2010 in Philippine sports
| Years in Philippine sports: | 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 |
| Centuries: | 22nd century
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| Decades: | 2040s
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| 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
Athletics
Basketball
- 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
- September 7 – 12 – The fifth
Boxing
- February 13 – Nonito Donaire knocksout Manuel Vargas in the third round to defend his interim WBA world super flyweight title.
- March 13 – WBO welterweighttitle.
- May 13 – Manny Pacquiao is officially proclaimed congressman of the lone district of Sarangani.
- June 28 – Antonio T. Carpioin 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 — Wladimir Sidorenko via knockout in the fourth round to win the vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title.[2]
Cheerdance, streetdance, and dancesport
Collegiate sports
Football
- December 6 – The 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, in what is considered one of the biggest upsets ever recorded in the regional tournament.[3]
Tennis
Volleyball
Other sports
Deaths
- 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
- ^ "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.