Catubag and Quilario, the reigning BVR women’s national champions, turned back Hong Kong’s Chan Mei Kit and Yip Wai Yan, 21-10, 21-13, early before outlasting Iloilo’s DM Demontaño and Jackie Estoquia, 21-13, 21-19, to seize the Group B lead with a 2-0 card.
Also making it to the semis are Harbor Pilot-Cebu’s Therese Ramas and Dij Gutierrez, and Tuguegarao’s Charo Soriano and Bea Tan.
Ramas and Gutierrez made quick work of Far Eastern University’s MJ Ebro and Ivana Agudo, 21-7, 21-11, and Singapore’s Tin Lai Ng and Tan Shiang Theng, 21-15, 21-13.
Capitalizing on better wind conditions this time after a rough training Friday, Soriano and Tan overcame a close first set to beat Ng and Theng, 22-20, 21-15, before returning with a 21-14, 21-16 conquest of Ebro and Agudo.
Sporting identical 2-0 records in Group A, Soriano and Tan will face Ramas and Gutierrez for the top ranking in the semifinals later in the afternoon.
