May 22, 1996
QC engineer is tops in Cebu Scrabble tilt
A 26-year-old engineer from Quezon City was recently crowned the country's best in the fledgling game of scrabble in Cebu.
Ronald Credo won 12 of 13 games to top the 1996 National Scrabble Championship organized by the Cebu Scrabble Association Inc. (CSAI) and held at the SM City in Cebu. Credo topped a field of 70 players.
In only his third year of active competition, Credo swept his first six games and had the title locked up as early as the 11th round when he continued his streak while his closest pursuers each had at least three losses. He finished ninth last year.
Credo won P10,000 and a giant trophy from the sponsor, Mabuhay Educational Center Inc., exclusive Philippine licensee of the Scrabble Crossword Game brand granted by JW Spears and Sons.
Credo led a sweep of the top five places by Luzon entries. Unilab's Oscar Rivera, the only player to beat Credo in the tournament, took second place with a 10-3 mark.
Irland Bonzon, playing out of the Los Banos Club, took third with 9-4 slate, beating six others who finished with the same tally on the strength of a superior spread (total winning margins). Rounding out the top five were defending champion Armando "Bing" Lao and UPLB's Mario Miranda.
Mindanao's Solaiman Pakinson was the highest placed non-Luzon entrant at sixth, followed by Bicol's Rolly Mandapat, Jun Danganan and top Cebuano bet Joel Toroy at ninth spot. Manila's Romy Almazan had the best spread among those who finished at 8-5 and was tenth overall.
Highlighting the meet was the setting of two national records, with Mindanao's Jabber Barabadan scoring 374 points in a single turn with the word QUETZALS, eclipsing Reli German's record of 196 points set last year.
The other record was for the highest single-game score set by sportscaster Butch Maniego, who tallied 613 points in the final round, the first time a Filipino Scrabble player scored more than 600 in a tournament.
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1996 NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP
SM CITY - CEBU
MAY 11-12, 1996
FINAL RESULTS AFTER 13 ROUNDS
RANK
|
NAME
|
WINS
|
SPREAD
|
PRIZES
|
1
|
Ronald Credo
|
12
|
1012
|
P10,000 + trophy
|
2
|
Oscar Rivera Jr.
|
10
|
1063
|
P7,000
|
3
|
Irland Bonzon
|
9
|
1136
|
P5,000
|
4
|
Armando Lao
|
9
|
1051
|
P3,000
|
5
|
Mario Miranda
|
9
|
674
|
P500
|
6
|
Solaiman Pakinson
|
9
|
613
|
P500
|
7
|
Rolly Mandapat
|
9
|
607
|
P500
|
8
|
Jun Danganan
|
9
|
549
|
P500
|
9
|
Joel Toroy
|
9
|
369
|
P500
|
10
|
Romy Almazan
|
8
|
737
|
P500
|
11
|
Renante dela Cerna
|
8
|
419
|
P500
|
12
|
Avelino Guatno
|
8
|
340
|
P500
|
13
|
Virgilio Morales
|
8
|
316
|
P500
|
14
|
Ric Marinas
|
8
|
276
|
P500
|
15
|
Yancy Alinas
|
8
|
246
|
P500
|
16
|
Jason Lim
|
8
|
114
|
Scrabble pins
|
17
|
Alex Macasundig
|
8
|
91
|
Scrabble pins
|
18
|
Boy Laporte
|
8
|
10
|
Scrabble pins
|
19
|
Gina Batiancila
|
8
|
7
|
Scrabble pins
|
20
|
Pureza Fernandez
|
8
|
-144
|
Scrabble pins
|
21
|
Lincoln Yap
|
7.5
|
111
|
Scrabble pins
|
22
|
Ernesto Potot
|
7
|
434
|
Scrabble pins
|
23
|
Maida Manaog
|
7
|
318
|
Scrabble pins
|
24
|
Noel Clemente
|
7
|
287
|
Scrabble pins
|
25
|
Rosario Lambino
|
7
|
248
|
Scrabble pins
|
26
|
Fe Tenio
|
7
|
174
|
Scrabble pins
|
27
|
Alex Dinoy
|
7
|
140
|
Scrabble pins
|
28
|
Marwin Puerto
|
7
|
140
|
Scrabble pins
|
29
|
Jeffrey Lauderes
|
7
|
114
|
Scrabble pins
|
30
|
Eugenio Eslao
|
7
|
95
|
Scrabble pins
|
31
|
Butch Maniego
|
7
|
63
|
|
32
|
Robbie Onate
|
7
|
25
|
|
33
|
Albert Catalan
|
7
|
-76
|
|
34
|
Fred Jumamoy
|
7
|
-91
|
|
35
|
Jabber Barabagan
|
6.5
|
372
|
|
36
|
Marte Toroy
|
6.5
|
-65
|
|
37
|
Azis Pangandaman
|
6.5
|
-287
|
|
38
|
Tacy Dandan
|
6
|
177
|
|
39
|
Romelio Asoque
|
6
|
52
|
|
40
|
Ansari Maca-ayan
|
6
|
-33
|
|
41
|
Arnold Rabor
|
6
|
-41
|
|
42
|
Rogelio Anora
|
6
|
-54
|
|
43
|
Teresa Barola
|
6
|
-70
|
|
44
|
Jonny Davis
|
6
|
-84
|
|
45
|
Sylvia sarsonas
|
6
|
-85
|
|
46
|
Herminia de Leon
|
6
|
-326
|
|
47
|
Nancy Dosdos
|
6
|
-378
|
|
48
|
Jenny Rabano
|
6
|
-425
|
|
49
|
Cader Menor
|
6
|
-522
|
|
50
|
Rosario Calves
|
6
|
-809
|
|
51
|
Larry Serrano
|
5
|
114
|
|
52
|
Janice Anderson
|
5
|
-56
|
|
53
|
Prima Onate
|
5
|
-156
|
|
54
|
Josefina Lucero
|
5
|
-165
|
|
55
|
Marti Estrella
|
5
|
171
|
|
56
|
Luz Masecampo
|
5
|
-176
|
|
57
|
Sonny Cabella
|
5
|
-379
|
|
58
|
Wilhemina Pulvera
|
5
|
-509
|
|
59
|
Fe Maramba
|
5
|
-648
|
|
60
|
Tony Awayan
|
4
|
-249
|
|
61
|
Thomas Diez
|
4
|
-261
|
|
62
|
Imelda Perez
|
4
|
-279
|
|
63
|
Ma. Concepcion Cavada
|
3
|
-371
|
|
64
|
Veronica Morelos
|
3
|
-484
|
|
65
|
Erlinda Talam
|
3
|
-812
|
|
66
|
Tisha Lee
|
3
|
-2224
|
|
HG
|
Butch Maniego
|
613
|
Cash Prize
|
|
HW
|
Jabber Barabagan
|
374
|
QUETZALS
|
Cash Prize
|
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| 1996 National Champ, Ronald Credo in striped shirt with 1st Runner up, Oscar Rivera, 2nd Runner up Irland Bonzon and Sponsors, Mabuhay Educational Center, Inc. |
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