2023 in Philippine sports
The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2023.
| Years in Philippine sports: | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s |
| Years: | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 |
Events
Athletics
- January 26 – Ernest John Obiena claims the silver medal at the International Jump Meeting Cottbus pole vault event at Lausitz-Arena in Cottbus, Germany, after clearing the 5.77-meter mark.[1]
- January 29 – Ernest John Obiena claims the gold medal at the Perche En Or tournament pole vault event in Roubaix, France, after clearing the 5.82-meter mark.[2]
- February 9 – Ernest John Obiena claims the gold medal at the 2023 Orlen Copernicus Cup pole vault event in Toruń, Poland, after clearing the 5.86-meter mark.[3]
- February 11 – Ernest John Obiena claims the silver medal at the ISTAF Indoor Berlin pole vault event at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, after clearing the 5.82-meter mark.[4]
- February 12 – Janry Ubas claims the bronze medal at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships heptathlon event in Astana, Kazakhstan, after tallying 5,246 points.[5]
Baseball
- May 4 – The Philippines national baseball team claims the 2023 East Asian Baseball Cup title after defeating Hong Kong 10–2 in the finals.[6]
Basketball
- January 12 – President Bongbong Marcos signs into law the naturalization of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel player Justin Brownlee, allowing him to play for the Philippines men's national basketball team.[7]
- January 15 – The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel claims the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup title after defeating Hong Kong-based guest team Bay Area Dragons 4–3 in a do-or-die seven-game series in front of record-breaking 54,589 gate attendance at the Philippine Arena.[8]
- March 30 – The Pampanga G Lanterns claims the PSL Dumper Cup title after defeating the defending champion, Davao Occidental Tigers, 2–0 in a best-of-three game series.[9]
- April 21 – The TNT Tropang Giga claims the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup title after defeating Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 4–2 in a best-of-seven game series.[10]
Boxing
- January 6 – Melvin Jerusalem claims the WBO minimumweight title after defeating Masataka Taniguchi via technical knockout in the second round.[11]
- February 12 – Eumir Marcial defeats Ricardo Villalba via technical knockout in the second round, remaining undefeated as a professional boxer at 4–0 record.[12]
- March 5 – Mark Magsayo loses to Brandon Figueroa via unanimous decision for the WBC interim featherweight title at Toyota Arena in Ontario, United States.[13]
- April 9 – Marlon Tapales defeats Murodjon Akhmadaliev via split decision to claim both the WBA and IBF super bantamweight titles.[14]
- April 16 – Rene Mark Cuarto loses to Ginjiro Shigeoka via knockout in the ninth round for the IBF minimumweight title.[15]
- May 13 – John Riel Casimero claims the WBO global junior featherweight title after defeating Fillipus Nghitumbwa via unanimous decision at Okada Manila in Parañaque.[16]
- May 14 – Vincent Astrolabio loses to Jason Moloney via majority decision for the vacant WBO bantamweight title.[17]
Chess
- February 18 – Daniel Quizon claims the ASEAN Chess Championship title after defeating International Master Rolando Nolte in the grand final tournament in Quezon City. He also clinched into grandmaster.[18]
Esports
- January 15 – ECHO Philippines claim the MLBB M4 World Championship title after defeating a fellow Filipino rival and defending champions Blacklist International 4–0 in the grand final tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia.[19]
- May 1 – TNT Tropang Giga claim the inaugural PBA Esports Bakbakan championship title after defeating Barangay Ginebra San Miguel at score 2–1.[20]
- May 7 – ECHO Philippines claim the MPL Philippines Season 11 title after defeating the defending champion Blacklist International 4–0 in the grand final tournament.[21]
Football
- February 2 – The Asian Football Confederation re-elects Philippine Football Federation president Mariano Araneta to another four-year term as a representative of the confederation in the FIFA Council.[22]
- February 16 – Philippines Football League defending champions United City F.C. suspend their operations as a professional football club and withdraw from the remainder of the 2022–23 season, citing financial difficulties following a legal dispute with a Singapore-based investor.[23]
- March 1–2 – The FIFA Women's World Cup trophy visits the Philippines for the first time as part of the marketing campaign for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, which the Philippines women's national football team qualified for the first time in the previous year. The trophy was publicly displayed in Glorietta in Makati.[24]
Golf
- March 19 – Miguel Tabuena claims the DGC Open title in New Delhi, India.[25]
Gymnastics
- February 27 – Carlos Yulo claims the bronze medal at 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships parallel bars event in Cottbus, Germany after scoring 15.166 points.[26]
