One of the most highly-awaited tournaments of 2006 is coming very soon! The 2006 Yonex-Sunrise Philippines National Open Badminton Championships will be staging its third run on October 21-29, 2006. It is one of the largest annual local national badminton championships showcasing the best among the current crop of badminton aficionados in the country. The past 2 years have witnessed new, fresh talents from as far north as Ilocos and as far south as Butuan City giving tough challenge to the best players from the National Capital Region. The tournament has opened an avenue for our provincial talents to be discovered with opportunities to further develop with even better tutelage in Manila.

Three(3) new age categories are added this year, namely: (1) Junior 12 and Under, (2) Juniors 14 and Under and (3) Junior 18 and Under. The tournament will continue to have the categories last year namely: (1) Industry Event, (2) Juniors 16 and Under, (3) Seniors 19-29 yrs old, (4) Seniors 30-39 yrs old, (5) Seniors 40 & Over and the Open Categories, (6) Open Class and (7) Open Veterans 35 and above.

The tournament will run for ten days October 2006, at the Yonex Philippines Badminton Club on Shaw Boulevard Mandaluyong. The preliminary / elimination rounds will be held from October 21-27, 2006. The culminating semi-finals and final matches will be held on October 28 and 29, 2006. "Select Finals" will be covered 'live' on ABS CBN Studio 23 on October 29, 2006.

The tournament is presented by Yonex-Sunrise and its sanctioned by the Philippine Badminton Association (PBA). Other sponsors are: Igloo, BSI Medicated Spray, My Shaldan Vent Organic, Purefoods TJ Footlong, Band-aid, Racquets and More and Pan de Manila. The Media Partners are:
Philippine Star, Badminton Asia, Yehey.com, Yourbadminton.com, Pbnet.net, WRR 101.9 and ABS CBN Sports & Studio 23.