UAAP Season 77 Judo Championships Women’s Results and Recap

The UAAP judo championship tournament format is different compared to the majority of the league.

Since 2005, the judo tournament does not employ the team round robin format. Instead, UAAP Judo utilizes a bracket system wherein each judoka placement in a bracket is based on seeding. Moreover, judokas coming from the same school are seeded away from each other in the earlier stages of the tournament. Finally, fallen judokas from the earlier rounds can still compete for a bronze medal. The fallen judokas from the earlier matches are moved to another bracket that culminates to the 2 bronze medal matches.

Here we take a look at the women’s judo tournament for the 77^th Season of the UAAP:

Women’s Heavyweight (+78 kg) Division 

DLSU’s Pongase throws UST’s Lucman in spectacular fashion to win the Women’s Heavyweight gold

The number of lady judokas is set a six. DLSU’s Justine Pongase and UP’s Mary Villena received automatic berths to the semifinals.

Quarterfinals:

Reniel Castillo (UST) defeated Jenina Torrente (UP) via points due to a wazari and 2 yukos

Princess Lucman (UST) defeated Seanne Chung (ADMU) via an ippon due to a oseikomi (pin) with 1:27 remaining
Semifinals:

Justine Pongase (DLSU) defeated Reniel Castillo (UST) via 2 wazaris with 2:49 remaining

Princess Lucman (UST) defeated Mary Villena (UP) via a hansoku-make (disqualifiction) with 2:00 remaining

Bronze Medal Matches:

Mary Villena (UP) defeated Jenina Torrente (UP) via points by way of a wazari

Reniel Castillo (UST) defeated Seanne Chung (ADMU) via an ippon by way of an osaekomi (pin) with :26 remaining

Finals:

Justine Pongase (DLSU) defeated Princess Lucman (UST) via an ippon by way of a uranage with :59 remaining to win the UAAP Season 77 Judo Women’s Heavyweight Division

Women’s Half-heavyweight (-78 kg) Division

San Andres bags Women’s half-heavyweight gold to give UST the UAAP S77 Judo Women’s Championship

The number of lady judokas competing is set at seven. The format for the half-heavyweight division tournament is a sudden death seven-man tournament with a judoka, Jamaik Ponciano, having an automatic berth to the semifinals.

Quarterfinals:

Kristine Yu (UP) defeated Precious Benablo (DLSU) via an ippon due to a seionage with 3:32 remaining

Beatriz Que (UP) defeated Maria Elyssa Bagos (ADMU) via an ippon due to an oseikami (pin) with 1:52 remaining

Edno San Andres (UST) defeated Arian Galfo (DLSU) via 2 wazaris with :08 remaining

Semifinals:

Kristine Yu (UP) defeated Precious Benablo (DLSU) via an ippon due to a counter uranage with 2:44 remaining

Edno San Andres (UST) defeated Beatriz Que (UP) via 2 wazaris with 2:40 remaining

Bronze Medal Matches:

Beatriz Que (UP) defeated Precious Benablo (DLSU) via an ippon due to a throw with 3:34 remaining

Jamaik Ponciano (UST) defeated Maria Bagos (ADMU) via an ippon due to a throw with 3:15 remaining

Finals:

Edno San Andres (UST) defeated Kristine Yu (UP) via an ippon due to an osaekomi (pin) with 1:01 remaining to win the UAAP Season 77 Women’s Half-heavyweight Division

Women’s Middleweight (-70 kg) Division

RP Team Lady Judoka Bianca Estrella wins the Women’s Middlweight gold for UE

The number of lady judokas competing is set at eight. The format for the middleweight division tournament is a sudden death eight-man tournament.

