Chen & Luz

Chen & Luz
Team Profile
Born:	(1985-11-04) November 4, 1985 (Chen) (1978-05-29) May 29, 1978 (Luz)
Hometown:	Puerto Princesa, Palawan (Chen) Muntinlupa, Metro Manila (Luz)
Relation:	Pinay World Champions
Occupation:	Boxer/Gym Trainer (Chen) Bodybuilder/Gym trainer (Luz)
Hashtag:	#PinayWorldChamps
Legs Competed:	2
Legs Won:	0
Placement:	10th
Average Position:	7.00
RoadblockCount:	Chen: 1 Luz: 1
CountriesRaced:

Gretchen "Chen" Magbanua Abaniel and Luzviminda "Luz" McClinton are a team of Pinay World Champions on The Amazing Race Philippines 2.

Profile

Chen

• Age: 28
• Occupation: Boxer, Gym trainer

Luz

• Age: 36
• Occupation: Bodybuilder, gym trainer

Team Pinay World Champs: Chen, a Women's Boxing Council (WBC) and Women's International Boxing Association (WIBA) title-holder, and Luz, a body-builder joined the competition for personal reasons. Luz wants to get the house and lot for her child while Chen wants to start a gym business to train future champions.

The Amazing Race Philippines 2

Race History

Chen & Luz's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Metro Manila	Serve / Souffle	Luz	4 of 11
2
3
4
5
6
7	2	Metro Manila → Cavite → Batangas → Cavite → Batangas	Fruit / Fashion	Chen	10 of 10∇	[1]
8
9
10
11
12
				Average	7.00
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg or continue racing in a no-rest leg      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg > The team used the Yield < Recipient of the Yield ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ∇ The team that lost the Double Battle
Notes: 1: Chen & Luz lost the bottle cap they needed for a task in Leg 2, and as a result, they had to wait for all the teams to finish the task and wait an additional 30 minutes before proceeding with the race.

Post-Race

• Immediately after their elimination, Chen & Luz ended their friendship and are no longer been on speaking terms.

Trivia

• Prior to competing on The Amazing Race Philippines 2, Luz was a contestant in the fourth season of the Philippine version of Big Brother, Pinoy Big Brother: Unlimited.
• Chen is the sixth person to not be present at the Finish Line, after Toni & Dallas (The Amazing Race 13), Eric & Lisa (The Amazing Race 15), and Lani Pillinger (The Amazing Race Asia 4).
  • This would have been followed by Anthony & Spencer, Connie & Sam, and Caro & Ray in The Amazing Race 33, and Tim & Rex in The Amazing Race 34.

External links

• Chen & Luz's X profile: pinayworldchamp