KUWAIT CITY, Dec 5:There was never any doubt right from the first week that Worley Parsons Resources&Energy were the best team in the 22nd Filipino Badminton Association in Ahmadi (FBAA) 6th Hankook Tires Cup “3 Weeks Open Doubles Tournament” and they proved everyone right by taking the overall title in Fahaheel Friday.
Worley Parsons Resources&Energy showed their class by finishing the event at the top of the standings with 98 match wins and 283 points while Wataniya Telecom finished 1st runners-up with 81 wins and 253 points; Hankook Tires 2nd runners-up with 74 wins and 214 points; Bhasin Co 3rd runners-up with 70 wins and 214 points, and holding up the table in the last spot were Western Union Money Transfer with 67 wins and 206 points.
The match wins were the first consideration for the positions and in case of a tie the points were to be considered because a team could win fewer matches and yet have more points — as a match win in two sets brought three points with none for the loser while a game which went to three sets brought two points for the winner and one for the loser.

Men’s Higher A
The tandem of Albert Marcelo and Joms Tantiangco (Worley Parsons) bagged the highest honor in the premium class of Men’s Higher A when they showed a lot of energy in the finals to take the title.
Albert and Joms were, however, made to sweat for every point and they had to step up a gear in the last two sets to edge the Erwin Mercado and James Flores (Worley Parsons) — who earlier topped the elimination round — 10-21, 21-20, 21-19 with the latter finishing 1st runners-up.
Meanwhile, earlier in the semifinals, Erwin and James outlasted Sherwin Felizardo and Joshua Lagran (Wataniya Telecom) 12-21, 21-19, 21-13 while Albert and Joms had an easy time in beating Sojan and Jyotish PG (Western Union) 21-18, 21-13.
Earlier, in the last round of eliminations, Erwin and James pulled off 2 wins when they wasted no effort to brush aside Albert and Joms 21-15, 21-14 before they tamed Jong and Marvin 21-11, 21-14. Albert and Joms had a walk in the park when they hammered Sherwin and Joshua 21-18, 21-11. The pair of Sojan and Jyotish also claimed two wins when they overcame Sherwin and Joshua 21-19, 21-20 and then outlasted Jong and Marvin 21-15, 18-21, 21-12.

Men’s Lower A
In Men’s Lower A Melvin Mendoza and Marlad Aman (Wataniya Telecom) collected the championship crown when they outlasted Sunil Raj and FBAA President Ronald Margate (Hankook Tires) in a seesaw battle 21-19, 18-21, 21-9.
Earlier, the semifinals saw Sunil and Ron thump Arnel Lara and Joel Buot(Western Union) 21-19, 21-17 while Melvin and Marlad edged Ato Mondejar and Glenn Perea (Bhasin Co) in a close 3-set match 21-16, 18-21, 21-19.
Earlier, in the elimination round, Sunil and Ron finished on top of the table when they generated 2 wins after they edged Ato and Glenn 13-21, 21-17, 21-11 and then outlasted Arnel and Joel 20-21, 21-16, 21-14.
Melvin and Marlad won by default against Kiesha and Ahmad while Ato and Glenn beat Norman and Gerry 19-21, 21-15, 21-19. Meanwhile, Tony and Roy scored 2 wins when they edged Arnel and Joel 21-19, 15-21, 21-16 before they outlasted Melvin and Marlad 20-21, 21-16, 21-14.
On the other hand, JP and Dave did not go home empty handed when they overcame Norman and Gerry 21-20, 21-15 while the tandem of Ankush and Hans completed 2 wins as they won by default against Kiesha and Ahmad and then beat JP and Dave 18-21, 21-16, 21-18.

Men’s Higher B
In Men’s Higher B Dennis Arapoc and Joel Aguirre (Hankook Tires) clinched the title in back to back sets as they broke no sweat against Anthony Valdez and Rommel Carlos (Worley Parsons) to win 21-13, 21-13.
Earlier, Dennis and Joel outlasted Mokbul Hussein and Roman Malabanan (Western Union) in the semifinals 10-21, 21-16, 21-12 while Anthony and Rommel edged Gene Aniversario and Jonathan Munalem (Bhasin Co) 21-16, 19-21, 21-14.
Before the semifinals, the last run of elimination round, Dennis and Joel collected 2 wins when they beat Gun and Maricel 21-14, 11-21, 21-14 while they won by default against Adrian and Cesar.
The other games saw, Gene and Jonathan thrash Joel and Enrique 21-7, 21-9 while Tonee and Rommel overwhelmed Mokbul and Roman 21-13, 21-16, Mokubul and Roman bounced back to thump Ryan and Janet 21-18, 21-11 and the pair of Gun and Maricel fought back after the first set to edge Joel and Enrique 19-21, 21-12, 21-20.
Meanwhile, Anthony and Victor gathered 2 wins when they outlasted Tonee and Rommel 21-13, 10-21, 21-11 and then edged Gene and Jonathan 21-16, 20-21, 21-16.The tandem of Ryan and Janet gained a victory by default against Adrian and Cesar.

