2015 Asia Pacific University Games
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| Nations | 3 |
|---|---|
| Events | 3 |
| Opening | December 4, 2015 |
| Closing | December 7, 2015 |
| Opened by | David Ong[1] FESSAP Executive President |
| Athlete's Oath | Dannel Jay Tormis[1] |
| Main venue | Cebu Coliseum |
The 2015 Asia Pacific University Games was hosted in Cebu City, Philippines. The hosting university of the inaugural games will be the University of Cebu.[2]
The Cebu Coliseum was the venue of the opening ceremony of the games and the men's basketball tournament, the Cebu Capitol Social Hall hosted Table tennis while badminton was played at Metro Sports in Salinas Drive.[3][4]
Participants[edit]
Universities from three countries participated. Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Chinese Taipei were to participate but withdrew from the competition.[5][6]
| Nation | Representing Universities | No. of Universities |
|---|---|---|
 Japan
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Nippon Sport Science University | 1 |
 Malaysia
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Universiti Teknologi MARA | 1 |
 Philippines (host)
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University of Cebu | 4 |
| Cebu Institute of Technology-University | ||
| University of San Carlos | ||
| University of Southern Philippines Foundation |
Sports[edit]
Badminton
Basketball
Table tennis
Results[edit]
Badminton[edit]
- Participating Universities[7]
| 2015 APUG Badminton events[8][9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winners | |||
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| Singles | Men's | Zairul Nizam (UiTM-MAS)
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Michael Quibranza (USC-PHI)
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Christian Paul Cayna (USC-PHI)
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| Pakhrur Shah (UiTM-MAS)
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| Women's | Donetta Moisol (UiTM-MAS)
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Lydia Habirin (UiTM-MAS)
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Jenny Rose Ramirez (UC-PHI)
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| Shemae Cabaluna (UC-PHI)
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| Doubles | Men's | Zairul Nizam Pakhrur Shah (UiTM-MAS) |
Dexter Opalla Aljun Pinote (UC-PHI) |
Scott Weel Busano Gideon Obesmares (USC-PHI) |
| Benny Pelito Christian Paul Cayna (USC-PHI) | ||||
| Women's | Lydia Habirin Donetta Moisol (UiTM-MAS) |
Hannah Alyssa Quibranza Jomarie Alterado (USC-PHI) |
Shemae Cabaluna Jenny Rose Ramirez (UC-PHI) | |
| Sheira Nabua Aeryn Opsima (USC-PHI) | ||||
Basketball[edit]
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Table tennis[edit]
| 2015 APUG Table tennis events[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winners | |||
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| Team | Men's | University of Cebu (PHI)
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Universiti Teknologi MARA (MAS)
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Cebu Institute of Technology-University (PHI)
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| Women's | University of Cebu (PHI)
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Universiti Teknologi MARA (MAS)
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Cebu Institute of Technology-University (PHI)
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| Individual | Unknown | |||
Medal table[edit]
Host nation
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Philippines (PHI)* | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | |
Incomplete, results of the individual table tennis events are unknown.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rosal, Dale (4 December 2015). "AsPac University Games opens today at USC gym". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Cebu hosts Asian University Games". The Standard Sports. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ Liao, Henry (8 September 2015). "Cebu hosts APUG". Bandera. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Lirazan, Erwin (2 December 2015). "APUG andam na (Start of APUG)" (in Cebuano). Super Balita Cebu. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ Alison, Mars (5 December 2015). "Philippines splits in basketball as Asia Pacific University Games open in Cebu". Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ Manlosa, Rommel (28 November 2015). "USPF gets a break". Sun Star Cebu. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ a b Alison, Mars (6 December 2015). "Philippines excels in Day 2 of Asia Pacific University Games in Cebu". Rappler. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Borbon, Rabonni (8 December 2015). "... While Malaysian tops badminton". Cebu Daily News. p. 25. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Manlosa, Rommel (8 December 2015). "UiTM hauls gold medals". Sun Star Cebu. Retrieved 9 December 2015.