UST JUNIOR Paddler Christian Abendan edged out Walden Ledesma of Xavier School, 3-1, to rule the boys’ under-17 division in the 12th STIGA-UP Chancellor’s Cup at the SM North EDSA-Annex last April 6 to 10.
Abendan smashed his way to the top against Ledesma who had a rigorous training in China before the tournament.
With his fierce third-ball kills, deadly spin and hard-chop service, Abendan toyed with Ledesma who apparently struggled in reading the UST paddlers’ hits.
“I just stuck to the game plan,” Abendan said.
But Abendan had a very different fate in the second Metropolitan Table Tennis Association (MeTTA) Cup, after suffering a 1-3 upset in the qualifying match for a slot in the quarterfinals against Far Eastern University’s Jhinno Selma. Abendan lost his focus and failed to break out of a deuce in the 14th point of the fourth set.
In the distaff side, Season 71 Rookie of the Year Princess Masong of UST placed third in the girls’ under-17 event. Angelo P. Cabrera
