinals match that ended 3-2 in favor of the Chinese national.

In the battle for third place, Uy outclassed Lin Hong-Jun, 3-0, to settle for the second runner-up trophy.

The tournament drew participation from 72 table tennis teams from Singapore, Malaysia, USA, Korea, Macau, Hongkong, Taiwan, Philippines, and host China.*NAB

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