| Philip Joper Escueta | |||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-08-23)August 23, 1993 (age 32) Pila,Laguna,Philippines[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 56 (23 September 2015[1]) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 209 (6 September 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Philip Joper Escueta (born August 23, 1993) is aFilipinobadminton player.[2] Escueta and his partner in men's doubles,Ronel Estanislao, won a bronze medal in the2015 Southeast Asian Games.[3] Escueta currently coaches thePhilippines national badminton team.
In his junior days, he played in the men's singles discipline and competed in a fewBWF Superseries tournaments. In 2011, he competed in the2011 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 theSudirman Cup.
In 2015, he competed in the2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. He and his partnerRonel Estanislao unexpectedly beat home favouritesTerry Hee andHendra Wijaya in the first round. They would go onto beatingNgoun Kanora andTeav Yongvannak in the quarterfinals and guaranteed themselves a bronze medal. They lost the semifinal to world number 1 pair ofMarcus Fernaldi Gideon andKevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. This is his biggest career achievement to date.
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Singapore Indoor Stadium,Singapore | Ronel Estanislao |  Marcus Fernaldi GideonKevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 14–21, 12–21 |  Bronze |
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