Clemente, Concepcion notch FDG Cup upsets
MANILA, Philippines—CK Clemente shocked joint top seed Jinn Ye Tan of Malaysia while Aldreen Concepcion stunned Arianne Rivera to highlight the opener of the FDG Cup Open and Invitational badminton tournament at Powersmash Badminton Center in Makati Saturday.
Clemente, of Team Allied, scored a 21-19, 12-21, 22-20 victory to gain the second round of the Open men’s singles.
Concepcion, of the PBA-Smash Pilipinas team, snatched a 21-19, 20-22, 22-20 victory over La Salle’s Rivera to advance to the Last 16 of the Open women’s singles marked by straight-set romps by the fancied foreign bets.
Top seed Chiang Pei Hsin of Taiwan dominated Danica Pelegrino, 21-9, 21-12; joint No. 2 Lili Wang of China whisked off Maryann Maranon, 21-15, 21-13; and second seed Asifa Nur Farisma of Indonesia routed Kim Jarabelo, 21-6, 21-4, to join Concepcion and 12 others into the next round of the two-weekend event held in honor of Robinsons Land Corp. president Frederick D. Go.
