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Lazaro, Villaflor rule weekend badminton open
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Posted on Mar 24 2008
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.
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.
Kim and Soller, meanwhile, dispatched the Marlene Peraja-Edwin Montoya tandem in the other semis match, 21-14, 21-19.
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.
The weekend open is also a practice session for NMBF players to prepare them for the upcoming tournament on April 19.
The April 19 tournament is only open to paid members and is tentatively set every Monday and Saturday.
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.
Aguda is also seeking volunteers for umpires, scorers, linemen, and tournament committee members. Those who would volunteer are advised not to join the tournament.
