Olympic champion and now coach Rexy Mainaky, tasked to turn the Filipino shuttlers into international winners, was recently recalled by Indonesia despite a live contract and an unprecedented monthly salary of $12,000.
THE PHILIPPINE Badminton Association kicked off its nationwide grassroots development program under the PBA Bagong Bida project in Tuguegarao City last week with clinics and seminars held simultaneously with the annual Aquarius Cup Badminton Championships at Play N Smash Badminton Center.
THE 6th Prima Badminton Championship is expected to lure the country’s top men and women’s players when it is held Feb. 23 to 24 and March 2 to 3 at Powersmash badminton court in Pasong Tamo, Makati City.
MIKAELA Aquino and Heidi Rosal squeezed out a pair of three-set victories to barge into the semifinal round of the girls’ Under-17 class while Beatrice Felizardo and Monica Rivera dominated their rivals to set up the other Final 4 duel in the PBA Ming Ramos Victor Youth Non-Ranking Championships at Jump Smash Badminton Court in San Francisco Del Monte, Quezon City, over the weekend.
EMMANUEL Rodriguez of New Era U and Calvin Borgador trounced Ivan Basilio and Maverick Alcala, respectively, to arrange a semifinal showdown in the U-9 division in the the PBA Ming Ramos Victor Youth Non-Ranking Championships at Jump Smash Badminton Court yesterday.
TRISHA Mae Ponce and Mark Joseph Galve hacked out a pair of tough three-setters to lead the early winners in the PBA Ming Ramos Victor Youth Non-Ranking Championships Thursday at Jump Smash Badminton Court in Quezon City.
MALVINNE Ann Alcala shocked joint fifth seed Line Kjaersfeldt in straight sets in the third round but bowed to joint No. 9 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan, 14-21, 15-21, and missed the women’s singles quarterfinals of the World Juniors Badminton Championships in Chiba, Japan late Thursday.
Bianca Carlos enhanced her flourishing badminton career by retaining the Under-19 singles crown and teaming up with Justin Natividad to beat Paul Pantig and Eloise Dionisio for the U-19 mixed doubles plum in the MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System (PBaRS) Makati leg at Makati Coliseum last Wednesday.
BIANCA Carlos and Gelita Castilo hurdled their respective quarterfinal rivals to advance in the women’s Open singles while five-time champion Toby Gadi barged into the men’s semifinals of the MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System (PBaRS) at Makati Coliseum yesterday.
MARIYA Sevilla of MSI Jr. Team and Dennis Magpantay of Escoses Training Center upset seeded rivals to lead the charge of the lesser lights in Under-19 play of the MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System’s Makati City leg which fired off yesterday at Powersmash.
TOP SHUTTLERS from Escoses Training Center and Team Prima scored victories in the boys’ under-19 division yesterday in the opening of the MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System (PBaRS) Makati leg which got under way yesterday at Powersmash in Makati City.
OVER 250 matches kick off P1 million MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System (PBaRS) Makati leg today at Powersmash with upcoming stars chasing cash prizes, ranking points and possible spots in the national pool.
TOBY Gadi and Bianca Carlos gear up for title repeats in the centerpiece Open division as the MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System (PBaRS) stages its second leg this year on Oct. 27 to 31 at Powersmash and Makati Coliseum.
