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Mika De Guzman in action at the Philippine National Badminton Open 2026, July 10, 2026 at the Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City. Handout/PBO

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Philippine National Badminton Open 2026

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17836819502962026 PBO - Mika De Guzman.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Mika De Guzman in action at the Philippine National Badminton Open 2026, July 10, 2026 at the Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City. Handout/PBO"/>Mika De Guzman in action at the Philippine National Badminton Open 2026, July 10, 2026 at the Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City. Handout/PBO</div>MANILA -- Mika De Guzman and Jelo Albo scored contrasting victories to move a step closer to defending their respective titles in the quarterfinals of the Philippine National Badminton Open 2026 on Friday at the Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City.De Guzman, a product of Ateneo de Manila University, needed just 22 minutes to dispatch Hailene Reese Diaz, 21–5, 21–8, and advance to within two wins of a fourth consecutive women&#x27;s singles crown.&quot;Siguro, I had to focus on one tournament at a time kasi andaming naka-line-up na tournaments. So I just had to focus on one tournament at a time because that helped me a lot instead of focusing on other competitions,&quot; said Smash Pilipinas&#x27; De Guzman, who is coming off an FDG Cup crown.The 2025 MAXX North Harbour International runner-up will next face national junior team standout Eve Bejasa, who rallied past UAAP Season 85 Rookie of the Year and last year&#x27;s bronze medalist Patricia De Leon, 19–21, 21–15, 21–19.Fresh from helping the Philippine junior team secure a historic top-10 finish at the Badminton Asia Junior Championships, Bejasa raced to an early lead in the opening game but surrendered the key points to fall behind. The 17-year-old Cebuana responded by taking the second set before erasing a 17–19 deficit in the decider to arrange a semifinal showdown with De Guzman.On the men&#x27;s side, Albo needed three sets to fend off Robby Ramos, 21–12, 17–21, 21–8, and continue his bid for a third straight national men&#x27;s singles title.Fresh off a runner-up finish at the Czech International Future Series, the incoming fifth-year University of the Philippines standout appeared on course for a straight-sets win before Ramos forced a deciding set by taking the second. Albo quickly regained control in the third to wrap up the one-hour-and-seven-minute encounter and book his place in the semifinals of the tournament.&quot;Yun nga, galing ako sa abroad, so &#x27;yung expectations ng mga tao dito sa atin mataas kasi nakapag-place ka sa competition abroad. And hindi naman biro &#x27;yung competition compared here sa Philippines. So parang itong PNBO iniisip ko na lang na i-enjoy ko lang &#x27;yung game and kahit anong mangyari, okay na,&quot; the Antipolo-born shuttler said.Awaiting Albo in the semifinals is fellow national team standout JR Pandi, last year&#x27;s UAAP Rookie of the Year, who defeated National University ace and two-time UAAP MVP Lanz Zafra, 21–14, 21–16.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17836819715532026 PBO - Jelo Albo.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Jelo Albo in action at the Philippine National Badminton Open 2026, July 10, 2026 at the Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City. Handout/PBO"/>Jelo Albo in action at the Philippine National Badminton Open 2026, July 10, 2026 at the Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City. Handout/PBO</div>The other women&#x27;s singles semifinal will feature last year&#x27;s UAAP Rookie of the Year Brys Ellewis Fuggan against UAAP Season 86 MVP Jochelle Alvarez.Fuggan survived a tense opening set before completing a straight-sets victory over UAAP Season 87 Rookie of the Year Althea Dawn Ocampo, 21–19, 22–20, in a 40-minute battle.Alvarez, meanwhile, outlasted University of the Philippines ace and UAAP Season 87 MVP Anthea Gonzalez, 24–22, 10–21, 21–15, in 47 minutes.In the other men&#x27;s singles semifinal, Smash Pilipinas teammates Clarence Villaflor and Ros Pedrosa will battle for a spot in the final.Villaflor cruised past De La Salle University&#x27;s James Capin, 21–11, 21–7, while Pedrosa edged Ateneo&#x27;s Lance Vargas, 25–23, 21–19.In men&#x27;s doubles, national team standouts Julius Villabrille and Solomon Padiz Jr. moved within one win of another title after cruising past Francis Haroun Sarmiento and Frankie Velasco Jr., 21–12, 21–9.The former National University standouts will face University of the Philippines pair Arjay Lazareto and Ryan Mendoza, who defeated fellow Fighting Maroons Enzo Rivera and Yuan Abinales, 21–15, 17–21, 21–13.In the other semifinal, Smash Pilipinas veterans Christian Bernardo and Alvin Morada, who defeated Nestor and Nestojan Tapales, 21–14, 21–19, will take on De La Salle University&#x27;s Rey Nier Dalimo-os and AJ Lorenz Jurada, who eliminated Lanz Zafra and Criz Ivan Dosano.Meanwhile, Lea Inlayo moved closer to a third straight women&#x27;s doubles title as she and new partner Jeya Pinlac rolled past Adamson University&#x27;s Abbygail Barcelon and Jasmine Reformina, 21–13, 21–7.The national team tandem will meet University of the Philippines sisters Krissa and Patricia De Leon, who outlasted Poca Alcala and Nica Songcuan of the Bianca Carlos Badminton Academy, 17–21, 21–15, 21–14.The other semifinal will pit top seeds Andrea Hernandez and Mary Destiny Untal against UP&#x27;s Susmita Ramos and Dianne Libaton.Hernandez and Untal dominated Jochelle Alvarez and Althea Hernandez, 21–15, 21–13, while the reunited tandem of Ramos and Libaton dispatched National University&#x27;s Gweneth Chiva and Alhana Mabale, 21–14, 21–14.In mixed doubles, both semifinal matchups will feature all-Smash Pilipinas clashes after the national team pairs swept through their respective quarterfinal assignments.Top seeds Solomon Padiz Jr. and Mary Destiny Untalan defeated UP-Allied&#x27;s Enzo Rivera and Krissa De Leon, 21–18, 21–16, to set up a semifinal meeting with Christian Bernardo and Lea Inlayo, who beat Nestor Tapales and Rhafi Santos, 21–15, 21–9.On the other side of the draw, Julius Villabrille moved within two wins of a third straight mixed doubles title, this time alongside new partner Althea Princess Hernandez, after beating UP&#x27;s Arjay Lazareto and Dianne Libaton, 21–17, 21–14.Alvin Morada and Jeya Pinlac advanced to the semifinals with a 21–15, 21–9 victory over De La Salle University&#x27;s Lovic Javier and Army Espe, setting up a clash against Villabrille and Hernandez.The semifinal matches are scheduled for Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. at Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City.

Mika De Guzman and Jelo Albo scored contrasting victories to move a step closer to defending their respective titles in the quarterfinals of the Philippine National Badminton Open 2026 on Friday at the Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City.

Mika De Guzman and Jelo Albo scored contrasting victories to move a step closer to defending their respective titles in the quarterfinals of the Philippine National Badminton Open 2026 on Friday at the Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City.

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Mika De Guzman stays on track in PH Badminton Open title defense

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Published July 10, 2026 07:13 PM PHT

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