The Philippine national squash team is stepping up its preparations for the upcoming 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, hosting players from Japan and Thailand for a week-long training camp at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.
Philippines head coach Wee Wern Low said the camp, which brought international opponents into the country, provides the team with valuable preparation ahead of the Asian Games.
Four Japanese players and two from Thailand arrived in the Philippines last Monday and trained alongside the national team until Saturday, giving the Filipinos an opportunity to test themselves against different opponents and playing styles.
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“The goal of this is to get more doubles practice, to familiarize with each other, and also play different pairings as well. We are used to playing with each other in training, so it’s good to have people from different countries and different playing styles this week around so that they can get better practice,” Low told the media last week.
𝐏𝐇 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐤𝐨𝐤! 🏅
The Philippine National Squash Team made the country proud after earning five medals at 9th SEA Cup Squash Championships 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.#HappyAtletangPinoy#HAPI 🤗 pic.twitter.com/iu80tuGDaK
— Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) August 4, 2025
The Philippine squash contingent is composed of Reymark Begornia, Aero Dalida, Jemyca Aribado, Alyssa Dalida, David Pelino and Jonathan Reyes.
While the Philippines does not have the same pedigree as some of Asia’s traditional squash powerhouses, Low believes the team’s underdog status could work to its advantage in Nagoya.
“Yeah, I mean, the Asian Games is probably one of the biggest events in Asia, and playing for your country is obviously a very different feeling than playing for yourself in the professional circuit,” Low said.
“So as Team Philippines go into the Asian Games, I mean, we are the underdogs. There’s nothing to lose and just all the experience to gain and to try their best against the much more experienced countries in Asia.”
Malaysia enters the tournament as the prohibitive favorite after dominating the previous edition of the Asian Games, where it collected three gold medals, one silver and one bronze.
India will also pose a significant threat, having won two gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals in the previous edition.
For the Philippines, however, the focus is on maximizing its preparation and making the most of its opportunity against Asia’s best when the Asian Games gets underway in Nagoya.
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