KUWAIT CITY, April 4: Joyer and Rasheed Balagopal were in a class of their own to top the individual competition standings in Level A, the senior-most category in the Filipino Badminton Club in Kuwait (FILBACK)–Eureka Badminton Cup 2012 at Nasser Sports Club, Friday. The event is being sponsored by SM Development Corporation (SMDC) while FILBACK is the pioneer badminton organization in the country.
While Joyer and Balagopal were the best with 584 points so far in Level A, Erwin and Rodel were far off in the distance, 62 points behind in second place, while three points further in third place were Raja Duraj and Emil Millanar with 519 points.

In Level B, Emmanuel Elesis and Arnold Abordo are at the top with 576 points while Noel Sagada and Ronald Brizuela are second on 534 points and Chan Basha Sheik and Billy Ramos third on 511points.
Rommel Torres and Cathy Manzano are so far the best in Level C with 524 points with Danny Quindoza and Cedric Isidro are second with 518 points and Sunny Rae and Abby Sayoto third with 503.
The last section, Level D, has Sally Galvezand Shelou Delen in the top spot with 570 points, while Ninette Regner and Ruth Domingo are just four points off pace with 566 points but the third placers – John Michael and Liza Delos Pobres—are far off in the distance with 518 points.
The current tournament, which is being played on a totally different format from the previous ones, has now finished its three weeks of games.
The current tournament involves four teams, namely SMDC-Jazz, SMDC- M Place, SMDC-Green and SMDC-Light.

All these teams are involved in one round to find the winner based on the number of wins and total points. Besides the team competition, individual pairs are competing by category.
Meanwhile, the FILBACK Technical Committee has applied permanent pairing in the event with “jokers ” replacing missing or injured players to ensure a smooth flow in the competition. Jokers are replacement players from the same category while no shows cost the team and the tandem involved faces an immediate default.
This event would not have been possible without the efforts of FILBACK Founding Chairman Caloy Abesamis along with FILBACK Director Leo Regner, FILBACK Tournament Director Albert Naguit, Alpha Phi Omega Kuwait Alumni Association (APO KAA-153) and all the office bearers who work hard throughout the year to not only provide quality tournaments but also promote friendship and sportsmanship among the members of these organizations.

SMDC Green vs SMDC Jazz
In Level 1, both the teams managed to secure 6 wins each. SMDC Green scored through Erwin and Rodel who hammered Vasu and Harinath in 2 easy sets 21-16, 21-12 while Roy and Michael prevailed in a see-saw battle with Matthew and Noel 21-20, 18-21, and 21-13.
Making up for an almost indecisive win, Erwin and Rodel brushed aside Raja and Emil in two sets 21-18, and 21-16. It was the same result and score in game 9 against Matthew and Noel. Not to be outdone, Roy and Michael beat Vasu and Harinath 11-21, 21-16, 21-17. Erwin and Rodel capped the day off with a landslide victory against Vasu and Harinath 21-4, and 21-18.

SMDC JAZZ started the day with two wins when Raja and Emil beat Roy and Michael 21-15, 21-10 and Matthew with Noel tamed Nestor and Jess 21-12, 14-21, 21-13. Vasu and Harinath picked up a win in game 5 against Nestor and Jess when they scored a 21-17, 20-21, 21-19 victory while Raja and Emil slayed Nestor and Jess by winning the last 2 sets of game 8 17-21, 21-19, 21-16. Raja and Emil barely escaped with a win from Roy and Michael 21-17, 10-21, 21-18 and the tandem of Matthew and Noel prevailed in a teeter-totter battle against Nestor and Jess 21-17, 11-21, 21-18.
Level 2 ended with SMDC Green garnering 7 wins. Eman and Arnold defeated Ceasar and Erickson 21-13, 21-17 and put up a repeat performance against Ed and Rene to win 21-16, 21-17 and they were in form again in game 8 versus Brilly and Caloy to win 21-20, 21-10. They ended their day by defeating Ceasar and Erickson 21-17, 17-21, 21-15. Chan and Billy swept Brilly and Caloy 21-12, 21-18, earned a win from Ceasar and Erickson in three sets 17-21, 21-14, 21-19 and won by default against Ed and Rene.

