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Julius Villabrille and Solomon Padiz Jr. of the Philippines in the Philippine International Challenge 2026, July 30, 2026 at Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City. Handout photo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17854174552912026 Philippine International Challenge - Solomon Padiz and Julius Villabrille.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Julius Villabrille and Solomon Padiz Jr. of the Philippines in the Philippine International Challenge 2026, July 30, 2026 at Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City. Handout photo"/>Julius Villabrille and Solomon Padiz Jr. of the Philippines in the Philippine International Challenge 2026, July 30, 2026 at Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City. Handout photo</div>MANILA -- Julius Villabrille and Solomon Padiz Jr. booked a place in the quarterfinals of the men&#x27;s doubles after a thrilling 21-23, 21-19, 21-16 comeback victory over Thailand&#x27;s Neauadang Mangkornloi and Andrew Newman on Day 3 of the Philippine International Challenge 2026, Thursday at Gameville Central Park in Mandaluyong City.The World Championships-bound tandem showcased their composure against the young Thai pair, overcoming a first-set collapse after holding an early advantage in their Round of 16 clash.Mangkornloi and Newman carried their momentum into the second set and threatened to seize control of the match, but Villabrille and Padiz stayed composed to force a decider before completing the comeback in just under 58 minutes.&quot;Actually, nung first set nabigla rin kami kasi lamang kami eh, pero biglang nabaligtad &#x27;yung game; sila &#x27;yung unang nanalo. Kaya nung second set at third set iniba talaga namin &#x27;yung game play namin. Kailangan focused talaga kami, kailangang 100 percent na dapat ganito &#x27;yung tira namin, &#x27;yung gagawin namin,&quot; Padiz shared.Villabrille and Padiz are no strangers to success on the international stage, having won the PETRONAS International Challenge in Malaysia two years ago. This time, however, the National University standouts hope to capitalize on the energy of the home crowd in the tournament, which features athletes from 28 countries and is supported by the National Sports Tourism Inter-Agency Committee.&quot;May pressure, pero may boost rin talaga kasi home court eh. So, &#x27;yung mga supporters na andito, sobrang nakaka-boost talaga lalo &#x27;pag nagchi-cheer sila,&quot; Villabrille said.The Filipino duo will next face Malaysians Bryan Jeremy Goonting and Muhammad Haikal in the quarterfinals, with a semifinal berth and a guaranteed podium finish at stake.In the singles competition, India&#x27;s Manraj Singh and Thailand&#x27;s Tidaporn Kleebyeesung continued their title bids by advancing to the quarterfinals as the highest remaining seeds in the men&#x27;s and women&#x27;s draws, respectively.The second-seeded Singh cruised past Malaysia&#x27;s Darrel Sen Xian Chew, 21-11, 21-9, to arrange an all-Indian quarterfinal showdown against Aryamann Tandon, who defeated Malaysia&#x27;s Muhammad Hazi, 21-12, 21-12.On the women&#x27;s side, top seed Kleebyeesung dispatched fellow Thai Nathida Buramart, 21-9, 21-12, in the Round of 16. She will take on Indonesia&#x27;s Dalila Aghnia Puteri, who swept Vietnam&#x27;s Bui Bich Phuong, 21-3, 21-11, for a place in the semifinals.

Julius Villabrille and Solomon Padiz Jr. booked a place in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles after a thrilling 21-23, 21-19, 21-16 comeback victory over Thailand's Neauadang Mangkornloi and Andrew Newman.

Julius Villabrille and Solomon Padiz Jr. booked a place in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles after a thrilling 21-23, 21-19, 21-16 comeback victory over Thailand's Neauadang Mangkornloi and Andrew Newman.

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Badminton: PH's Villabrille, Padiz rally past Thailand for place in doubles q'finals

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Published July 30, 2026 09:19 PM PHT

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