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    Badminton was introduced to the Philippines in the 1920s by British and American expatriates. In 1949, the first national badminton rankings were produced and Adriano Torres became the country's first men's singles champion. In 1952, the Philippine Badminton Association was created as the first national badminton group. Notable achievements for Philippine badminton include Johnny Yan and Stephen Cheng becoming the country's first doubles champions in 1962 and the men's team winning its first championship in Vietnam in 1966.

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    Badminton was introduced to the Philippines in the 1920s by British and American expatriates. In 1949, the first national badminton rankings were produced and Adriano Torres became the country's first men's singles champion. In 1952, the Philippine Badminton Association was created as the first national badminton group. Notable achievements for Philippine badminton include Johnny Yan and Stephen Cheng becoming the country's first doubles champions in 1962 and the men's team winning its first championship in Vietnam in 1966.

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    Name: Mikylla Anne P. Cachero.

    BSED-1E

    Badminton in the
    Philippines

    1920
    British and American

    expatriates

    introduced badminton in

    the country

    1949
    National rangkings

    produced Adriano

    Torres, first national

    Men's single champion.

    1950
    International Badminton

    Federation

    (IBF) recognized the

    Philippines as its

    21st member country

    1952
    Philippine Badminton

    Association

    (PBA) was created and

    became the first

    national badminton

    group, organized by

    28 badminton clubs.
    Name: Mikylla Anne P. Cachero. BSED-1E

    Badminton in the
    Philippines

    1962
    Johnny Yan and Stephen

    Cheng were the

    countries first doubles

    champions at the Hong

    1966
    Kong Open

    Triagular Meet in Vietnam,

    the Philippine team

    achieved its first team

    championship in the Men's

    division namely Amando

    Yanga, Conrado Co,

    Jaime Gapas, Renato

    Navarro, and Danny So

    1981
    Philippine badminton

    team participated in the

    Southeast Asian (SEA)

    games.

    1984
    Philippines made its first

    appearance in the

    Thomas Cup tournament.

    The eighties to the mid-

    nineties saw a new crop

    of luminaries in the

    game Renato Reyes,

    1992 Jessie Alonzo, Salvador

    "Badong" Banquiles,

    Antonio "Jojo" Mance, Jr.


    Melvin Llanes became the first
    and Naresh Ramnani.
    Philippine champion at the

    Prince Asian Juniors

    Championship for the 16-under

    age group.
    Name: Mikylla Anne P. Cachero. BSED-1E

    Badminton in the
    Philippines

    1995
    Weena Lim and Kennie

    Asuncion were the first

    Philippine entry (ladies

    double) to win a gold

    medal

    1997
    A games in Jakarta,

    Weena Lim and Kennie

    Asuncion were the first

    bronze medalist in the

    women's doubles event.

    1998
    Philippine ladies team

    defeated Mauritius at

    the Uber Cup Asian

    Zonal Championship

    Reference: http://badmintongeek.blogspot.com/2007/01/milestones

    -in-philippine-badminton.html?m=1

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