B Bonanza Nat’l Open badminton listup on

MANILA, Philippines - Registration for the P1.5 million Bingo Bonanza National Open badminton tournament is ongoing with organizers expecting the roster to swell as the event, slated Dec. 11-14, draws near.

Fee is pegged at P800 with the listup ending on Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. The list of players will be posted on Dec. 1 with the draw set on Dec. 5, according to the organizing EventKing Corp.

The team managers, coaches and players meeting will be held Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Badminton Hall. For details and online listup, visit www.bingob.com/nationalopentournament or email to EKC at [email protected].

The cream of the country’s badminton crop, the leading players from the collegiate and corporate ranks and a slew of rising stars are expected to participate in the tournament sponsored by Bingo Bonanza in its continuing effort to help develop and promote the sport.

The upcoming blue-ribbon event actually serves as a comeback of sort for country’s premier amusement center, which used to sponsor big-time badminton tournaments since the early 2000s.

Titles to be disputed in the event, sanctioned by the Philippine Badminton Association headed by Vice President Jejomar Binay and sec-gen Rep. Albee Benitez, are the men’s and ladies singles, the men’s and ladies doubles and the mixed doubles.

Coming off their breakthrough victory in the Swiss International Badminton Championship, Peter Magnaye and Paul Vivas will headline the star-studded cast of competitors in the men’s double,