MANILA, Philippines - Alyeska Lamigo and May Pamorada, Alex Borromeo and Mike Minuluan led doubles winners on the opening day of eighth Prima Pasta Badminton Championships over the weekend at the Powersmash Badminton Courts in Pasong Tamo, Makati.
Lamigo and Pamorada of Team Prima and PLDT Babolat outlasted Steffie Aquino and Maria Kristine Gaspar of University of Santo Tomas, 21-16, 22-20, to capture the women’s doubles B title of the competition organized by Team Prima chairman Alexander Lim.
Borromeo and Minuluan whipped John Bergantin and Jerome Pechera of Adamson University, 22-20, 21-15, to win the men’s doubles A title of the competition which drew more than 2000 entries nationwide.
The annual badminton event is supported by Babolat and SMART Communications through MVP Sports Foundation, Boysen Paints, Morning Star Milling., Mabz Builders, ILO Construction, Monolith Construction, Monocrete Construction, Pioneer Insurance, Promax, Regent Foods Corp., Vitwater, Unilever, Del Monte Fit N’ Right and powered by Forthright Events.
In women’s doubles F, Abby Aganon and Camille Malbog outplayed Abby Alar and April Remolacio, 18-21, 21-15, 11-9, while Alex Borromeo and Alem Palmares crushed John Edgar Reyes and Ralph Dominic Santos, 21-16, 21-16, to bag the men’s doubles B crown.
Other doubles champions were Jean Lucas and Lanie Reyes (women’s D); Hanzel Andre Endriga and Yoedie Hendriyanto (men’s F); and King Espiritu and Emil Tausa (men’s D).
The boys’ and girls’ juniors doubles under-15, 17 and 19 classes will be played this week.
Other sponsors are Bakerite, Elite Air, Fortune life, Goldilocks, Jones Lang La Salle Leechiu, Jose Siao Ling & Associates, Mega Subic Terminal Services, Sincere Construction, U2 Electrical, United Colourtech, Wil-An Aluminum, Window One, Gardenia, Amstar, Waterline Engineering, Sidel Industrial, Ultra Cote, NCS Builders, Unipak Plastics and Containers, St. Francis Square, GCI Industries, Belarmino and Associates and Trisphere Trading.