Quarterfinals:

Riche Carandang (DLSU) defeated Arlet Coronado (ADMU) via an ippon due to a seionage with 3:35 remaining

Dylwynn Gimena (UP) defeated Aislinn Yap (UST) via an ippon due to a counter throw with 3:23 remaining

Bianca Estrella (UE) defeated Maria Flores (UP) via an ippon due to a throw with 3:28 remaining

Jyniene Honorio (UST) defeated Charla Cabrera (DLSU) via an ippon due to a throw with 3:38 remaining

Semifinals:

Dylwynn Gimena (UP) defeated Arlet Coronado (ADMU) via an ippon due to an oseikomi (pin) with 3:13 remaining

Bianca Estrella (UE) defeated Jynlene Honorio (UST) via points due to a wazari (010)

Bronze Medal Matches:

Jyniene Honorio (UST) defeated Aislinn Yap (UP) via an ippon due to an oseikomi (pin) with 3:28 remaining

Arlet Coronado (ADMU) defeated Maria Flores (UP) via points by way of two wazaris and a yuko with 2:27 remaining (021)

Finals:

Bianca Estrella (UE) defeated Dylwynn Gimena (UP) via points by way of a wazari to win the UAAP Season 77 Women’s Middleweight Division

Women’s Half-middleweight (-63 kg) Division

UST’s Ramirez displays amazing submission skills in Half-middleweight tournament win

The number of lady judokas competing is set at eight. The format for the half-heavyweight division tournament is a sudden death eight-man tournament.

Quarterfinals:

Patricia Rosario (UE) defeated Angelica Recarro (DLSU) via an ippon due to an oseikami (pin) with 2:39 remaining

Dianna Padilla (UPD) defeated Patricia Raymundo (UST) via 2 wazaris with 1:19 remaining

Marjorie Santiago (DLSU) defeated Francesca Querubin (ADMU) via an ippon by way of a geish with 3:39 remaining

Annie Ramirez (UST) defeated Dianne Bargo (UP) via an ippon by way of a submission due to an armbar with 2:54 remaining

Semifinals:

Patricia Rosario (UE) defeated Dianne Padilla (UP) via an ippon by way of a submission due to a choke with 2:13 remaining

Annie Ramirez (UST) defeated Marjorie Santiago (DLSU) via an ippon by way of a harai with 1:02 remaining

Bronze Medal Matches:

Marjorie Santiago (DLSU) defeated Patricia Raymundo (UE) via an ippon by way of a harai with 2:43 remaining

Dianne Padilla (UP) defeated Dianna Bargo (UP) via 2 wazaris with 1:49 remaining

Finals:

Annie Ramirez (UST) defeated Patricia Rosario (UE) via an ippon by way of a submission due to an armbar with 1:52 remaining to win the UAAP Season 77 Judo Women’s Half-middleweight Division.

Women’s Lightweight (-57 kg) Division

 Moran bags 3^rd gold for ADMU to sweep all women’s division in day 1

The number of lady judokas set at this division is 11. UPD’s Regina Raymundo, UE’s Sandra Samson & Carmela Tagle, DLSU’s Alyssa Reyes and ADU’s Maria Yongco received byes in the elimination round.

Here are the results:

Elimination Round

Andrea Divina (ADMU) defeated Aminah Lucman (UST) via an ippon by way of hiza guruma with :08 remaining

Lorel Tolentino (UST) defeated Danyelle Cruz (ADMU) via a golden score by way of seionage in the golden round

Maria Baguisi (DLSU) defeated Agnes Suga (UPD) via an ippon by way of uchimata with 3:43 remaining

Quarterfinals

Sandra Samson (UE) defeated Regina Raymundo (UP) via an ippon by way of an uchimata with 1:37 remaining

Andrea Divina (ADMU) defeated Alyssa Reyes (DLSU) via an ippon by way of a uranage with 3:48 remaining

Lorel Tolentino (UST) defeated Danyelle Cruz (ADMU) via a golden score by way of a seionage in 4:38 in the golden round

Agnes Suga (UP) defeated Maria Cristina Yongco (ADU) via a golden score by way of a kosoto in :40 in the golden round

Semifinals:

Alyssa Reyes (DLSU) defeated Sandra Samson (UE) via 2 wazaris with 2:45 remaining

Agnes Suga (UP) defeated Lorel Tolentino (UST) via 2 wazaris with 1:00 remaining

Bronze Medal Matches:

Lorel Tolentino (UST) defeated Regina Raymundo (UP) via points by way of a wazari (010)

Maria Cristina Yongco (ADU) defeated Sandra Samson (UE) via points by way of a wazari (010)

Finals:

Andrea Divina (ADMU) defeated Agnes Suga (UP) via an ippon by way of an osoto-gari with 1:10 remaining to win the UAAP Season 77 Women’s Lightweight Division

Women’s Half-lightweight (-52 kg) Division

ADMU takes another gold with Moran’s half-lightweight tournament win

The number of lady judokas competing is set at 11. Five judokas received byes in the elimination round. UST’s Tracy Honorio, UP’s Sri Anabo, Ue’s Karlein Padua, DLSU’s Katherine Gilbuena, UST’s Rhodesa Bayas and ADMU’s Heceta Deanna faced-off to advance into the quarterfinals.

