KUWAIT CITY, Sept 28: Amidst the last blast of summer, four Fridays of exciting badminton action reached its peak and finally revealed champions and winners of Republika ng Sports sa Kuwait — RSK’s 13th Badminton Tournament — “Health Awareness Cup 2015” held at Kazma Sports Club in Adailiya.

With 202 participants, the badminton competition was composed of 8 categories, with games divided into morning and afternoon and ran from Sept 4 to Sept 25, 2015. Despite of the urge to stay indoors due to the still hot and sometimes humid weather, RSK badminton aficionados chooses to swarm the wooden courts of Kazma Sports Club each Friday to enjoy their favorite sport and be with friends for a whole day of fun and bonding. RSK takes pride in the quality and quantity of games it provides to participants, in addition to the titles at stake — Champion, Runner Ups, plus the Most Valuable (MVP) and Best Umpire awards.

Below are the names of the winners in RSK’s 13th Badminton Tourney — Health Awareness Cup:

AM Games

Team Event

Champion: “Bang Bang Boys” — Jolly Ni, Hasan Khan, Tamer Yousef, James Bautista

2nd Place: “Fantastic 4” — Jonnie Gratil, Ryan Rivera, Mark Arroyo, Mary Ann Gimena

MVP: Jolly Ni

Best Umpire: Nesky Alvarez

AM Level D Doubles (Lower)

Champion: Cheryl Victorio/Samir El Gharib

2nd Place: Aida Alfarisy/Mark Morendos

3rd Place: Justine Franco/Millene Bayot

MVP: Cheryl Victorio

Best Umpire:

AM Level D Doubles (Higher)

Champion: Hussain Ismail/Hussain Ravat

2nd Place: Faye Guzman/Menchu Pescasiosa

3rd Place: Abde Manaf/Alyne Thomas

MVP: Hussain Ismail

Best Umpire: Rainelda Garcera

AM Level C Doubles

Champion: Aqeel Alfarisy/Leila Flores

2nd Place: Rosemarie Gomez/Celine Isidro

3rd Place: Adrian Maning/Mary Rose Franco

MVP: Aqeel Alfarisy

Best Umpire: Amelyn Pilapil

PM Games

PM Level D Doubles

Champion: Jose Tanael, Jr./Harriet Ordas

2nd Place: Ruby Pada-on/Laura Sabado

3rd Place: Bing Palma/Ligaya Alaya-ay

MVP: Jose Tanael, Jr.

Best Umpire: Norman Dican

PM Level C Doubles

Champion: Charlotte Gimoros/Rosemarie Gomez

2nd Place: Adrian Maning/Charlotte Harker

3rd Place: Josette Arroyo/Gerardo Torio

MVP: Charlotte Gimoros

Best Umpire: Sheehan Abdulkadil

PM Level B Doubles

Champion: Jovie Vidal/Randycho Ramos

2nd Place: Joshua Monungolh/Grethel Ramas

3rd Place: Rommel Carreon/Mary Ann Gimena

MVP: Jovie Vidal

Best Umpire: Randycho Ramos

PM Level A Doubles

Champion: Jolly Ni/TJ Malaluan

2nd Place: Hasan Khan/Mohammed Yousef

3rd Place: Neil Montessa/Jaisen Elomina

MVP: TJ Malaluan

Best Umpire: Jaisen Elomina

Special award of Best in Sports Attire or Pormang RSK Sports, was also awarded to two pairs namely, Aida Alfarisy & Mark Morendos, and Mary Rose Franco & Adrian Maning.

In a related note, Chairperson Felix Besanez reveals final preparation and is inviting everyone to witness yet another nerve-wracking one-day badminton tournament scheduled on Oct 02, 2015 dubbed as “Oktoberfest!”. The event shall be joined in by 160 badminton players of different categories and of different nationalities.