SMDC Jazz’s 5 wins consisted of Brilly and Caloy’s victory over Gary and Sripad in game 1, 21-17, 21-13, and in game 10, 21-16, 17-21, 21-15, Ed and Rene versus Chan and Billy in game 3, 10-21, 21-11, 21-20, and in game 7 against Gary and Sripad 21-17, 21-18. Ceasar and Erickson were not to be outdone as they secured a 21-6, 21-15 win against Gary and Sripad.
Level 3 witnessed both the teams secure 6 victories. SMDC Green collected their victories through Joker and Rommel who edged Joey and Jona 21-16, 19-21, 21-19 while Danny and Cedric overpowered Joey and Jona 21-14, 21-5, Joel and Val outlasted Joey and Jona 16-21, 21-15, 21-13, Danny and Cedric pressed on the accelerator in the last two sets to edge Abdul and Alex 13-21, 21-16, 21-20, Joker and Rommel won by default against Joey and Jona and Danny with Cedric wasted no time to beat Sunny and Abby 21-10, 21-13.

SMDC Jazz bounced back through Abdul and Alex who outlasted Joel and Val twice, first 18-21, 21-17, 21-17and then 21-14, 21-16 before they overpowered Joker and Rommel 21-15, 21-18. Sunny and Abby won three matches when they beat Danny and Cedric 21-19, 17-21, 21-19, before going on to edge Joker and Rommel 20-21, 21-19, 21-16 and then overwhelm Joel and Val 21-14, 21-12.
Once again both the teams scored 6 wins in Level 4 Joker and Liza produced 3 wins when they edged Mayeen and Sherlyn 18-21, 21-18, 21-17 while they overcame Lucille and Haroon 21-20, 21-20 and in the end outlasted Mayeen and Sherlyn 21-11, 13-21, 21-20. The tandem of Rafols and Jeves brushed aside Lucille and Haroon twice, first 21-19, 21-10 and then 21-20, 21-20. Raffy and Vhennie then beat Lucille and Haroon 21-20, 21-20.
SMDC Jazz fought back through Michelle and Gina who achieved 4 wins when they thumped Raffy and Vhennie 21-9, 21-20, outclassed Joker and Liza 21-17, 21-19, edged Rafols and Jeves 9-21, 21-17, 21-19 and hammered Raffy and Vhennie 21-8, 21-18. Mayeen and Sherlyn scored two wins when they beat Rafols and Jeves 19-21, 21-16, 21-17 before they outclassed Raffy and Vhennie 21-16, 21-17.

SMDC Light vs SMDC M-Place
In Level 1, SMDC Light scored 9-3 wins with Noor and Rafik completing 4 wins when they overpowered Edison and Allan 21-16, 21-15 before they won by default twice against Joel and Glenn and in the end edged Richard and Donald 20-21, 21-20, 21-12. Joyer and Rashed accomplished 4 wins when they won by default twice against Joel and Glenn, outlasted Richard and Donald 21-14, 18-21, 21-15,and thumped Edison and Allan 21-16, 21-19. The pair of Nato and Joni joined in the victory run when won by default against Joel and Glenn.
M-Place scored through Richard and Donald who won twice when they edged Nato and Joni in two matches, first 16-21, 21-13, 21-18 and then 21-11, 21-14 while Edison and Allan overcame Nato and Joni 21-18, 21-20.

In Level 2, SMDC M-Place collected 8-4 wins, mainly deue to Andrie and Romeo who compiled 3 victories when they hammered Sid and John twice, first 21-6, 21-15 and then 21-16, 12-21, 21-19 before they overwhelmed Sandy and Gigi21-12, 21-17. The tandem of Roger and Amber scored 3 wins when they edged Sandy and Gigi twice, first 18-21, 21-12, 21-20 and then 21-14, 21-19 while they brushed aside Sid and John 21-10, 21-14. Chito and Joy beat Sandy and Gigi 15-21, 21-10, 21-17.
The pair of Noel and Ronald saved the day for SMDC Light when they completed 4 wins by thumping Chito and Joy twice, first 21-17, 21-19 and then 21-14, 21-14 before they outlasted Andrie and Romeo 21-14, 15-21, 21-12 and brushed aside Roger and Amber 21-15, 21-17.

