Ayala Land Badminton Club held its Christmas party last Tuesday, December 19, 2006 at Gator's Center starting at 5 pm. It was attended by Ayala Land's best badminton players lead by Ayala Land Badminton Club President Glen Alilam and VIP Guest - Ayala Land AVP Aniceto Bisnar Jr. The Club organized the tema tournament and it's annual election of new officers.

The party was filled with fun and excitement as promised and overflowing with Pancit Habhab, softdrinks and puto from Pampanga. Raffle prizes were drawn during the game. The Christmas spirit can be seen in the smiles and energy of our colleagues who really looked forward to this evenr.

Three teams battled for the Team Championship in a round robin format. TEAM B headed by incoming Ayala Land Badminton Club President Rene Mandapat captured the Gold. The outgoing ALIBC President Glen Alilam steered TEAM A to win the Silver while the Bronze went to the shorthanded TEAM C headed by Reynand Viñan.

The Team A members were Glen Alilan, Edwin Gomez, RA Angeles, Roy Oliva, Russel Flores, Arnel Hernandez, Winnie Vinan, Ronna Taguibao, Darwin Mazano, Racquel Gonzales, Manny Toralba, Chito Manahan, Norman Manginao, Loy Danila.

While Team B able-members were Rene Mandapat, Donna Abad, Joefil Jocson, Alfie Alfonso, Mabi Rosimo, Manny Felipe, Chary Ortiz, Vivien Elizan, Joseph Juachon, Caloy Gonzales, Lovelyn Ocampo, Celso Burog, Arnel Gonzales, Eric Melchor, Jasper Alfonso, Joshua Aguanta.

Finally, Team C members were Reynand Vinan, Denise San Gabriel, Jun Bisnar, Joma Abad, Stephen Comia, Robert Bala, Mikay Valbuena, Anna Tatlonghari, Jun Jusayan, Izza Annabo, Milton Villafuerte, Bong Gatuz, Raffy Guillermo.

The 1st Avida/GDC – MDC Dual Badminton Tournament was successfully held last November 25, 2006 at the Club Badminton in Pasong Tamo Extension at Makati City. Forty-eight (48) badminton enthusiasts of Avida Land Corp. (Avida), Greenfield Development Corporation (GDC), and Makati Development Corporation (MDC) participated in the tournament which was divided into three categories of four pairs each team: MEN’S DOUBLES, MIXED DOUBLES, and NON-GENDER DOUBLES.

The combined Avida and GDC team won the overall team championship with a slimmest margin of 49 wins against 47 losses due to the strong performance from the MDC team. A fine-looking championship trophy donated by MDC was awarded to the winning team composed of 16 players from Avida and eight players from GDC.

In the MEN’S DOUBLE category, Joefil Jocson and Russel Flores of Avida stamped their class in fashioning out a 4-0 lopsided wins against the top four pairs of MDC. The MDC pair of Marlon Medina and Mikko Martelino wound up at second place after breaking up a three-way tie with a higher quotient.

The tandem of Chary Ortiz and Joefil Jocson handily won the gold in the MIXED DOUBLES category, rolling over the best four pairs whom MDC fielded with a winning score of 4-0. Yuan Penarroyo and Noel Dampil of GDC won the silver as they also bested their MDC counterparts, losing only two sets from four 2-set games.

In the NON-GENDER DOUBLES category, MDC gave a good fight but in the end it was again the Avida pair of Russel Flores and Chary Ortiz who won the gold without losing a set in four games. The duo of Dan Cruzada and Thomas Origenes of MDC garnered second place with a solid performance.

With the success of this tournament and the camaraderie and competitive spirit generated among the participants, there is a growing uproar to schedule the next dual tournament in the first quarter of the coming year.

Ayala Land edged 3M in 4th Dual Meet

Ayala Land edged 3M in 4th Dual Meet

The 4th Badminton Dual Meet of Ayala Land with 3M was a huge success. It was held at the Valencia Badminton Sports Complex, Valencia, Quezon Citylast Saturday, November 18, 2006. Team Ayala Land netters outclashed their 3M counterparts to win the team championship via 89-69 over-all team points. After the team defeat of Ayala Land Badminton Club from last dual meet with 3M and Friends, Ayala Land prepared for this dual meet with vengeance. Out of five levels, Ayala Land captured three championships.

