Aldo and Courtney showed no hesitation on their first match of the night after drubbing the combination of Myron and Liza with straight sets scores of 21-12 and 21 – 15. On the second match, the duo did not loose ground when they continued their winning form to brush off their next opponent of partners Ruben and Mench in three sets with a score of 21 – 9, 10 – 21, and 22 – 20. Lastly, after drubbing two challengers Aldo/Courtney tandem showed no fatigue after crushing another assignment, Antonio and Rayda, on a further exciting, full of action badminton match that ended in three sets with scores of 21 – 9, 10 – 21, and 22 – 20.
Other notable winners in other divisions were; Advanced (A): Armelindo/Moriel over Tomo/Arlene 17/21 21/11 21/11, Karl/Barang over Larry/Anna 21/13 21/8, Keith/Akiko over Bong/Sugar 21/16 21/6, Chester/Michelle over Arsie/Nemie 21/12 21/17, Jay/Karl over Romeo/Vic 21/8 21/18, Arsie/Nemie over Bong/Sugar 21/7 16/21 21/19: Intermediate (B); Darin/Nancy over Leo/Glenda 18/21 22/20 21/18, Jun/Jeralyn over Alfred/Rosemarie 21/19 11/21 21/12, Jojo/Marga over Geoff/Eunice 21/17 21/16, Arsie/Bannie over Ksau/Geoff 21/14 21/12, Jun/Nelson over Ksau/Geoff 21/15 21/12, Darin/Larry over Julio/Eliott 21/11 21/17, Julius/Marivic over Jojo/Marga 15/21 22/20 21/15 and Beginners ( C ): Antonio/Rayda over Myron/Liza 21/12 21/17.
The Palau Badminton Association’s 2nd Surangel Cup is sponsored by Surangel and Sons, Socio Micronesia, Raw Department Store. Matches are played every Tuesdays, Thursday s, and Saturdays at the Palau High School Gymnasium.
For more information contact 488-4498 ext 235 for Mr. Doddie Pineda, 488-3444/779-8555 for Ms. Joy-Flores Whipps , Joel “Bong” Villarino at 488-2302 and Bheng Mission at 488-6564.
