26 October 2016 – The Philippine Embassy in Manama hosted the 1st ASEAN Badminton Fun Games held at the Muharraq Sports Club, Muharraq, Kingdom of Bahrain, on October 21.
The event was participated by 64 players from various ASEAN Communities of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
The four teams competed in a league format where the team with the highest accumulated points was declared as the tournament champion. Team Philippines won the championship with a total score of 62 points, while the 2nd and 3rd places went to the Team of Malaysia, which scored 37 points, and the Team of Brunei Darussalam, with a total score of 16 points, respectively.
The Badminton event is part of the series “ASEAN Games 2016” played between and among the five ASEAN member states that have missions in the Kingdom. Prior to this event, the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam organized the 2nd ASEAN Bowling Fun Games held on September 23 at Funland Bowling Center. The other sporting events scheduled to be held this year include, Table Tennis, Volleyball, and Football.
The event is under the patronage of H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Dr. Abdulla bin Ahmed bin Abdulla Al-Khalifa, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs graced the event as the tournament’s guest of honor.
The Filipino Club – Pinoy Badminton Organization (FC-PBG) under the leadership of Mr. Ric Advincula co-organized the tournament and coordinated the officiating of the matches through volunteer umpires / referees. Other Filipino Community leaders who extended their support in the preparations for the event include, Ms. Rhaiza Sakaluran of the United Muslim Mindanao Association (UMMA), Ms. Antonette Guese Avila of Pinay Ikaw Na, Mr. Romeo Tagulao and Ms. Cristina Fulgencio of Filipino-American Association, Mr. Angelito Gutierrez of Guardians Delta Force, and the group of Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) headed by Ms. Regina Apostol. The event’s sponsors are the Bahrain Financing Company (BFC), LBC, Going Beyond Bananas and Mr. John Bituin of Star Entertainment Inc.
This event was organized to foster unity and camaraderie among ASEAN communities in Bahrain in celebration of the first year of implementation of ASEAN Community 2015. END