In Level 3, SMDC Light accomplished 8 wins with Berlin and Henry gained 4 victories when they tamed Allan and John twice, first 21-12, 21-17 and then 21-18, 21-17 before they outclassed Vivian and Susan 21-17, 21-13 and overcame Vivian and Susan 21-20, 21-16. The pair of Arnel and Dez achieved 2 wins when they edged Vivian and Susan 18-21, 21-19, 21-10 and then had an easier time when they overcame Allan and John 21-20, 21-19. Albert and Maebelle scored 2 wins when they outlasted Allan and John 21-14, 20-21, 21-19 and then brushed aside Allan and John 21-20, 21-16.
SMDC M-Place scored through Sherwin and Lyn who won 3 games when they beat Albert and Maebelle twice, first 17-21, 21-18, 21-14 and then 21-13, 20-21, 21-17 before they thumped Arnel and Dez 21-17, 21-13. Vivian and Susan overpowered Arnel and Dez 21-14, 21-9 to join the victors.

In Level 4, SMDC M-Place pulled together 10-2 wins driven by Ninette and Ruth who won 3 games when they outlasted Leonor and Prenel twice, first 17-21, 21-14, 21-15 and then 19-21, 21-7, 21-13 before they overcame Ashraf and Joker 21-9, 21-20. The tandem of Sally and Shelou scored 4 wins when they thumped Den-Den and Tin-Tin three times -- 21-19, 21-12; 21-6, 21-15 and 21-9, 21-19. They then overcame Ashraf and Joker 21-9, 21-20. The pair of Dang and Marilyn thrashed Den-Den and Tin-Tin 21-9, 21-8 while they won twice against Ashraf and Joker -- 21-18, 21-11 and 16-21, 21-16, 21-12.
SMDC Light scored through Ashraf and Joker when they edged Dang and Marilyn 18-21, 21-6, 21-12 while Leonor and Prenel hammered Dang and Marilyn 21-8, 21-18.
Meanwhile, the pending games saw Sandy and Gigi from Light win by default against Ed and Joker of Jazz while Chan and Billy from Jazz hammered Sandy and Gigi from Light 21-14, 21-10, the M Place tandem of Andrei and Romeo edged Cesar and Joker from Jazz 18-20, 21-20, 21-20 and Rafols with Liza from Green outlasted Joker and Sherlyn from Jazz 21-19, 20-21, 21-17.

Elimination Round Standings
Team A - Standings Smdc - Green
Mark Players Team Score
A - Higher / Lower
1 Roy Satore / Michael Del Pilar 345
2 Nestor Farinas / Jess Sibunga 362
3 Erwin Mercado/ Rodel Apepe 372

B - Higher / Lower
1 Gary Andrew Lord / Sripad 253
2 Emmanuel Elesis/Arnold Abordo 434
3 Chan Basha Sheik/Billy Ramos 383

C - Higher / Lower
1 Rommel Torres/Cathy Manzano 398
2 Joel Gonzaga/Val Canicosa 354
3 Danny Quindoza/Cedric Isidro 403

D - Higher / Lower
1 Rafols/Jeves Cruz 366
2 John Michael/Liza Delos Pobres 376
3 Raffy/Evens 249

Team B - Standings Smdc - Light
Mark Players Team Score
A - Higher / Lower
1 Joyer / Rasheed Balagopal 442
2 Nato /Joni 308
3 Noor/Rafiq 392

B - Higher / Lower
1 Sandy Payade / Gigi 324
2 Noel Sagada / Ronald Brizuela 392
3 Sid Ladia / John Rubin 316

C - Higher / Lower
1 Arnel Miguel / Lourdes Orbase 338
2 Albert Naguit / Maebelle Abesamis 368
3 Berlyn Calderon / Henry Estrada 370

D - Higher / Lower
1 Sally Galvez / Shelou Delen 420
2 Ninette Regner / Ruth Domingo 424
3 Marlyn Miguel / Dang Ladia 330

Team C - Standings Smdc - Jazz
Mark Players Team Score
A - Higher / Lower
1 Raja Duraj / Emil Millanar 385
2 Mathew Jacob / Noel Candolesas 353
3 Vasu / Harinath Gadikota 386

