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Following its success as a sports award program in the Middle East, the inaugural Sports Industry Awards (SPIA) Asia Awards will take place in the Philippines this October.

The Awards, established in 2012 by Sport360, the world’s only English language daily sports newspaper, will now celebrate the stellar achievements of the sports industry across Asia.

The much anticipated event – to be held on Friday 2nd October at the New World Makati Hotel in Manila, Philippines – are being organised by MMC Sportz and Sport360 under the sanction of the Philippines Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee.

Preceded by an industry conference, the black tie-gala event will recognise achievements in 10 individual categories – both professional and community-focused – with an award shortlist showing 168 entries registered from 10 South East Asian countries including the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Laos, Brunei and Hong Kong.

Commenting on the awards, Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Executive Director Guillermo Iroy Junior stated "SPIA will help elevate the awareness in the sport industry and recognize their contributions to the development of sport.

“The PSC is very thankful for bringing SPIA to the Philippines (and) I would like to extend our thanks and congratulations to the organizers."

2015 CATEGORY FINALISTS

SPORT & RECREATION FACILITY OF THE YEAR
• Central Park Sports Complex, Cambodia
• Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club, Hong Kong
• Mall of Asia Arena, Philippines
• Philippine Arena (pictured below)
• Philippine Sports Stadium
• ThanyapuraPhuket, Thailand
• The Empire, Brunei
• Saujana Golf & Country Club, Malaysia

BEST SPORTS MARKETING CAMPAIGN
• #mygirls by Adidas &Iprospect, Philippines
• Color Manila by Brother International, Philippines
• DC Shoes by Primer Group, Philippines
• Gilas FIBA World Cup by Smart Communication, Philippines
• Isang Bayan Para Kay Pacman by ABS-CBN, Philippines
• KSWISS at the IPTL by KSWISS Global Brands, Hong Kong 
• Manila Mavericks at the ITPL by SM Lifestyle Ent., Philippines
• My First LFC Gameby Liverpool FC & Garuda Indonesia
• One Championship by Group One Holdings, Singapore
• Philippine Basketball Association
• Puso the Max by Max Restaurants & Carat, Philippines
• UFC Manila by SM Lifestyle Ent., Philippines

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN SPORT
• #MyFirstLFCGame by Liverpool FC & Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia
• adidas BOOST by adidas & Iprospect, Philippines
• A Hawk Run by Lucrativ Group, Malaysia
• AFF Suzuki Cup by World Sport Group, Singapore/Vietnam
• Bicycles United by Velotique United, Thailand
• Bubble Sports, Malaysia 
• Flying Trapeze by Trapeze Inc., Philippines
• Formula E, Malaysia
• Fox Sports Asia by Fox Sports Asia & We are Social, Singapore
• Philippine Basketball Association
• Roxy by Primer Group, Philippines
• Standard Chartered Marathon by Spectrum Worldwide, Singapore

BEST SPORTS YOUTH PROGRAM
• CebuanaLhuillier Tennis, Philippines by PJ Lhuillier Group
• Football For All Vietnam by Football Association Norway, Vietnam
• Head Junior Satellite Circuit by Dynamic Sports Corp, Philippines
• National Basketball Training Centre, Philippines
• National Cheerleading Championship, Philippines
• National Football Development Program by Sportswork, Malaysia
• NBA Asia(Hong Kong
• Nutrition Action Champion by Alaska Milk Corporation, Philippines
• Philippine Table Tennis Academy(Philippines
• Queens Park Ranges Coaching Clinic by Air Asia, Malaysia
• Shaheen Development by Shaheen Sports, Hong Kong
• Siagon Sports Academy by XLE Group, Vietnam
• Speedo G-League by Philippine Swimming Inc., Philippines
• Sport Cares Foundation, Singapore
• WTA Future Stars Clinic by WTA, Singapore

BEST SPORT EVENT (Amateur)
• 24Sevens Football Series by AMC Experience, Singapore
• Cold Storage Kids Run, Singapore by ESG Endurance Sport Pte
• Chiang Mai International Cricket Sixes, Thailand
• Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines by Sunrise Events, Philippines
• Football For All Vietnam by Football Association Norway, Vietnam
• Girls Got Game Camp by Girls Got Game Inc., Philippines
• Hanoi Vertical Run by Sporting Republic, Vietnam
• Hello Kitty Run Singapore by Pink Apple, Singapore
• Slam Rising Stars Classic by SLAM Philippines, Philippines
• SM Bowling Millionaires Cup by SM Lifestyle Ent., Philippines
• Standard Chartered Marathon by Spectrum Worldwide, Singapore
• Vietnam University Games by XLE Group, Vietnam
• WTA Future Stars Tournament by WTA, Singapore

BEST LIVE EXPERIENCE AT A PRO SPORTS EVENT
• AFF Suzuki Cup by World Sports Group, Singapore/Vietnam
• BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore by World Sports Group, Singapore
• Cobra Ironman 70.3 Philippines by Sunrise Events, Philippines
• EurAsia Cup, Malaysia
• Extreme Sailing Series by OC Sport, Singapore
• Hong Kong Rugby 7s, Hong Kong
• IPTL - Manila Mavericks by SM Lifestyle Ent., Philippines
• Malaysian Open- Kuala Lumpur by IMG, Malaysia
• Philippine Basketball Association, Philippines
• Saigon Heat Games Vietnam by XLE Group, Vietnam

BEST SPORTS CSR INITIATIVE
• Bike Doctors by Primer Group, Philippines
• Get into Rugby by Philippines Rugby Football Union, Philippines
• Hope for Change by Michael's Badminton Academy, Malaysia
• Humanitarian Project by Sunrise Events, Philippines
• Queens Park Ranges Coaching Clinic by Air Asia, Malaysia
• HariSukan Negaraby Sportswork, Malaysia
• Team Possible by Primer Group, Philippines
• The AFC Village by Asian Football Confederation, Malaysia
• The AGW Walk by CFC ANCOP Global Foundation, Philippines
• Toby's Youth Sports Foundation by Toby’s Sports, Philippines
• YuthakunKhom by Selpak, Cambodia

SPORTS DIGITAL PLATFORM OF THE YEAR
• Action Sports Asia, Thailand
• Faber Audio Visual, Singapore & Philippines
• Isang Bayan Para Kay Pacman by ABS-CBN, Philippines
• Passport Asia, Singapore
• Philippine Basketball Association
• Playpal, Singapore
• Sports Flow by Samsung, Singapore

SPORTS RETAIL CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
• Asia Pacific WWE, Singapore
• Chris Sports, Philippines
• Columbia Sportswear, Philippines
• NBA Asia, Hong Kong
• Recreational Outdoor Exchange, Philippines
• SuperSports, Thailand
• The Athletes Foot, Indonesia

SPORT ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR
• Gymnastic Association of the Philippines
• Hong Kong Ultra Marathon Association Limited, Hong Kong
• PertubuhanSeniGayungFatani, Malaysia
• Primer Group – DC, Philippines
• Sporting Republic, Singapore
• Sunrise Events, Philippines
• Wrestling Association of the Philippines, Philippines
• XLE Group, Vietnam

Click here to view the event details in the Australasian Leisure Management industry Calendar.

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