KUALA LUMPUR: Rookie Dines Dumaan delivered a masterful performance to cop the Philippines’ 24th gold medal as he dominated the pencak silat competition of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games Tuesday at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center here.

A native of Panitan town in Capiz, the 22-year old Dumaan overcame Firman of Indonesia via a takedown, 4-1, in the finals to win the 45-50 kg division of the men’s tanding putra Class A.

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