Philip Joper Escueta


Philip Joper Escueta is a Filipino badminton player. Escueta and his partner in men's doubles, Ronel Estanislao, won a bronze medal in the [Badminton at the Badminton at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games – Men's doubles|2015 Southeast Asian Games|2015 Southeast Asian Games]. Escueta currently coaches the Philippines national badminton team.

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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore