The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) congratulated Filipina billiards star Chezka Centeno for winning the silver medal in the Women’s 10-ball competition at the 2024 World Games in Chengdu, China.
In a Facebook post, the PSC lauded the 26-year-old Zamboanga City native, who delivered a spirited performance in the finals against China’s Han Yu, falling in a nail-biting 6-7 finish.
The PSC post read:
“๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐บ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐น 
๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ 
Filipina billiard player Chezka Centeno finished her Chengdu World Games stint with a silver medal in the Women’s 10-ball. Centeno gave a high-spirited performance in the finals against China’s Han Yu, losing in a heart-stopping match with a final score of 6-7.
The 2023 World 10-Ball Champion showed an outstanding playstyle, forcing a very close game and making crucial shots in an intense championship match.
Centeno notched the second silver medal of the Philippines following Kaila Napoli’s second-place finish in the Women’s -52 kg Ne-Waza.
Pagpupugay sa iyong naitalang karangalan para sa bansa! Mabuhay ka, Chezka! 
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The PSC also congratulated Carlos Baylon Jr. for capturing the bronze medal in Men’s Wushu Sanda 56 kg after defeating Islam Karimov of Kazakhstan.
In its post, the PSC wrote:
“๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ป ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ 
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ 
Carlos Baylon, Jr. prevailed over Islam Karimov of Kazakhstan to claim the bronze medal in Men’s Wushu Sanda 56kg—the country’s second medal at the Chengdu 2025 The World Games.
He managed to lift Karimov out of the mat twice in the second round to ultimately decide the match in his favor.
Proud kami sa’yo, Carlos! Buong puso mong ipinakita ang galing ng Pilipino 
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Centeno’s silver and Baylon’s bronze added to the Philippines’ medal haul in Chengdu, highlighting the nation’s competitive presence on the World Games stage.
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