But everything is not lost for the national takraw squad.
The troika of Jean Marie Sucalit, Abegail Sinogbuhan and Nelly Jay Salon will be marching to the warzone on Tuesday to confront Vietnam for the gold medal.
After finishing the eliminations with a 2-1 record before beating Laos, 15-12, 15-10, in the semifinals, the Filipinas are tipped to go hard as they try to become the first Filipino gold medalist outside Yulo, who clinched a pair of titles in floor exercise on Friday and vault event on Saturday.
Aside from the lady takraw bets, also tipped to win a gold medal is Ernest John Obiena, who will defend his title in the men’s pole vault event while shooting for a spot in Philippine sports history.
Obiena, the world No 11, will march to battle at 5:20 p.m., where he will shoot for the crown with the hopes of becoming the first Filipino back-to-back Asian Games gold medalist since the late Lydia de Vega-Mercado did the trick in the women’s 100-meter run event in 1982 in New Delhi and 1986 in Seoul.