A tournament was held for participants of the Northern Marianas Badminton Federation\u2019s youth summer clinic more than three weeks ago at the Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium.<\/p>\n
Dubbed simply as Junior Badminton Tournament, the competition saw the doubles team of Pauline Cielo and Crystalline Cristobal emerge as champions of the under-18 age group, while Ezekiel Macario and Christine Vicena were the top performers in the under-11 age group.<\/p>\n
Cielo and Cristobal started strong by beating Luis Camacho and Lawrence Camacho in the opening round, 21-13, 21-8, to move into the second round.<\/p>\n
Other opening round results in the under-18 age group saw Daniel Macario and Glida Ogarro fashion out a 21-14, 21-17 victory over John Capuyon and Armalene Cabreros; Mark Noel Puno and Erica Ann Palacios beat Manatsu Omori and Mikky Vargas; 21-14, 21-17; and Louie Cielo and Jenine Savellano outlast Mike Vargas and Christine Cristobal, 21-17, 17-21, 21-17.<\/p>\n
In the semifinals, Pauline Cielo and Cristobal faced off against Louie Cielo and Savellano and advanced to the championship round following a hard-earned 23-21, 21-12 win.<\/p>\n
Macario and Ogarro, meanwhile, took care of business in the other half of the Final Four after taking out Puno and Palacios, 21-11, 21-19.<\/p>\n
In the game for all the marbles, Pauline Cielo and Cristobal edged out Macario and Ogarro in a score of 23-21, 21-12.<\/p>\n
Ezekiel Macario and Vicena, for their part, advanced from the opening round with a 21-12, 18-21, 21-13 win over Jylan Capuyon and Paula Gozon.<\/p>\n
The only other first round match in the under-12 division then had Kanata Omori and Camille Limon edge Rodwealth Espana and Bea Arcilla, 24-22, 24-22.<\/p>\n
In the finals, Ezekiel Macario and Vicena got the better of Omori and Limon, 21-9, 21-13, to hoist the championship of their age group.<\/p>\n
The champions of the 18-under and 11-under divisions each won for themselves new badminton racquets from the NMBF as well as one month free training from the fledgling group\u2019s instructors.<\/p>\n
The Junior Badminton Tournament was the concluding event of NMBF\u2019s three-week youth summer clinic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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