The annual Kadayawan Competition in Davao Metropolis, Philippines, is getting larger and higher yearly. In truth, this 2025, it welcomed a brand new addition to the yearly festivities: pickleball.
The Kadayawan Competition is an annual cultural celebration held each August in Davao Metropolis, Philippines, to offer thanks for a bountiful harvest and to honour town’s wealthy cultural heritage. Rooted within the indigenous observe of providing fruits, flowers, and grains to their gods, it has grown right into a vibrant pageant showcasing the traditions of Davao’s 11 ethnolinguistic teams. The week-long occasion is marked by vibrant avenue dances, floral floats, music, and meals festivals that spotlight town’s agricultural abundance and variety.
Greater than only a thanksgiving ritual, Kadayawan has grow to be an emblem of unity, resilience, and pleasure for the individuals of Davao, and on 24 August 2025, the 2025 Kadayawan sa Dabaw Pickleball Doubles Event was held as a part of the actions of this 12 months’s Kadayawan Competition.
In line with event director Juanito “Titong” Cansino, the one-day competitors that featured 4 classes—intermediate, novices, 40-and-above, and 50-and-above—drew roughly 200 gamers from Cotabato, Maguindanao, Common Santos Metropolis, Koronadal Metropolis, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and the three Davao provinces. Evidently, the turnout is a transparent indication that pickleball is selecting up steam within the southernmost a part of the Philippines.
Winners of the 2025 Kadayawan sa Dabaw Pickleball Doubles Event
The pair of Ahmil Hussein “Kaka Jeng” Ampatuan Macapendeg and Sigmond Escalona of Cotabato Metropolis gained the title within the intermediate division of the 2025 Kadayawan sa Dabaw Pickleball Doubles Championships held on the Crisron Pickleball Court docket in Maa, Davao Metropolis. Macapendeg, a former First District board member of Maguindanao del Sur and one-time UAAP varsity tennis participant for the College of Santo Tomas, teamed up with Escalona and bested Gérard Cole Pinili and Euriz Tanucan, 15–12, within the finals.
Listed below are the opposite outcomes:
- Dionar Nico Suson and Ruskin Flexner Suson captured the novices’ title after beating Jeycel Dys Esnardo and Von Cagape.
- Max Montecillio and Ali Serquina outlasted Novem Isidor and Jorlan Cabanes to rule the 40-and-above class.
- Jeffrey Galinato and Bernard Rosanto defeated Lando Ibarreta and Rommel Perocho for the 50-and-above crown.
The winners pocketed ₱6,000 in money every, whereas the runners-up took residence ₱4,000 apiece. The money prizes have been courtesy of the Sports activities Growth Division of the Metropolis Mayor’s Workplace.
