Pedrosa, De Guzman off the hot starts in Nat’l Open Badminton Championships
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 04:08:19 +0000
Southeast Asian Games-bound standouts Ros Pedrosa and Mika De Guzman kicked off their title bids in the 2019
SMART National Open Badminton Tournament with straight-set wins Monday at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex.
Pedrosa, the top-ranked player, took two quick wins in both the morning and afternoon sessions to move into the fifth round of the men’s singles event. The former UAAP Most Valuable Player first dominated Vicarlo Buenaventura, Jr., 21-12, 21-10, before downing Lance Novilla, 21-13, 21-11, in just 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, second-seed Lyrden Laborte needed three sets to survive Christian Selga, 21-
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