The duo of Jojo Lazaro and Christy Villaflor bested five other pairs to rule the Northern Marianas Badminton Federation weekend open, which returned after a weeklong break last Saturday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.<\/p>\n
Lazaro and Villaflor defeated the pair of Shirley Kim and Bong Soller, 21-19, 21-16, in the finals. They earned the first finals berth after a hard-earned 21-15, 20-22, 21-19 decision against the tandem of NMBF president Marconi Calindas and Michelle Callon.<\/p>\n
Kim and Soller, meanwhile, dispatched the Marlene Peraja-Edwin Montoya tandem in the other semis match, 21-14, 21-19.<\/p>\n
The weekend open is a double-elimination round format depending on the number of pairs that join in the one-day games, which is being held every Saturday morning from 8am to 11am.<\/p>\n
The weekend open is also a practice session for NMBF players to prepare them for the upcoming tournament on April 19.<\/p>\n
The April 19 tournament is only open to paid members and is tentatively set every Monday and Saturday.<\/p>\n
Tournament director Macoi Aguda will start distributing entry forms and would accept registration for interested players. The classification of all players will be discussed in a separate meeting, while organizers are also finalizing the entrance fee and prize money.<\/p>\n
Aguda is also seeking volunteers for umpires, scorers, linemen, and tournament committee members. Those who would volunteer are advised not to join the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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