Men’s Lower B
The pair of Sajid Avila and Joel dela Cruz (Wataniya Telecom) earned the crown in Men’s Lower B when they wasted no effort to beat James Aguinaldo and Nicols Flores(Western Union) in 2 easy sets 21-16, 21-19.
Meanwhile, the semifinals saw James and Nicols pressed on the accelerator in the last 2 sets to edge Cheryl Manaytay and Ronilio Fuentes (Worley Parsons) 18-21, 21-11, 21-16 and Sajid with Joel outlasted JetWataniya Telecom) Adlawan and Jeanette Tantiangco) 15-21, 21-17, 21-19.
Earlier, in the last round of eliminations, James and Nicols claimed 2 wins when they first overpowered JR and Alvin 21-13, 21-13 before they crushed Romeo and Franklin 21-12, 21-11.
Jeth and Jeanette collected 2 wins when they beat Danny and Erickson 21-17, 16-21, 21-18 and brushed aside Cheryl and Ronilio 21-19, 21-16. Sajid and Joel accomplished 3 wins when they hammered Danny and Erickson 21-14, 21-17, tamed Cheryl and Ronilio 21-17, 21-19 and outlasted Tim and Gigi 21-9, 20-21, 21-11.
On the other hand, Glenn and Joshua overcame Aldrin and Cheyenne 21-20, 21-12 while the tandem of Romeo and Franklin tamed Tim and Gigi 21-11, 21-19. Cherryl and Ronilio outlasted Aldrin and Cheyenne 21-20, 19-21, 21-17 while Glenn and Joshua beat JR and Alvin 21-17, 18-21, 21-18.

Men’s Higher C-1
In Men’s Higher C-1, Jun Gonzales and Marc Joy Gaza(Bhasin Co) achieved the highest honor when they fought wisely to outlast Charles Buenavista and Archieval Vargas (Hankook Tires) 19-21, 21-15, 21-18.
Meanwhile, the semi-finals saw Charles and Archieval outclass Mohammad Shahbaz and Claire Agsao (Bhasin Co) 21-15, 21-11 while Jun and Marc Joy edged Lloyd Rodrigues and Dominic Coelho (Wataniya Telecom) 12-21, 21-17, 21-19.
Earlier, in the last round of eliminations, Charles and Archieval generated 2 wins when they overwhelmed Anne and Keesha 21-14, 21-17 and hammered Nihar and Prasanth 21-13, 21-16. Jun and Marc Joy outclassed Lloyd and Dominic 21-18, 21-16 while M. Sha and Claire brushed aside Maher and Alexander 21-19, 21-15.
The tandem of Maher and Alexander bounced back and edged Cris and Ell 18-21, 21-17, 21-14 while Anne and Kiesha thumped Jun and Marc Joy in back to back sets 21-19, 21-19 and Nihar with Prasanth beat M. Sha and Claire 15-21, 21-18, 21-20.

Men’s Higher C-2
The tandem of Modesto Unida and Jonathan Pangilinan (Wataniya Telecom) stamped authority on Men’s Higher C-2 when they overcame Tony Avila and Allan Co (Worley Parson) 21-11, 21-20 in the championship finals.
On the other hand, Tony and Allan wasted no effort to beat Sonny Custodio and Rhandy Bumatay (Western Union) 21-15, 21-13 in the semifinals while Modesto and Jonathan outlasted Danny Bangga and Rico Eustaquio (Hankook Tires) 21-18, 20-21, 21-8.

Earlier, in the elimination round, Sonny and Rhandy claimed 2 wins when they edged Tony and Allan 21-20, 17-21, 21-17 while Sonny and Rhandy overwhelmed John and Shubert 21-14, 21-9.
Modesto and Jonathan achieved 2 wins when they first outlasted Danny B. and Rico E. 21-20, 14-21, 21-16 and then overcame Tony and Allan 21-20, 21-10.
Danny B and Rico E overcame Mark Q. and Regina 21-19, 21-15 but Mark and Regina retaliated against John and Shubert 21-13, 21-11.

Men’s Lower C-1
In Men’s Lower C-1, Sharon Argulla and Shey Jocson (Worley Parsons) collected the crown when they hammered Eric Alfafara and Marlon Villanueva (Western Union) in 2 easy sets 21-19, 21-11 in the championship finals.


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The semifinals witnessed Eric and Marlon edge Vicente Joaquin and Ernel Carino (Hankook Tires) 21-15, 12-21, 21-14 while Sharon and Shey thumped MJ Hassan and Elsie San Juan (Bhasin Co) 21-13, 21-10.
Earlier, in the last round of eliminations) Vicente and Ernel completed 2 wins when they first thrashed Yolanda and Daisy 21-13, 21-6 and then crushed Eric and Marlon 21-14, 21-8. Sharon and Shey gained 2 wins when they brushed aside Michael and Erwin 21-9, 21-14 before they outclassed Jonathan and Asish 21-11, 21-16.
Meanwhile, MJ and Elsie gathered 2 wins when thumped Gay and Mhe-Ann 21-7, 21-16 and overwhelmed Beth M and Gemma 21-19, 21-16. Michael and Erwin tamed Eric and Marlon 21-15, 21-12 while Jonathan and Asish outlasted Gerry T and Stella 21-18, 16-21, 21-12. Beth M. and Gemma overcame Gerry T. and Stella 21-17, 21-16 while Yolanda and Daisy beat Gay and Mhe-Ann 21-13, 21-17.