B - Higher / Lower
1 Brilly Lariosa / Caloy Abesamis 361
2 Cezar Isidro / Erickson 387
3 Billy Ramos / Rene Anglita 320

C - Higher / Lower
1 Joey Maravillas / Jona Tomanguil 368
2 Abdul Latif / Alex Tirona 376
3 Sunny Rae / Abby Sayoto 389

D - Higher / Lower
1 Lucille P / Haroon Pacasum 334
2 Mayeen Abesamis / Sherlyn Gratil 305
3 Michelle De Felipe / Gina 363

Team D - Smdc - M Place
Mark Players Team Score
A - Higher / Lower
Richard Amoto / Donald Briones 341
Edison Dela Cruz / Ray Allan Sayoto 358
Joel Buot / Glen Perea 239

B - Higher / Lower
1 Chito Santos / Joy Villanueva 307
2 Andrei Varilla / Romeo Longalong 374
3 Roger Jimenez / Amber Rubin 386

C - Higher / Lower
1 Vivian Tomagan / Susan Santos 311
2 Sherwin Perez / Lynn Pascua 371
3 Allan Fabunan / John Martin Pecson 339

D - Higher / Lower
1 Leonor/ Frenel Parcia Marcilla 383
2 Den-Den/Tin-Tin 265
3 Ashraf / Charisse 350

Level-A Individual Standings
Rank Players Total
1 Joyer / Rasheed Balagopal 584
2 Erwin/Rodel 522
3 Raja Duraj / Emil Millanar 519
4 Noor/Rafiq 511
5 Mathew Jacob / Noel Candolesas 480
6 Edison Dela Cruz / Ray Allan Sayoto 479
7 Richard Amoto / Donald Briones 476
8 Nestor/Jess 473
9 Vasu / Harinath Gadikota 469
10 Roy Satore/Michael 454
11 Nato /Joni 401
12 Joel Buot / Glen Perea 299

Level-B Individual Standings
1 Emmanuel Elesis/Arnold Abordo 576
2 Noel Sagada / Ronald Brizuela 534
3 Chan Basha Sheik/Billy Ramos 511
4 Roger Jimenez / Amber Rubin 510
5 Cezar Isidro / Erickson 507
6 Andrei Varilla / Romeo Longalong 490
7 Brilly Lariosa / Caloy Abesamis 469
8 Sandy Payade / Gigi 457
9 Sid Ladia / John Rubin 437
10 Chito Santos / Joy Villanueva 424
11 Billy Ramos / Rene Anglita 380
12 Andrew/Sripad 363

Level-C Individual Standings
1 Rommel Torres/Cathy Manzano 524
2 Danny Quindoza/Cedric Isidro 518
3 Sunny Rae / Abby Sayoto 503
4 Abdul Latif / Alex Tirona 501
5 Berlyn Calderon / Henry Estrada 491
6 Sherwin Perez / Lynn Pascua 483
7 Albert Naguit / Maebelle Abesamis 482
8 Joel Gonzaga/Val Canicosa 476
9 Joey Maravillas / Jona Tomanguil 474
10 Allan Fabunan / John Martin Pecson 466
11 Vivian Tomagan / Susan Santos 461
12 Arnel Miguel / Lourdes Orbase 444

Level-D Individual Standings
1 Sally Galvez / Shelou Delen 570
2 Ninette Regner / Ruth Domingo 566
3 John Michael/Liza Delos Pobres 518
4 Leonor/ Frenel Parcia Marcilla 503
5 Rafols/Jeves Cruz 501
6 Ashraf / Charisse 483
7 Michelle De Felipe / Gina 472
8 Marlyn Miguel / Dang Ladia 462
9 Lucille P / Haroon Pacasum 439
10 Mayeen Abesamis / Sherlyn Gratil 399
11 Den-Den/Tin-Tin 341
12 Raffy/Evens 315

FILBACK organizers would like to thank Khaled Abden – IT Manager of Eureka Trading Co WLL, Greg Blanco and Russel Skoyles of AMEC Oil and Gas Company, Vhennie Ilejay from United Interactive General Trading (UIGT), Rod Robles Director – Century Property, Subway Eat Fresh and Vangie Gernale of Western Union Money Transfer and SM Development Corporation.