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Top-seed Rabie Oba-ob in action in the MIA Cup, September 7, 2026 at the MIA Sports Center. Handout/PBAD

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17887665021162026 MIA Badminton Challenge Cup - Rabie Oba-ob.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Top-seed Rabie Oba-ob in action in the MIA Cup, September 7, 2026 at the MIA Sports Center. Handout/PBAD">Top-seed Rabie Oba-ob in action in the MIA Cup, September 7, 2026 at the MIA Sports Center. Handout/PBAD</div>MANILA &mdash; Top-seed Rabie Oba-ob opened his 2026 MIA Badminton Challenge Cup campaign in dominant fashion, defeating Iammai Adiaton, 15&ndash;9, 15&ndash;2, to advance to the Round of 32 on Monday at the MIA Sports Center in Pasay City.Oba-ob, the No. 4-ranked player in the country, needed just 22 minutes to fend off Adiaton&#39;s upset bid, although the seasoned veteran admitted he still had to adjust to the tournament&#39;s scoring system.&quot;Okay naman performance ko; medyo nanibago lang sa up-to-15 pero pinaghandaan rin naman namin &#39;yun. Pero mabilis talaga siyang laruin&hellip; Kailangang aggressive talaga,&quot; said the Philippine Air Force airman first class.&quot;Hindi rin ako masyadong nakapaghanda, kasi nagtuturo rin ako sa mga bata. Pero, I make sure na makapag-train ako kahit one or two days per week,&quot; Oba-ob added.Oba-ob will face Christian Paderon, who dispatched Joey Li, 15&ndash;3, 15&ndash;0, in the Round of 32 on Tuesday at 1 p.m.Elsewhere in the top section of the draw, Joseph Lopez and Aaron Beda&ntilde;a also secured their spots in the Round of 32 of this Super 500 tournament supported by MIA Sports Center, Rally Sports, JPA Sports, Wilkins Pure, Minute Maid, and Playa de Nubla Private Resort.Lopez, a University of the Philippines product, punched his ticket to the Round of 32 with a 15&ndash;6, 15&ndash;3 victory over James Carpina.Beda&ntilde;a, an incoming sophomore at the University of Santo Tomas, likewise advanced after sweeping Shane Polayapoy, 15&ndash;5, 15&ndash;6.The remaining Men&#39;s Singles Open Round of 64 matches are being played as of this writing, while the Men&#39;s Doubles Open Round of 64 action is still set to take place later in the day to close out the opening day.

Top-seed Rabie Oba-ob opened his 2026 MIA Badminton Challenge Cup campaign in dominant fashion, defeating Iammai Adiaton, 15–9, 15–2, to advance to the Round of 32 on Monday at the MIA Sports Center in Pasay City.

Top-seed Rabie Oba-ob opened his 2026 MIA Badminton Challenge Cup campaign in dominant fashion, defeating Iammai Adiaton, 15–9, 15–2, to advance to the Round of 32 on Monday at the MIA Sports Center in Pasay City.

Badminton: Top-seeded Oba-ob powers into round-of-32 in MIA Cup

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Badminton: Top-seeded Oba-ob powers into round-of-32 in MIA Cup

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Published September 07, 2026 03:38 PM PHT

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