Rubilen Amit Repeats ‘Athlete of the Year’ in SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards

Double World Champion Cebuana pool player, Rubilen Amit, was honored as the Athlete of the Year, for the second time during the 32nd edition of the Sportswriters Association of Cebu (SAC)-San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (SMB) Cebu Sports Awards recently at Ayala Mall Cebu.

Amit recently won two world titles in 2013, the Women’s Ten Ball World title and the Mixed Doubles World title with living legend Efren ‘Bata’ Reyes, and a gold medal in the Southeast Asian (SEA) games, which led her to loom in the field of Cebu athletes.

Amit, when she first won the World 10 Ball title, was also chosen as Athlete of the Year during the 28th staging of the event.

Aside from being the first female World Pool Champion, she was also the first athlete who became a recipient of the same major award in the history of SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards.

Aside from Amit, Frank Gatdula also received the Orlacsan Award for his contribution to cycling while taekwondo coach Glenn Lava received the Presidential Award for helping Cebu win two world titles in taekwondo.

Here is the list of the Cebuano athletes who received major awards:

Athletics – Julius Nierras
Basketball – Andres Paul Desiderio, Arnie Christian Padilla and June Mar Fajardo
Billiards – Rubilen Amit
Bowling – Kim Lao
Boxing – Donnie Nietes, Johnriel Casimero and Merlito Sabillo
Dance Sport – Pearl Caneda and Wilbert Aunzo
Football – Don Bosco Technology Center and PAREF Springdale School
Golf – Cebu Country Club
Judo – Kiyomi Sarausad Watanabe
Running – Mary Grace de los Santos and Mary Joy Tabal
Sepak Takraw – Rhey Jay Ortouste
Taekwondo – Glenn Lava, Mikaela Calamba and Rinna Babanto
Tennis – Arthur Craig Pantino, Jan Godfrey Seno and Johnny Arcilla
Triathlon – Joseph Miller, Justin Liam Chiongbian and Fredric Albert Yuan Chiongbian