Despite losing his final game, Eric Labog Jr. of Cagayan Valley still bagged the individual gold in the high school blitz for boys with 5 ½ points. Chris Aldritz Pondoyo of Central Visayas also won in the final round to tie Labog’s tormentor, Julius Gonzales of NCRAA, with 5 points each but Pondoyo’s companion, Jeremy Tanudra, also rallied with a final round victory for a total 3 1/2 points to give Central Visayas the gold in the team blitz.