3 Davao Bets Made It To National Finals Of National Age-Group Chess Championships (NAGCC) in Roxas City

For finishing in the top three in their respective categories, three promising Davao City chess players will compete in the national finals of the National Age-Group Chess Championships (NAGCC) in Roxas City on May 5-13.
Davaoenos Gino Angelo Asuncion, James Catayas and Samantha Umayan has made it to the national finals after their decent finish in the the recently-concluded (NAGCC)-Mindanao Leg at Baywalk Hotel, Mati City, Davao Oriental.
Asuncion made it to the top three of the open 20 category while Catayas in the open 10 category.
Umayan for her part made it in the girls 12 category.
The open 20 category was earlier won by  Tristan Frech Ibaoc of Cagayan de Oro City who beat fellow four-pointer Renard
Mamaril via superior tiebreaks in the five-round Swiss System format tournament.
The Davao City chess players face tough opponents in the regional eliminations but luckily they still able to make it to the top three to quality to the national finals.