DEFENDING champions Antonio Gadi and Gelita Castilo will defend their titles in the 2011 Yonex-Sunrise Philippines National Open Badminton Championships that will unfold November 19 to 27 at the YPBC Club in Mandaluyong City.
Gadi is last year’s men’s singles open champion while Castilo is the defending titlist in the women’s singles class.
The event is expected to draw at least 1, 700 participants.
The weeklong event offers the following divisions: open category, ju-niors (under-9 to under-19), seniors (19-and-above, 30-and-above, 40-and-above) and inter-collegiate.
The tournament offers P500, 000 worth of prizes in cash and Yonex products.
The qualifying round of 64, round of 32 and round of 16 matches are scheduled on November 18-24 while the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals are set on November 25-27.
Registration deadline will be on November 6, 2011. For details visit http://www.worldkalakal.com/yonexsunrisetourney.
