PSA elevates Campo, Bata to Hall of Fame
February 1, 2011
Manila Bulletin
MANILA, Philippines — Two giant figures in Philippine sports take their rightful place in the Hall of Fame of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) when it honors the top achievers of 2010 next month.
Billiards icon Efren “Bata” Reyes and the late former International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Florencio Campomanes are the latest personalities to be elevated in the pantheon of greatness during the PSA-Coca Cola Awards Night set March 5 at the Manila Hotel.
Both Reyes and Campomanes are part of the select list of awardees to be given tribute by the country’s oldest media organization during the glorious event backed by Accel, Harbour Centre, Nihao Mineral Resources International and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).
On top of the honor roll are 16th Asian Games gold medal winners Biboy Rivera, Dennis Orcollo, and Rey Saludar, along with Reyes’ long-time bosom buddy, Francisco “Django” Bustamante, the reigning World 9-Ball champion, all of whom will be the recipient of the coveted Athlete of the Year award.
The world men’s poomsae champion team of Anthony Matias and brothers Brian and Jean-Pierre Sabido on the other hand, lead the 14 individuals to be handed out with major awards, while the National Sports Association (NSA) of the year will be bestowed to the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP).
Boxing superstar and five-time Athlete of the Year Manny Pacquiao was the last sports figure to be inducted into the PSA Hall of Fame. And on this special night, Reyes and Campomanes will finally be in his company.
The first ever man to reign as double world champion (world 9-ball and world 8-ball), Reyes is regarded as one of the all-time greats in the sport of billiards.
As brilliant as Reyes was in the pool table, so did Campomanes in the field of chess.
Considered as the man who trail blazed Philippine chess, “Campo” was national master and two-time national champion who served as captain of the Philippine team to the 1966 Havana World Chess Championship.
Billiards icon Efren “Bata” Reyes and the late former International Chess Federation (FIDE) president Florencio Campomanes are the latest personalities to be elevated in the pantheon of greatness during the PSA-Coca Cola Awards Night set March 5 at the Manila Hotel.
Both Reyes and Campomanes are part of the select list of awardees to be given tribute by the country’s oldest media organization during the glorious event backed by Accel, Harbour Centre, Nihao Mineral Resources International and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC).
On top of the honor roll are 16th Asian Games gold medal winners Biboy Rivera, Dennis Orcollo, and Rey Saludar, along with Reyes’ long-time bosom buddy, Francisco “Django” Bustamante, the reigning World 9-Ball champion, all of whom will be the recipient of the coveted Athlete of the Year award.
The world men’s poomsae champion team of Anthony Matias and brothers Brian and Jean-Pierre Sabido on the other hand, lead the 14 individuals to be handed out with major awards, while the National Sports Association (NSA) of the year will be bestowed to the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP).
Boxing superstar and five-time Athlete of the Year Manny Pacquiao was the last sports figure to be inducted into the PSA Hall of Fame. And on this special night, Reyes and Campomanes will finally be in his company.
The first ever man to reign as double world champion (world 9-ball and world 8-ball), Reyes is regarded as one of the all-time greats in the sport of billiards.
As brilliant as Reyes was in the pool table, so did Campomanes in the field of chess.
Considered as the man who trail blazed Philippine chess, “Campo” was national master and two-time national champion who served as captain of the Philippine team to the 1966 Havana World Chess Championship.
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