Philippine Badminton Open 2024 set to showcase PH’s top players
THE Philippine Badminton Association (PBAD) proudly announces the upcoming Philippine Badminton Open 2024, set from June 5 to 11.
Organized by the Philippine Badminton Association (PBAD) in collaboration with Smart, Mizuno, and other esteemed partners, the Super 500 tournament promises thrilling matches and fierce competition.
Qualifying rounds leading to the semifinals will unfold from June 5 to 10 at the First Pacific Leadership Academy in Antipolo.
The finals, where champions will be crowned, are slated for June 11 at the Gameville Ballpark in Mandaluyong.
According to Jude Turcuato, Vice President of the Philippine Badminton Association and Executive Director of MVP Sports Foundation, “The Philippine Badminton Open is the tournament that proves who the best of the best in the country is. Badminton is one of the sports that MVPSF identified where the Filipino can be a world-class athlete. Organizing tournaments like this will get our athletes busy as this tournament kicks off our local calendar.”
This year, the tournament boasts a prize pool of P1,000,000 across five divisions: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.
Winners in the singles categories will receive P100,000 for the champion, P50,000 for the runnerup, and P15,000 for the third- and fourth-placers. In the doubles tournaments, champions will take home P120,000, runners-up P60,000, and third0 and fourthplacers P30,000 each.
Melvin Nubla, Head of Development at PBAD, highlighted the significance of the event, stating, “This tournament is a Super 500 tournament, meaning it will have huge implications not just in the national rankings but also identify who can be part of the national team.”
Badminton aficionados can catch the action live on the Facebook pages of Smart Sports, Puso Pilipinas, and the Philippine Badminton Association (PBAD).
Christopher Quimpo, AVP for Sports at Smart, emphasized the significance of badminton in the company’s endeavors, stating, “In recent years, badminton has experienced significant growth, with several national team players achieving success in international tournaments. This includes Mika De Guzman’s recent triumph in Kazakhstan. Smart is dedicated to nurturing and developing both current and future members of our national team through events like the Philippine Badminton Open.”