Philippine National Elimination Men's Division - Visayas Leg
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66 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Gmall of Cebu, White Gold, Philippines. Top 10 Elo average was 1945, and top seed was Jethro Esplanada (🇵🇭 PHI, 2029).
Jethro Esplanada (🇵🇭 PHI, 2029) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ronald Ganzon (5.5) and John Dave Lavandero (5.5). Esplanada shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Marquis Angelo Mallorca (1608) beat Reynaldo Flores (1920), a +312-point gap.
Location
🇵🇭Gmall of Cebu, White Gold, Philippines
Dates
13 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
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Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJethro Esplanada led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
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R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Jethro Esplanada held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Jethro Esplanada 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Ronald Ganzon 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jethro Esplanada | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2John Dave Lavandero | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ronald Ganzon | 1 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Yves Christian Fiel | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esplanada, Jethro | 2029 | PHI | +33B | +13N | +7B | −2N | +32B | +5N | +10B | 6.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 26.50 | 2019 | +0.8 |
| 2 | Ganzon, Ronald | 1880 | PHI | F | +26B | +31N | +1B | +9N | +6N | =3B | 5.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 26.25 | 2255 | +95.6 |
| 3 | Lavandero, John Dave | 1978 | PHI | +55B | +32N | =20B | +5N | =8B | +7N | =2N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 22.75 | 1980 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Fiel, Yves Christian | 1920 | PHI | =19B | +48N | +25B | +20N | =6B | =13N | +18B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 21.25 | 1989 | +17.6 |
| 5 | Ortiz, Bhell | 1826 | PHI | +17N | +43B | +11N | −3B | +22N | −1B | +19N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 20.50 | 1822 | -0.2 |
| 6 | Ty, Jimmy Jr. | 1992 | PHI | +27N | +22B | +40N | =9B | =4N | −2B | +23N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 20.25 | 1926 | -11.6 |
| 7 | Pamplona, Ruslan | 1747 | PHI | +66N | +12B | −1N | +28B | +21N | −3B | +43B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1859 | +28.4 |
| 8 | Galenzoga, Remegio Iii | 1958 | PHI | F | =21B | +41N | +14B | =3N | +16N | +13B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 21.25 | 2041 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Casiano, Andrew | 1954 | PHI | +62B | +36N | +38B | =6N | −2B | =19N | +26B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1873 | -10.0 |
| 10 | Panilagao, Rogel Nino | 0 | PHI | −18B | +63N | +29N | +40B | +37N | +14B | −1N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 15.00 | 1892 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Lofranco, Leo | 0 | PHI | +37N | +24B | −5B | −18N | +30B | +36B | +31N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 17.50 | 1831 | 0.0 |
| 12 | DALEON, Lightus | 0 | PHI | +?B | −7N | −24N | +59B | +40N | +39B | +21N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1768 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Regis, Gamaliel | 1709 | PHI | +15N | −1B | +65N | +31B | +35N | =4B | −8N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 14.25 | 1850 | +34.0 |
| 14 | Cadiz, Arnolito | 1897 | PHI | =48B | +19N | +23B | −8N | +20B | −10N | +33B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 16.75 | 1861 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Pamplona, Rolando Iii | 0 | PHI | −13B | +33N | −22N | +52B | +28N | =31B | +34N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 15.25 | 1711 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Patalinghug, Rommel | 1738 | PHI | +61N | =41B | =21N | +39B | +36N | −8B | =17N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 13.25 | 1825 | +17.6 |
| 17 | Atillo, Jose | 0 | PHI | −5B | +?N | =18B | +?N | =23B | +32N | =16B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.75 | 1781 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Flores, Reynaldo | 1920 | PHI | +10N | −31B | =17N | +11B | +48N | =34B | −4N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 16.50 | 1516 | -58.8 |
| 19 | Montejo, Norman | 0 | PHI | =4N | −14B | +50N | +51B | +29N | =9B | −5B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 14.25 | 1812 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Magallanes, Ran Zeth Marco | 1563 | PHI | +50N | +34B | =3N | −4B | −14N | +45B | =24N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 13.75 | 1806 | +51.6 |
| 21 | Rusiana, Ian Gabriel | 1684 | PHI | +63B | =8N | =16B | +49N | −7B | +27N | −12B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.5 | 11.75 | 1745 | +12.0 |
| 22 | Principe, John Loid | 1714 | PHI | +65B | −6N | +15B | +25N | −5B | −43N | +41B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.50 | 994 | -48.8 |
| 23 | Tubio, Jed Axcel | 1602 | PHI | =44N | +45B | −14N | +61B | =17N | +35B | −6B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1751 | +17.6 |
| 24 | Abanco, Ellaine Summer | 1771 | PHI | +64B | −11N | +12B | −36N | =38B | +42N | =20B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1402 | -38.4 |
| 25 | Pinar, Michael | 0 | PHI | +28N | +35B | −4N | −22B | −39N | +?B | +40N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Otarra, Marl Vincent | 1564 | PHI | +59B | −2N | =53N | =41B | +46N | +37B | −9N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1728 | +19.2 |
| 27 | Tee, Lorenz Julien | 1539 | PHI | −6B | −42N | +54B | +56N | +49B | −21B | +37N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.00 | 1657 | +14.0 |
| 28 | Alasagas, Seigfred Mark | 1681 | PHI | −25B | +64N | +56B | −7N | −15B | +60N | +44B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 947 | -16.4 |
| 29 | Managbanag, Yohan | 1823 | PHI | +54B | −38N | −10B | +60N | −19B | +58N | +36B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 8.50 | 2427 | +10.0 |
