About Badminton
BADMINTON
Badminton in the Philippines * 1920 – The British and American expatriates introduced badminton in the country. * 1950's – the International Badminton Federation (IBF) recognized the Philippines as its 21st member country. Since then, Filipino's have been playing badminton in international tournaments. * 1949 – National rankings produced Adriano Torres, first national Men's single champion. * 1952 – The Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) was created and became the first national badminton group, organized by 28 badminton clubs. * 1962 – Johnny Yan and Stephen Cheng were the countries first doubles champions at the Hong Kong Open. * 1966 – In the Triangular Meet in Vietnam, the Philippine team achieved its first team championship in the Men's division namely Amando Yanga, Conrado Co, Jaime Gapas, Renato Navarro, and Danny So. * 1981 – The Philippine badminton team participated in the Southeast Asian (SEA) games. The country hosted the event. * 1984 – The Philippines made its first appearance in the Thomas Cup tournament. The eighties to the mid-nineties saw a new crop of luminaries in the game - Renato Reyes, Jessie Alonzo, Salvador "Badong" Banquiles, Antonio "Jojo" Mance, Jr. and Naresh Ramnani. * 1992 – Melvin Llanes became the first Philippine champion at the Prince Asian Juniors Championship for the 16-under age group. It was in 1992 when the Philippines first played in the Uber Cup games, resulting in a victory over Tanzania. It was duplicated in 1998 when the Philippine ladies’ team defeated Mauritius at the Uber Cup Asian Zonal Championship. * 1995 – Australian International Championships (IBF-sanctioned international tournament), Weena Lim and Kennie Asuncion were the first Philippine entry (ladies double) to win a gold medal, and in 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Weena became the first Philippine badminton player to qualify and participate in the prestigious game. * 1997 – SEA games in Jakarta,
Badminton in the Philippines * 1920 – The British and American expatriates introduced badminton in the country. * 1950's – the International Badminton Federation (IBF) recognized the Philippines as its 21st member country. Since then, Filipino's have been playing badminton in international tournaments. * 1949 – National rankings produced Adriano Torres, first national Men's single champion. * 1952 – The Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) was created and became the first national badminton group, organized by 28 badminton clubs. * 1962 – Johnny Yan and Stephen Cheng were the countries first doubles champions at the Hong Kong Open. * 1966 – In the Triangular Meet in Vietnam, the Philippine team achieved its first team championship in the Men's division namely Amando Yanga, Conrado Co, Jaime Gapas, Renato Navarro, and Danny So. * 1981 – The Philippine badminton team participated in the Southeast Asian (SEA) games. The country hosted the event. * 1984 – The Philippines made its first appearance in the Thomas Cup tournament. The eighties to the mid-nineties saw a new crop of luminaries in the game - Renato Reyes, Jessie Alonzo, Salvador "Badong" Banquiles, Antonio "Jojo" Mance, Jr. and Naresh Ramnani. * 1992 – Melvin Llanes became the first Philippine champion at the Prince Asian Juniors Championship for the 16-under age group. It was in 1992 when the Philippines first played in the Uber Cup games, resulting in a victory over Tanzania. It was duplicated in 1998 when the Philippine ladies’ team defeated Mauritius at the Uber Cup Asian Zonal Championship. * 1995 – Australian International Championships (IBF-sanctioned international tournament), Weena Lim and Kennie Asuncion were the first Philippine entry (ladies double) to win a gold medal, and in 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Weena became the first Philippine badminton player to qualify and participate in the prestigious game. * 1997 – SEA games in Jakarta,