Being a yearly affair that gathers some of the countrys finest players, including national pool members, former national player-coach and now JVC Open tournament director Nelson Asuncion said the event may easily be qualified for inclusion in the calendar of events being organized by the Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) involving the national team.
"Since this has been going on a yearly basis, puwede nang i-consider ito in the same breath as the National Open. And I think this may serve as one of the qualifying meets for next years SEA Games," said Asuncion.
Asuncion guested in the PSA Forum at the Manila Pavilion yesterday with Princess Galura, country manager of the organzing International Management Group and Joana Enriquez.
The three agreed that the tournament organized by JVC since 2002 has contributed immensely to the continuous growth of badminton in the country.