Gelita Castilo and Marky Alcala gear up for defense of their respective crowns in the centerpiece Open singles with an elite cast out to foil their repeat bids in the 2015 Bingo Bonanza National Open badminton tournament set to fire off on Monday (October 19) at the Rizal Memorial Badminton Hall and Glorietta 5 Atrium in Makati City.
Castilo rallied to beat Sarah Barredo, 21-17, 14-21, 21-19, to snare the women’s crown while Alcala stamped his class over R-Jay Ormilla, 21-15, 21-11, to run away with the men’s diadem and complete Allied Victor’s sweep in last year’s revival of the event put up by Bingo Bonanza and sanctioned by the Philippine Badminton Association headed by Vice President Jejomar Binay and sec-gen Rep. Albee Benitez.
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