Finals Set To Light Up Courts

Pictured: Fang-Chih Lee/Fang-Jen Lee (TPE) Out of the four mixed doubles pair that made it to the semifinals, only one was seeded, and not one featured in last weeks CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023 semifinals.  The top seeds, who did not make it past round two last week, struggled against team USA, ending their…

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Two Tournaments, Two Weeks, Two Friends

Over the last two weeks there has been international badminton in the Northern Mariana Islands with many players from numerous nations enjoying the tournaments and the beautiful location they are in. Two of these are players from Europe with this being their first visit to Saipan. Max Weisskirchen and Elias Bracke are good friends on…

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Seeds Tumble During Day 3 in Saipan

Pictured: Cho Geonyeop (KOR) Credit: BadmintonPhoto Day three had the 2022 junior world number 1 men’s doubles pair, Nge Joo Jie and Johann Prajogo from Singapore hit the court running today as the men’s doubles made it debut at the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023.  Relishing the chance to get onto court the pair…

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Mixed Fortunes For Seeds On Day Two

Number one seed, Kevin Cordon from Guatemala made his first appearance on court today at the CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2023.  Playing against Allan Zeng from Guam, Cordon eased through his first match to progress to the round of 16.  A casualty of day one was Takuma Obayashi (5] who began strong against his…

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GUATEMALAN PLAYER CHASING FIFTH OLYMPIC GAMES

Following the release of the Northern Marianas Open seeding report, Kevin Cordon, a seasoned campaigner for his beloved Guatemala, is the number one seed in Saipan.  Cordon, a four-time Olympic representative for his Central American country will lead the men’s singles lineup. Beginning his Olympic career in 2008 in Beijing, Cordon had the honour of…

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