PO 2009 Quarterfinals (feat. Trikus/Minarti)

Posted by league of badminton masters in , , , on Friday, July 3, 2009

Congratulations to the following Pinoys for making it to the quarterfinals:

WS - Malvinne Ann Venice Alcala
MD - Kelving Panganiban/Gabriel Villanueva
XD - Trikus Harjanto (IND)/Minarti Timur (PHI)






Alcala and Panganiban/Villanueve advanced to the quarters by beating other Filipinos. The rest of the Pinoys lost to other countries, except for the Indonesia-Philippine tandem Trikus/Minarti.



Minarti wasn't really born a Filipina. She used to represent Indonesia but migrated hear to coach and run a badminton club business. She's now 41 years old, with Trikus 35 years old, just a few years shy. They're the oldest pair in the tournament.

During their days, they were piled among the best mixed doubles pairs, winning several titles including the Thailand (1994), Indonesia (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001), Singapore (1995, 1998), Malaysia (1996, 1998, 2000), and Chinese Taipei (2002) Opens; the Badminton World Cup (1995); the World Badminton Grand Prix (1995); the Southeast Asian Games (1995); and the Badminton Asia Championships (1996).

It seems like they haven't lost their "mojo". c",)

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    # by kaka - July 3, 2009 at 2:19 AM

    "It seems like they haven't lost their "mojo". c",)"

    wow. this only goes to show that age doesn't matter in this sport of agility, strategy, and speed that is badminton. hurrah to the both of them!

    so sad ian p didnt make it to the qfinals ;(

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    # by rhodneyt - July 3, 2009 at 10:09 AM

    Yeah. It's so sad that Filipinos are not at par yet with other international players.

    Almost all of them were swiped out by China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, etc., scoring not more than 15, not even reaching rubber set. The only pair who had gained third set against the foreigners was the Asuncion siblings.

    This shows that badminton is still young in our country. Hopefully, younger generation would excel more.