2010 in Philippine sports
| Years in Philippine sports: | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s |
| Years: | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2010.
Events
[edit]Athletics
[edit]Basketball
[edit]- March 3 – The Purefoods TJ Giants won the PBA Philippine Cup crown with a 4–0 series victory over Alaska Aces. The title-conquest was their 8th championship.
- August 18 – The Alaska Aces won their 13th league championship with a 4–2 series victory over the defending PBA Fiesta Conference champions San Miguel Beermen.
Billiards
[edit]- September 7 – 12 – The fifth World Cup of Pool championship. It was held at the Robinsons Place Manila in Manila, Philippines.[1]
Boxing
[edit]- February 13 – Nonito Donaire knocksout Manuel Vargas in the third round to defend his interim WBA world super flyweight title.
- March 13 – Manny Pacquiao defeats Joshua Clottey, controlling the fight from start to finish and winning by unanimous decision. This was the first boxing match held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, drawing more than 41,000 people. This was Pacquiao's first defense of his newly awarded WBO welterweight title.
- May 13 – Manny Pacquiao is officially proclaimed congressman of the lone district of Sarangani.
- June 28 – Manny Pacquiao takes his oath of office as a congressman before Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio in the Provincial Capitol of Sarangani in Municipality of Alabel.
- November 13 – Manny Pacquiao defeats Antonio Margarito for the WBC super welterweight title, making Pacquiao the first and so far only boxer to win world titles in eight different weight classes.
- December 4 — Nonito Donaire won against Wladimir Sidorenko via knockout in the fourth round to win the vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title.[2]
Cheerdance, streetdance, and dancesport
[edit]Collegiate sports
[edit]Football
[edit]- December 6 – The Philippines national football team defeated Vietnam by the score of 2–0 in the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, in what is considered one of the biggest upsets ever recorded in the regional tournament.[3]
Tennis
[edit]Volleyball
[edit]Other sports
[edit]Deaths
[edit]- January 18: Celestino Tugot, 99, Filipino professional golfer
- April 18: Ricardo Marata, 45, former PBA guard (born 1964)
- May 3: Florencio Campomanes, 83, Filipino chess player, President Emeritus of FIDE (born 1927)
- November 1: Ernesto Presas, 65, martial arts grandmaster. (born 1945)
References
[edit]- ^ "CHINA WIN THE 2010 WORLD CUP OF POOL". matchroompool.com. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ Kabiling, Genalyn (December 5, 2010). "Donaire wins by TKO". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
- ^ Terrado, Jonas (December 6, 2010). "PH booters make history". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on December 11, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.