Marlon Bautista reaches out for the return as teammate Lina Tsukagoshi looks on during the championship match against Shaina Malonzo and Brandon Manacop in the U19 Mixed Doubles event of the Tan Holdings Badminton Open 2024 at the Ada gym on Sunday.
LINA Tsukagoshi bagged two titles during the three-day Tan Holdings Badminton Open 2024, which concluded Sunday at the Ada gym.
In the U19 Girls Singles event, the 13-year-old player dominated bracket 1 which had four other competitors: Yilin Huang, Eunji Hahn, Jessican Chen and Nichole Uaga. Tsukagoshi took down Chen and Huang twice, and awaited her next opponent.
Huang made her way back to face Tsukagoshi for the third time, but Tsukagoshi emerged victorious once again to secure a spot in the finals against the winner of bracket 2.
Genelyn Lansangan was Tsukagoshi’s eventual opponent.
Besides Lansangan, the other bracket 2 players were Barbara Wang, Angela Maratas, Jasmyne Tolentino and Elisha Henson.
Lansangan defeated Henzon and Wang twice to set up a championship match against Tsukagoshi.
Both players rose to the top of their respective brackets unscathed, but Tsukagoshi’s skill level proved superior as she claimed both sets, 21-12, 21-18.
In third place was Barbara Wang who toppled Yi Lin Huang, 21-16, 21-15.
Second title
Tsukagoshi won her second title with Marlon Bautista in the U19 Mixed Doubles where they defeated Shaina Malonzo and Brandon Manacop 21-16, 21-18 in the finals.
Settling for third place were Ean Camacho and Prapti Mondal after bowing down to Malonzo and Bautista in the semifinals of the losers bracket, 18-21, 21-17, 16-21.
Nine teams competed in the double-elimination format tournament.
In the U19 Boys Singles, Sean Dizon came out victorious in a two-set match against Ean Camacho in the finals, 21-18, 21-14
Sean topped Bracket 1, which had eight players while Camacho was on Bracket 2, which also had eight players.
In third place was Kyle Salcedo who defeated Sernantie Jimenez in a three-set thriller, 21-19, 18-21, 21-18.
But as teammates, Salcedo and Jimenez blended well to win the U19 Boys Doubles title. The pair shined where it mattered the most, in the final few possessions to win both sets against Sean Dizon and Brandon Manacop, 21-20, 21-18.
In third place were Marlon Bautista and Dave Odicta, who lost to Manacop and Dizon in the semis of the losers bracket.
Eight teams fought for the title.
Malonzo may have fell short in the battle for the U19 Mixed Doubles title, but she and partner Charmain Bautista clinched the U19 Girls Doubles title after outscoring Prapti Mondal and Genelyn Lansangan, 21-20, 21-11.
Shemariah Hicaro and Lallayne Torregoza settled for third place after losing to Modal and Lansangan in the semis of the losers bracket, 21-18, 21-17.
Nine teams fought for the top spot.