Men’s Lower C-2
The pair of Sandy Payade and Joey Maravillas (Worley Parsons ) walked home with title in Men’s Lower C-2 when they overpowered Irwin Climaco and Irene Climaco (Wataniya Telecom) 21-13, 21-14.
Meanwhile, Sandy and Joey had a walk in the park when they brushed aside Hammie Itaas and Jennifer (Western Union) 21-12, 21-18 in the semis finals while Irwin and Irene outlasted Ayla Alarilla and Emz Antonio (Hankook Tires) 19-21, 21-19, 21-19.
Earlier, in the final round of eliminations) Sandy and Joey pulled off 2 wins when they thumped Hammy and Pepay 21-13, 21-6 before they brushed aside Rommel and Rommel 21-17, 21-15.
The tandem of Ayla and Emz edged Irwin and Irene 21-15, 12-21, 21-19 and then outlasted Hammie and Pepay 14-21, 21-20, 21-18 and Irwin with Irene outclassed Rommel and Rommel 21-14, 21-17.

Ladies A
The girl power of Jellica Espinosa and Belinda Valdez (Wataniya Telecom) put in their best effort together to bag the crown in the Ladies A event when they had a close match against Gren Padrones and Shirley Iglesias(Hankook Tires) 15-21, 21-15, 21-20.
The semifinals saw Jellica and Belinda make no effort to thrash Susan Santos and Angie Rodriguez (Bhasin Co) 21-9, 21-2 while Gren and Shirley outclassed Lyn Pascual and Anne De Guinto (Worley Parsons) 21-16, 21-11.
Earlier, in the last elimination round, Jell and Belinda gathered 2 wins when they thumped Susan and Angie 21-13, 21-8, and then edged Gren and Shirley 21-18, 13-21, 21-13.
The pair of Lyn P. and Anna pulled off 2 wins when they brushed aside Felina and Thess 21-18, 21-10 before they thrashed Susan and Angie 21-10, 21-8 while Gren and Shirley thumped Felina and Thess 21-13, 21-11.

Ladies B
The tandem of Arlene San Mateo and Jenny Rose Garcia(Bhasin Co) collected the Ladies B title when they wasted no time to beat April Fernandez and Noraiza Parado (Western Union) 21-13, 21-15.
In the semifinals, Arlene and Jenny Rose overwhelmed Nelia Torres and Tanette Tuliao (Wtaniya Telecom) 21-13, 21-16 while April and Noraiza outlasted Cecille Ibon and Welmyn Centeno (Worley Parsons) 20-21, 21-10, 21-17.
Earlier, in the final round of eliminations, Arlene and Jenny gained 2 wins when they crushed Nelia and Tanette 21-7, 21-8 and then won by default against Grace and Jessa.
Meanwhile, Cecille and Welmyn outlasted Marilou and Amy 13-21, 21-17, 21-14 while April and Noraiza accomplished 2 wins when they hammered Cecille and Welmyn 21-11, 21-16 before they outlasted Nelia and Tanette 21-19, 17-21, 21-11. Marilou and Amy won by default against Grace and Jessa.

Mixed C
In Mixed C event, Nancy Calderon and Yvone Macaraig (Hankook Tires) were made to sweat for every point before they could walk home with the crown by outlasting Jenny Pangilinan and Robert Luague (Worley Parsons) 21-13, 18-21, 21-19 in the championship finals.
The semifinals witnessed Jenny and Robert brush aside Humna Amir Khan and Shaheer Amir Khan (Western Union) 21-13, 21-15 while Nancy and Yvone tamed Edelyn Ocampo and Julie Ann Faller (Wataniya Telecom) 21-19, 21-17.
Earlier, in the last round of eliminations, Jenny and Robert thumped Humna and Shaheer 21-18, 21-19 while Edelyn and Julie overwhelmed Humna and Shaheer 21-12, 21-15 and Rochelle with Sheryl edged Jenny and Robert 18-21, 21-17, 21-15.

The tandem of Nancy and Yvone gathered 2 wins when they first overcame Edelyn and Julie 21-20, 21-20 before they hammered Rochelle and Sheryl 21-18, 21-18.
FBAA wishes to thank the following sponsors : Almailem Tires-exclusive distributors of Hankook Tires; Worley Parsons Resources&Energy — Project Director Martin Davies, Project Finance&Admin Manager Richard Ferfon, Allen Miole and Maricel Romano; Western Union Money Transfer — Vangie Gernale, Mike Rosales, Joffrey Galvan; Wataniya Telecom — Senior Public Relations Executive Hamad Al-Matar, Senior Public Relations Executive Mirna H. Jaber, Retail Executive (Al-Kout Branch) Frederick Blanco and Bhasin Company&Max Canada — Business Development Manager Pirithu Bhasin.
FBAA officials would like inform everyone that all their activities have been updated on their website www.fbaakuwait.org