Elimination Round:

Tracy Honorio (UST) defeated Sri Anabo (UP) via an ippon due to an osoto-gari with 2:44 remaining

Karlein Padua (UE) defeated Katherine Gilbuena (DLSU) via an ippon due to a geish with 1:53 remaining

Rhodesa Bayas (UST) defeated Deanna Heceta (ADMU)

Quarterfinals:

Maria Carmela Moran (ADMU) defeated Maria Daniel (UE)  via points due to a yuko (001)

Tracy Honorio (UST) defeated Freesia Heradez (DLSU)

Maria Gerena (UP) defeated Karlein Padua (UE) via 2 wazaris with 2:02 remaining

Rhodesa Bayas (UST) defeated Wilma Pabulayan (ADU) via 2 wazaris with 2:35 remaining

Semifinals:

Maria Carmela Moran (ADMU) defeated Tracy Honorio (UST) via an ippon by way of a uranage with 3:40 remaining

Rhodesa Bayas (UST) defeated Maria Gerena (UP) via points by way of a wazari and 2 yukos

Bronze Medal Matches:

Maria Daniel (UE) defeated Maria Gerena (UP) via an ippon by way of a seionage with 1:10 remaining

Tracy Honorio (UST) defeated Karlein Padua (UE) via 2 wazaris with 3:02 remaining

Finals:

Maria Carmela Moran (ADMU) defeated Rhodesa Bayas (UST) via an ippon due to a harai with :26 remaining to win the UAAP Season 77 Judo Women’s Half-lightweight division

Women’s Extra-lightweight (-48 kg) Division

ADMU’s dela Costa finishes all her opponents to bag Extra-lightweight gold 

The lady judokas set at this division is nine. All judokas receive an automatic quarterfinals berth except for UST’s Kimberly Pantoja and ADMU’s Maria Veloso who have to face-off in an eliminator.

Elimination Round:

Maria Veloso (ADMU) defeated Kimberly Pantoja via an ippon due to a throw with 1:38 remaining

Quarterfinals:

Samantha dela Costa (ADMU) defeated Estepani Malaki (DLSU) via an ippon due to an oseitomi (pin) with 3:18 remaining

Char Panganiban (UP) defeated Kinjho Sueko (UST) via an ippon due to a throw with 2:51 remaining

Rocin Rodriguez (UE) defeated Samantha Gaerlan (DLSU) via an ippon due to a submission by way of an armbar with 3:40 remaining

Maria Veloso (ADMU) defeated Angel Juanillas (UP) via an ippon due to a throw with :29 remaining

Semifinals:

Samantha dela Costa (ADMU) defeated Char Panganiban (UP) via 2 wazaris with 2:58 remaining

Rocin Rodriguez (UE) defeated Maria Veloso (ADMU) via 2 wazaris with :28 remaining

Bronze Medal Matches:

Kinjho Sueko (UST) defeated Maria Veloso (ADMU) via 2 wazaris with 3:06 remaining

Samantha Gaerlan (DLSU) defeated Char Panganiban (UP)

Finals:

Samantha dela Costa (ADMU) defeated Rocin Rodriguez (UE) via an ippon by way of an uranage with :51 remaining to win the UAAP Season 77 Judo Women’s Extra-lightweight division

UAAP Season 77 Women’s Judo Championships: the Aftermath

In computing the winner of the overall championship for women’s judo, the number of medals received is the basis in the computation. The final medal count is as follows:

Just like in the men’s division, the UST Lady Judokas won the women’s division but with a huge margin. The Ateneo Lady Judokas finished in 2^nd place even with a league-leading three gold medals. UE edged out the UP Lady Maroons by just a statistical point to win 3^rd place.