Joefil Jocson and Roy of Planet Badminton were unbeaten in Men’s A to get the Men’s A championship trophy. Rene Mandapat and Dinjo Hinahon closely followed. At Men’s B, 3M edged Arnel Hernandez and Russel Flores for the championship. The latter Men’s B pair settled as first runner-up. Rene Mandapat and May Datu nearly bagged the championship trophy for Mixed Level 1 but May Datu sprained her ankle in their first set against Joseph and Kat of 3M. 3M won the set 21-16. Rene and May recovered in the second set to snatched a win 21-18 but by virtue of higher quotient, 3M won the Mixed Level 1 championship trophy.

Glen Alilam and Michelle Valbuena outclassed their 3M counterparts to walk away with a championship trophy for Mixed Level 2. They were tied in win points with Edwin and Calyn Gomez also of Team Ayala Land. Also by higher quotient, Glen and Mikay edged Edwin and Calyn. The biggest surprised of the tournament were Erick Calupe and Celso Burog of Team Ayala Land. Teamed up for the first time in the Non-Gender Level, they smashed their way up to the championship and edged fellow Ayala Land netters Manny Torralba and Jasper Alfonso for the top prize.

Makati Mayor’s Cup, Manila Polo Club – The Ayala Land Badminton Club finished 1st Runner-up in the Sunday Fun Event and 4th in Overall Team Event in the Makati Mayor’s Cup held last May 27 – 28, 2006. Ayala Land Badminton Club faced Rockwell Land in the semifinals of Sunday Fun Event. Michelle Valbuena and Winnie Viñan trashed the ladies doubles of Rockwell Land and helped advance the team to the finals. Rockwell Land mixed doubles players were intimidated by the Ayala Land Mixed Doubles team resulting to the walk-over win by Jhep Veloso and Joefil Jocson.

Ayala Land Badminton Club faced the JVC Open tested players of PLDT in the finals. Mabi Rosimo and Reynand Viñan tried to stop PLDT from gaining advantage in the men’s doubles but PLDT prevailed with 15-8 and 17-14 match points. Jhep Veloso and Joefil Jocson provided a breather with astonishing 15-3, 15-2 wins over PLDT mixed doubles. The Ayala Land Team was awarded by Mayor Jejomar Binay with gift certificates and gift packs from sponsors.

Members of the Ayala Land Team in the Makati Mayor’s Cup:

Team Captain – Rene Mandapat
Reynand Viñan
Jerome Javier
Mabi Rosimo
Jhun Jusayan
Joefil Jocson
Jhep Veloso
Michelle Valbuena

Powersmash, Makati, 22 April 2004 - Ayala Land represented by Ayala Land Badminton Club members won the Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles of "The 3rd uSAP Invitational Badminton Fun Tournament" organized by SAP Philippines.

Rene Mandapat & Reynand Viñan of Ayala Land Men's Doubles dominated the eliminations with 3-0 record beating ABS-CBN (21-5), Splash Manufacturing Corp (21-1) and Ayala (represented by Ayala Land Badminton Club members Mauch Franco & Sherwin Celestial). The Ayala Land Men's pair defeated Asean Brown (21-0) easily in the quarterfinals but was challenged in a hard played game by Manila Water's best players in the semifinals after MWC managed to break the 11th point first with Ayala Land trailing at 6. Ayala Land patiently defended heavy smashes of MWC and pegged their score at 11 with Ayala Land winning at 21-11. Ayala Land faced UniOil in the finals and sustained their momentum with scores of 15-1 and 15-1 to capture the championship in best of three sets.

Joefil Jocson of Avida and Chary Ortiz of Ayala Land finished 2nd seed in the elimination round after a loss to ABS-CBN but avoided a collision with another Ayala Land Mixed Doubles pair Darwin Manzano and Raquel Gonzales. In the quarterfinals, Cebu Pacific was kept at 8 points by Ayala Land. Ayala Land mixed pair advanced to semifinals and defeated Honda Cars at 21-10. Ayala's Alfie Reyes and Vivien Elisan (Ayala Land Badminton Club members ) eliminated the ABS-CBN pair to face Ayala Land mixed doubles players in the finals. Ayala Land captured the Mixed Doubles Championship and Ayala the Mixed Doubles First Runner-up award in two well played games 15-4, 15-8.

Also, in the tournament were Darwin and Raquel of Technology Management who reached the quarterfinals before bowing to ABS-CBN.

Anna Tatlonghari and Janine Miranda represented Ayala Land in the ladies doubles with 2-2 win-loss finish.