Britton, Edghill unlucky in mixed doubles competition

Guyana’s campaign in the Latin American Singles and Mixed Doubles Table Tennis Olympic Qualifiers came to a sad end on Saturday morning following the elimination of Shemar Britton and Chelsea Edghill in the Mixed Doubles competition.
When Chelsea Edghill and Shemar Britton teamed up for that competition, they represented Guyana’s final bid for participation in the Tokyo Olympics of 2021.

The Guyanese duo, who have been playing together since their primary education days, came up against Mino Alberto and Nathaly Paredes of Ecuador in the Round of 16. Although they put up a valiant fight, they were overwhelmed 4-0. Their sets unfolded 11-9, 11-8, 11-7, 11-9.

Earlier in the week, the entire four-member racket- wielding contingent battled in the first knockouts of the Men’s and Women’s Singles division. Although each of them lost their opening account, Edghill and Britton were the standouts, registering respective losses of 3-4 and 2-4.
Thursday saw better returns for the Guyanese contingent, with their first and only victory in Rosario, Argentina coming when Chelsea Edghill defeated Paraguay’s Leyla Gomez 4-1 in the second round of the singles knockouts.
Advancing to the round of 16, Edghill’s fortunes changed, as she missed out 2-4 against Guatemala’s Mabelyn Enriquez.
Back in the Round of 16, in the second knockouts, Natalie Cummings suffered a 4-2 defeat, while Britton lost by the same margin. Additionally, Joel Alleyne lost 4-1.
The four-member team was accompanied to Argentina by Coach Idi Lewis.