| 30 | Alasagas, Karl Christian | 1921 | PHI | F | =44B | =52N | +65B | −11N | +50N | +39B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1815 | -8.0 |
| 31 | Mallorca, Marquis Angelo | 1608 | PHI | +56B | +18N | −2B | −13N | +41B | =15N | −11B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 11.25 | 1711 | +13.2 |
| 32 | Vasquez, Franz Hendrick | 1683 | PHI | +57N | −3B | +46N | +34B | −1N | −17B | =49N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.75 | 1824 | +18.0 |
| 33 | Templonuevo, Juan Miguel | 1551 | PHI | −1N | −15B | +66N | +57B | =45N | +48B | −14N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1124 | -7.6 |
| 34 | Lao, Edmund | 1839 | PHI | +58B | −20N | +51B | −32N | +55B | =18N | −15B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1583 | -52.0 |
| 35 | Juarez, Roel Jerry | 1738 | PHI | +42B | −25N | +60B | +55N | −13B | −23N | =38N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1483 | -40.0 |
| 36 | CALAR, Erwin | 1627 | PHI | +46N | −9B | +45N | +24B | −16B | −11N | −29N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 10.00 | 1628 | -1.6 |
| 37 | Padayao, Lex | 1724 | PHI | −11B | +54N | +42B | +38N | −10B | −26N | −27B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 8.50 | 753 | -58.0 |
| 38 | Martel, Arjayl | 0 | PHI | F | +29B | −9N | −37B | =24N | +51N | =35B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 10.25 | 1730 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Mernado, Reiven Joseph | 1648 | PHI | =51B | =49N | +44B | −16N | +25B | −12N | −30N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 1029 | -22.0 |
| 40 | Poso, Arvin | 1717 | PHI | +60N | +53B | −6B | −10N | −12B | +65N | −25B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.00 | 1192 | -6.8 |
| 41 | Rivera, Arvin | 0 | PHI | +?B | =16N | −8B | =26N | −31N | +?B | −22N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.25 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Duran, Hadji | 0 | PHI | −35N | +27B | −37N | =50B | +53N | −24B | =45N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 9.25 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Tutor, Mark Lorenz | 1562 | PHI | F | −5N | −49B | +63N | +44B | +22B | −7N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1637 | +10.4 |
| 44 | Tan, Joseph Antonio | 0 | PHI | =23B | =30N | −39N | +?B | −43N | +62B | −28N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Tan, Kurt Steven Tyron | 0 | PHI | +?B | −23N | −36B | +58N | =33B | −20N | =42B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Sanchez, Mark Louie | 0 | PHI | −36B | +62N | −32B | +47N | −26B | +55N | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 5249465 | 0 | — | F | −56N | +?B | −46B | F | +64N | +55B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Trangia, Floresil | 0 | PHI | =14N | −4B | +?N | +53B | −18B | −33N | F | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.75 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Tan, Joseph Nicolas | 0 | PHI | =52N | =39B | +43N | −21B | −27N | F | =32B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 115096299 | 0 | — | −20B | +58N | −19B | =42N | +61N | −30B | −51N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 942 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Rodriguez, Michael Johan | 0 | PHI | =39N | +52B | −34N | −19N | F | −38B | +50B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1694 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Batadlan, Michaell Jay | 1594 | PHI | =49B | −51N | =30B | −15N | −60B | +56N | =58B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1921 | +14.8 |
| 53 | Villanueva, Antonio | 0 | PHI | F | −40N | =26B | −48N | −42B | +54N | +59B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Benlot, Cedrick Li | 0 | PHI | −29N | −37B | −27N | +?B | =59N | −53B | +61N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.25 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Tumulak, Edgar Gonzalo | 1514 | PHI | −3N | +57B | +59N | −35B | −34N | −46B | −47N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 3.50 | 1030 | -17.2 |
| 56 | Serna, Tyrone Angelo | 0 | PHI | −31N | +47B | −28N | −27B | −62N | −52B | +66B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Pelino, John Allan | 0 | PHI | −32B | −55N | +62B | −33N | −58B | +66N | −?B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Vistar, Renier | 0 | PHI | −34N | −50B | F | −45B | +57N | −29B | =52N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.25 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Tumulak, Jose Gonzalo | 0 | PHI | −26N | F | −55B | −12N | =54B | +61B | −53N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.75 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Matugas, Jarrod | 0 | PHI | −40B | F | −35N | −29B | +52N | −28B | =?N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Itoc, Francis | 0 | PHI | −16B | +?N | =?B | −23N | −50B | −59N | −54B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Pelino, James Daniel | 1456 | PHI | −9N | −46B | −57N | F | +56B | −44N | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1056 | -3.2 |
| 63 | FIDE 521072213 | 0 | — | −21N | −10B | F | −43B | F | −?N | =64B | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.25 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 521072191 | 0 | — | −24N | −28B | −?N | F | F | −47B | =63N | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.25 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Morales, Nale Xian | 0 | PHI | −22N | F | −13B | −30N | F | −40B | −?N | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 521072205 | 0 | — | −7B | −?N | −33B | −?N | F | −57B | −56N | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 868 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ganzon, RonaldPHI+95.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Magallanes, Ran Zeth MarcoPHI+51.64.0 pts · #21
- 3Regis, GamalielPHI+34.04.5 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Flores, ReynaldoPHI-58.84.0 pts · #50
- 2Padayao, LexPHI-58.03.0 pts · #65
- 3Lao, EdmundPHI-52.03.5 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R2+312 Elo gap
- R2+276 Elo gap
- R7+185 Elo gap