Top seed Rabie Jayson Oba-ob opened his title bid at the Philippine Badminton Open 2024 in style with a rousing 21-16, 21-8 victory in the Round of 128 of the men's singles event against Kirk Nathan Abarquez on Wednesday, June 5, at the First Pacific Leadership Academy (FPLA) here.
Top seed Rabie Jayson Oba-ob opened his title bid at the Philippine Badminton Open 2024 in style with a rousing 21-16, 21-8 victory in the Round of 128 of the men's singles event against Kirk Nathan Abarquez on Wednesday, June 5, at the First Pacific Leadership Academy here.
He had to pull off a huge comeback after being down 3-11 at the first interval in this Philippine Super 500 tournament, which is backed by Smart, Mizuno, the Philippine Sports Commission, and the MVP Sports Foundation. The erstwhile national squad standout will take on University of San Carlos' Luis Bernie Comiso, who fashioned out a dominant 21-18, 21-9 decision over Mega Smasher's Liam Johan Cack in the Round of 64 when the week-long tilt sponsored by Jollibee, Chowking, and FPLA resumes action on Thursday.
On the other side of the bracket, reigning champion Mark Velasco of Smash Pilipinas will begin his title defense the following day at 10:40 a.m. against either Rodolfo Rodin Kean Gaminde or Tristan Troy Magango.
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