- March 3 – Carlos Yulo claims the gold medal at 2023 FIG World Cup floor exercise event in Doha, Qatar after scoring 14.833 points.[27]
- March 4 – Carlos Yulo claims the bronze medal at 2023 FIG Artistic World Cup Series vault event in Doha, Qatar after scoring 14.883 points.[28]
- March 12 – Carlos Yulo claim two gold medals at the 2023 FIG World Cup parallel bars and vault events in Baku, Azerbaijan.[29]
Ice hockey
- March 26 – The Philippines men's national ice hockey team claims the 2023 IIHF World Championship Division IV title after defeating three teams via a round-robin tournament. The team was promoted to Division III for the next tournament.[30]
Lawn bowls
- February 28 – The Philippine delegation captures three gold and two bronze medals at the 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Ipoh, Malaysia.[31]
Mixed martial arts
- February 17 – Fritz Biagtan defeats Nurmukhammad Adamkohonov via knockout in the third round at ONE Friday Fights 5 in Bangkok, Thailand.[32]
- February 25 – Danny Kingad defeats Eko Roni Saputra via unanimous decision at ONE Fight Night 7 in Bangkok, Thailand.[33]
Motorsports
- May 6 – Bianca Bustamante of Prema Racing wins the second race of the second round of the 2023 F1 Academy season at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste, Valencian Community, Spain, marking her first career win and becoming the first Filipino to win an F1 Academy race.[34]
Softball
- April 8 – The Philippines women's national softball team finishes at fourth place at the 2023 Asian Women's Softball Championship in Incheon, South Korea, after being defeated by Chinese Taipei at score of 5–10. The team, however, qualified for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup.[35]
Volleyball
- March 30:
- The Creamline Cool Smashers claims the 2023 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference title after defeating Petro Gazz Angels 2–1 in a best-of-three game series.[36]
- The Cignal HD Spikers claims the 2023 Spikers' Turf Open Conference after defeating AMC Cotabato Spikers 2–0 in a best-of-three game series.[37]
- May 14 – The De La Salle Lady Spikers claims the UAAP Season 85 wonmen's volleyball title after defeating the defending champions NU Lady Bulldogs 2–0 in a best-of-three game series.[38]
Weightlifting
- March 27 – The Philippine delegation claims 7 gold, 4 silver, and a bronze medal at 2023 Youth World Weightlifting Championships at Ramazan Njala Sports Palace in Durrës, Albania.[39]
Multi-sports events
- May 5–17 – The 814-strong Philippine delegation participates at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with 5th place overall after winning 58 gold, 86 silver, and 116 bronze medals.[40][41]
Predicted and scheduled events
- June 3–19 – The Philippines will participate at the 2023 ASEAN Para Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[40]
- July 20–30 (at least) – The Philippines women's national football team will participate at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. It will be the first time that the Philippines plays at a FIFA World Cup of any gender or age level.[42]
- July 29–August 5 – The 63rd edition of Palarong Pambansa will be held in Marikina, the first edition since the COVID-19 pandemic.[43]
- August 25 – September 10 – The Philippines will co-host the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup with Indonesia and Japan. Among the three host countries, the Philippines will host most of the matches, including the final, which will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Other matches will take place at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City and the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.[42][44]
- September 23 – October 8 – The Philippines will participate at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, initially scheduled for the previous year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40]
- October 22–28 – The Philippines will participate at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China, initially scheduled for the previous year but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40]
- November 17–26 – The Philippines will participate at the 2021 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Bangkok and Chonburi, Thailand, initially scheduled for 2021 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[40]
- December – the Philippines will host the MLBB M5 World Championship, the first time the country will host a Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship.[45]
Deaths
- February 1 – Terry Saldaña (b. 1958), former basketball player[46]
- February 28 – Rob Luna (b. 1985), Esports commentator[47]
- March 1 – Emmanuel "Boybits" Victoria (b. 1971), former basketball player[48]
- April 19 – Ed Picson (b. 1953), president and chief executive officer of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines[49]
- April 23 – Charles Dave "Chad Devs" dela Peña (b. 1995), esports player[50]
- April 24 – Ivan Emmanuel "Navi" Gacho (b. 1998), former esports player and coach[51]
- May 4 – Yoro Sangare (b. 2001), football player (UP Fighting Maroons)[52]
- May 10 – Kenneth Egano (b. 2000), professional boxer[53]
See also
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