Philip Joper Escueta

Philip Joper Escueta (born August 23, 1993) is a Filipino badminton player.^[2] Escueta and his partner in men's doubles, Ronel Estanislao, won a bronze medal in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.^[3] Escueta currently coaches the Philippines national badminton team.

Philip Joper Escueta
Personal information
Country	Philippines
Born	(1993-08-23) August 23, 1993 (age 31) Pila, Laguna, Philippines[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness	Right[1]
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	56 (23 September 2015[1])
Current ranking	209 (6 September 2022)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2015 Singapore Men's doubles
BWF profile

Career

In his junior days, he played in the men's singles discipline and competed in a few BWF Superseries tournaments. In 2011, he competed in the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships.

Philip made his transition to playing men's doubles fully in 2012. He also represented the Philippines in the world mixed team tournament, also known as the Sudirman Cup.

In 2015, he competed in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. He and his partner Ronel Estanislao unexpectedly beat home favourites Terry Hee and Hendra Wijaya in the first round. They would go onto beating Ngoun Kanora and Teav Yongvannak in the quarterfinals and guaranteed themselves a bronze medal. They lost the semifinal to world number 1 pair of Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. This is his biggest career achievement to date.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore	Ronel Estanislao	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	14–21, 12–21	Bronze

References

1. "Philip Joper ESCUETA Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
2. "Players: Philip Joper Escuaeta". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
3. "Badminton Semifinals: 15 June Highlights - 28th SEA Games Singapore 2015". seagames2015.com. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)