MEN’S CD CHAMPS. Lyrden Laborte (2nd from left) and partner Dexter Opalla (3rd from left) beat Charles Marigomen and Peter Tan in three bruising sets to bag the premier Men’s Doubles CD crown in last Saturday’s MSBC Summer Badminton Tournament.
Dexter Opalla and partner Lyrden Laborte of Team Racquetzone survived a bruising, three-set battle against Charles Marigomen and Peter Tan Saturday night to capture the premier Men’s Doubles Level C/D crown in the 2016 Metrosports Summer Badminton Tournament at the Metrosports Center in Lahug.
Opalla and Laborte took the first set after two deuces, 23-21, but Marigomen and Tan forged a tense winner-take-all decider after winning the second, 21-19 by focussing their attack on the diminutive Laborte.
However, Marigomen and Tan’s strategy of drowning the small framed Laborte proved futile in the third set as the incoming Grade 8 student unleashed his defensive genius and alternated with Opalla in scoring kills for an easy, 21-16 victory.
Opalla and Laborte pocketed P2,500 and medals while Marigomen and Tan took home P1,500 and medals.
Carl Bernard Bejasa and partner Dr. Karina Tecson Mixed Level E champions. (CDN PHOTO/MARK TONGCO)
In the Executives division, Bobby Villareal and Arnold Pastrano of Team MSBC won over clubmates Adonis Catañares and Jake Abad to pocket P2,500 cash and medals.
Meanwhile, Dr. Karina Tecson and Carl Bernard Bejasa of Team Racquetzone topped the Mixed Doubles Level E, beating Ivan Badian and Alfred Alivio of Bohol. Also Bas Ouano and Joe James Taboada won the Men’s Doubles E title after downing Gersam Lopez and Gerard Cosicol while UC High School varsity players Mary and Jill won the women’s plum after nipping former varsity players Hazel Libato and Joan Francisco in the finals.
EXECUTIVES DIVISION WINNERS. Bobby Villareal and Arnold Pastrano of Team MSBC.
Winners in the other categories:
Mixed Doubles Level F Champion: Cris/Julie of the Philippine Air Force(PAF), runner-Up: Mitzi/Patrick Cabanero.
Men’s Doubles Level F Champion: Bas Ouano/Gerard Cosicol, runner-up: Dante Francisco/Christian Tumulak of Team Poona.
Women’s Doubles Level F Champion: Jobel and Julie of PAF, runner-up: Mitzi Montalvo/Tine Suico.
Mixed Doubles Level G Champion: Christine Bernardo/Raymond Besabella, runner-up: Edzel/Nicole of PAF.
Men’s Doubles Level G Champion: Gerald/Vince of PAF, runner-up: Charles/Kernell.
Women’s Doubles Level G Champion: Shirley/Princess of Bohol, runner-up: Nicole/Apple.
This year a total of 130 pairs competed, according to Tournament Director Mich Fernandez.
The event was organized by MSBC and backed by Li-Ning, Bucket Shrimps, Crown Regency Hotel, Park n’ Go Bakeshop, and Sun Cellular.