Philippine University Games

The Philippine University Games, abbreviated as the UNIGAMES, is a national collegiate sports competition in the Philippines organized by UNIGAMES, Incorporated. Founded in 1996, it was first held at the University of St. La Salle, the founding host, in Bacolod, Philippines.

Philippine University Games
AbbreviationUNIGAMES
First event1996 (1996)
Occur everyAnnually
Last event2024 in Dipolog
Next event2025 in TBD
HeadquartersBacolod, Philippines
PresidentRoger A. Banzuela
Philippine University Games
AbbreviationUNIGAMES
Formation1996
Legal statusAssociation
Location
  • Bacolod
Region served
Philippines
Membership
Open
President
Roger A. Banzuela
Main organ
UNIGAMES, Inc.

History

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Founded in 1996 by then University of St. La Salle president Br. Rolando Dizon, FSC, and Visayas-based volleyball coach (and later president of the Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association) Roger Banzuela, the first UNIGAMES was held in Bacolod City with volleyball as the games's sole competition.[1]

In its early days, UNIGAMES hosted numerous editions in the western side of Visayas with both Bacolod and Dumaguete alternating hosting rights, until 2003 with its first UNIGAMES outside Visayas in the city of Dasmariñas, Cavite in the Luzon area. Since then, UNIGAMES have been held in cities on the western side of Visayas, even holding a few editions in Iloilo City and Roxas City. Roxas City created a first for the UNIGAMES as the Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion was the first college to host the games, a deviation from the usual selection of a local university. The games were interrupted between 2020 and 2023 due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, until 2024 when the city of Dipolog held its first UNIGAMES on the island of Mindanao marking the resumption of the games.[2]

Sports

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The UNIGAMES is composed of fourteen (14) sports disciplines namely athletics, badminton, basketball, football, chess, karatedo, lawn tennis, sepak takraw, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, and beach volleyball.

In the 2010 UNIGAMES held in Silliman University, Dumaguete, archery was also introduced.[3]

Editions

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Edition Year Host Locality Host Institution Ref/Notes
1st 1996 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
2nd 1997 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
3rd 1998 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
4th 1999 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
5th 2000 Dumaguete Foundation University
6th 2001 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
7th 2002 Dumaguete Foundation University
8th 2003 Dasmariñas De La Salle University – Dasmariñas
9th 2004 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
10th 2005 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
11th 2006 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
12th 2007 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
13th 2008 Dumaguete Foundation University
14th 2009 Iloilo City Central Philippine University [4]
15th 2010 Dumaguete Silliman University
16th 2011 Roxas City Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion [5]
17th 2012 Bacolod University of St. La Salle [6]
18th 2013 Bacolod University of St. La Salle
19th 2014 Iloilo City University of San Agustin [7]
20th 2015 Bacolod University of St. La Salle [8]
21st 2016 Dumaguete Foundation University [9]
22nd 2017 Dumaguete Foundation University
23rd 2018 Dumaguete Foundation University
24th 2019 Iloilo City University of San Agustin [10]
2020-2023 Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
25th 2024 Dipolog Jose Rizal Memorial State University [2][11]

List of hosts

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By city/municipality
Host City/Municipality Event Hosted
Bacolod 12
Dumaguete 8
Iloilo City 3
Dasmariñas 1
Roxas City 1
Dipolog 1
By province
Host Province Event Hosted
Negros Occidental (R-6) 12
Negros Oriental (R-7) 8
Iloilo (R-6) 3
Cavite (R-4A) 1
Zamboanga del Norte (R-9) 1
By region
Host Region Event Hosted
Western Visayas (R-6) 16
Central Visayas (R-7) 8
Calabarzon (R-4A) 1
Zamboanga Peninsula (R-9) 1
By inter-island
Host Inter-Island Event Hosted
Luzon (NCR) 1
Visayasa 23
Mindanao 1

2015 UNIGAMES Bacolod

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The 20th edition of the Unigames was hosted by University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City. from October 24–30. 40 colleges and universities from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao participated in the 13 sporting disciplines of the games.[8]

These were the winners of the recently concluded games.

Sport Champion
Men's Athletics Far Eastern University
Women's Athletics Far Eastern University
Men's Badminton College of Saint Benilde
Men's Basketball College of Saint Benilde
Men's Chess Far Eastern University
Women's Chess University of Mindanao
Men's Football University of the Philippines-Diliman
Women's Football De La Salle University
Men's Karatedo Holy Angel University
Women's Karatedo Xavier University
Men's Lawn Tennis College of Saint Benilde
Women's Lawn Tennis College of Saint Benilde
Sepak Takraw Rizal Technological University
Men's Taekwondo College of Saint Benilde
Women's Taekwondo College of Saint Benilde
Table Tennis San Beda College
Men's Volleyball De La Salle University
Women's Volleyball Far Eastern University
Men's Beach Volleyball Southwestern University
Women's Beach Volleyball Southwestern University

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "The UniGames: A mix of everything". Metro Post. 24 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Laput, Gualberto (22 January 2024). "Over 2 dozen schools compete in Dipolog games, defying Mindanao stereotypes". Rappler. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Profile: About the UNIGAMES". 2010 Philippine University Games. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  4. ^ "CPU hosts Unigames". Philstar.com. 5 October 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ "46 schools vie for 2011 UniGames crown in Capiz". SunStar. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Bacolod City to host 2012 UniGames". SunStar. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  7. ^ "All set for Unigames 2014". SunStar. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "40 schools joining 20th Unigames". SunStar. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. ^ "2016 UniGames goes to Dumaguete". SunStar. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  10. ^ Lena, Perla (3 October 2019). "24th UNIGAMES to boost Iloilo City's sports tourism". Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original on 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  11. ^ Fumero, Pamela Joyce (22 January 2024). "Dipolog City hosts 25th University Games". Philippine Information Agency. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
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