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MANILA — Team Philippines bested seven other countries to bring home the trophy in the Asia Pacific Padel Cup (APPC) 2025, held over the weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Padel Pilipinas — headed by Senator Pia Cayetano — took down Hong Kong in the championship round with a 3-0 victory.Filipino tennis icon Johnny Arcilla claimed the men&#x27;s MVP plum, while Asia-Pacific No. 2 Joanna Tao Yee Tan was named the women&#x27;s MVP.<div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOBqDk4D_iI/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A170592.90000000596%2C%22ls%22%3A170071.09999999404%2C%22le%22%3A170574%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="606" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>It was also the aces who delivered the championship clincher for the Philippines.“Of course I&#x27;m happy, especially since we won the championship. Then you brought your country&#x27;s flag with you. It felt good,” Arcilla told ABS-CBN News. “It was my first time participating in a team event like that,” the tennis player, who opens a new chapter to another racket sport, added.According to Arcilla, some of the competitors were familiar from his tennis days. “[Y]ung iba [kakilala] ko kasi mga nag-tennis sila… [M]atagal na panahon din kami ‘di nagkikita, dun lang pala kami nagkita-kita sa APPC,” he said.&quot;Noon, into tennis talaga ako, represent din ng Pinas. Tas ngayon, represent din pero sa padel naman.&quot;Meanwhile, host team Malaysia settled for bronze.The Philippines came out swinging on Day 1 of the tournament as it rolled past the newly-debuted Pakistan, 5-0, and Hong Kong, 4-1.It was followed up with a 4-1 victory against Malaysia, and later a commanding 5-0 sweep of South Korea in the quarterfinals.Padel Pilipinas then made quick work of Malaysia once again to book its ticket to the finals, 3-0.Sponsored by Turkish Airlines, the contest featured teams from Philippines, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand.

Team Philippines bested seven other countries to bring home the trophy in the Asia Pacific Padel Cup (APPC) 2025, held over the weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Team Philippines bested seven other countries to bring home the trophy in the Asia Pacific Padel Cup (APPC) 2025, held over the weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Team Philippines rules 2025 Asia Pacific Padel Cup

Shayne Lee Andreas Macaraeg,

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Published September 01, 2025 05:05 PM PHT

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Updated September 02, 2025 03:03 PM PHT

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