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Friday night in Abu Dhabi felt less like a loss and more like the final bow of a breakout act. Alex Eala and Janice Tjen, the Southeast Asian pairing that had spent the week gatecrashing expectations, saw their inspired run halted in the semifinals of the Abu Dhabi Open. 

Alex Eala’s singles run at the Abu Dhabi Open bowed out Thursday night, not with fireworks but with a firm handshake from reality. No miracle rally arrived. No late twist. Just a polished reminder of what a top-tier opponent looks like when she decides to get straight to business.

It was already past midnight in Manila when Alex Eala finally exhaled in Abu Dhabi, three hours after she began wrestling with Aliaksandra Sasnovich—and with herself.

Manila stayed awake. Abu Dhabi felt it.

PAGCOR’s 2025 earnings tell a clear story: the future of state gaming revenues is increasingly digital, even as traditional casinos lose ground and offshore gaming disappears from the mix.