{"id":34631,"date":"2014-05-09T03:06:49","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T17:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=34631"},"modified":"2014-05-09T03:06:49","modified_gmt":"2014-05-08T17:06:49","slug":"ite-badminton-tourney-starts-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/ite-badminton-tourney-starts-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"IT&E badminton tourney starts tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2014 IT&E Mixed Doubles and Singles Badminton Tournament unfurls tonight at the TSL Sports Complex with around 60 players competing in the month-long event.<\/p>\n

Leading the list of participants is three-time men\u2019s A singles champion Andreau Galvez. He is in Group 1 of the division, joining last year\u2019s finalist Ferdie Arago, Macoi Aguda, Gary Bandoja, and Jordan Pangilinan. Group 2 has Glenn Blutjens, Deether Edralin, Ezekiel Macario, and Sam Jones. <\/p>\n

In the men\u2019s B singles, there are eight entries with Jeff Riman, Edralin Kelvin Young Son and Celso Agui in Group 1 and Edwin Montoya, Joel Ortega, Aries Cordero, and Macario in Group 2. The men\u2019s C singles had 12 players and they are divided into four groups. Raphael Zapanta, John Cano, and Marc Mora are in Group 1; Tommy Kim Patrick Fernandez, and Tae Ho Kim are in Group 1; Rick Brien, Sato San, and A.J. Ortega are in Group 3; and Toshi San, Jeremy Montenejo, and Ray Musa are in Group 4.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s singles, three-time champion Hannah Choi will be back to defend her Class A singles title against Lani Bartolome, Alma Ortega, Janelle Pangilinan, and Havika Farro. Class C singles also has one group with Gigi Zapanta, Roxe Lazarom Mykki Caracut, Patricia Abantao, and Nicole Malasarte making up the field.<\/p>\n

In the women\u2019s B singles, there are two pools with Loida Ito, Elna Curate, Windy Fernandez, Christy Villaflor, and Farron Group 1. Group 1 has Diane Francisco, Merlie Tolentino, Toshiko Obata, Rowena Sison, and Nicole Malasarte.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, in the mixed doubles, Class A and C have 10 pairs each and participants are grouped into two, while Class B has 13 teams and is divided into four pools.
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Ezekiel Macario makes a return to Jordan Pangilinan during their men\u2019s B singles title match in last year\u2019s IT&E tournament at the TSL Sports Complex.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nThe annual tournament backed by IT&E will have its opening ceremony at 7pm, followed by the official matches. Games in the IT&E competition will be played every weekend for one month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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