THE NMI National Badminton Team will have its first warm-up event for the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022 this weekend, as the group competes in the 2022 Guam Badminton Invitational Tournament.
The men’s squad’s Nate Guerrero, Andreau Galvez, Jordan Pangilinan, siblings Ezekiel and Daniel Macario, Leonard Isaiah Manuel and Paulo Jerome Quidato will leave for Guam this morning and will be joined on the trip by Janelle Pangilinan, Jenine Savellano, Jeanelyn Cardinio, Patricia Nicole Surima, Windy Ann Fernandez, and Mikamaika Serrano.
The 13-player NMI delegation will play in the men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles events in the open, classification (A, B, and C) and age group.
Quidato, the youngest player on the team at 16 years old, will participate in both age group and classification events and is looking forward to the experience, as he competes in Guam for the first time.
“I’m very excited to compete in Guam. I am looking forward to playing against new people who have very different and unique playing styles. I really want to face these new strong players to help myself improve and to better my
Members of the NMI Women’s National Badminton Team pose for a group photo before a training session at the TSL Sports Complex last month. The group will head to Guam for the 2022 Guam Badminton Invitational Tournament in Tamuning this weekend.
The NMI Men’s National Badminton Team players gather for group photo before a training session at the TSL Sports Complex last month.
