Bryan, Cummings take spoils at Linden Town Week TT Championship
Nigel Bryan who is currently preparing for the fourth Islamic solidarity Games in Azerbaijan, thrashed Elishaba Johnson by three games to one to win the main event of the Linden Table Tennis Open Championship at the Linden Town Week.
Winners at the Linden Table Tennis Open Championship and GTTA President Godfrey Munroe (far right) at the conclusion of the championships
A sizable crowd in the auditorium of the McKenzie High School was treated to a show of dominance as Bryan convincingly beat Johnson 11-8, 11-7 and 11-3. Johnson however put up a futile resistance as he won the penultimate game 11-7.
The highly anticipated Linden Male Open Final was won by Maurice Cummings who outlasted Shavin Greene in a grueling contest to win three games to Greene’s two. Cummings earned the Title of Linden’s male Champion and bragging rights for the year.
In other matchups Elishaba Johnson won the B-Class Open Final against Nicholas Romain while the dominant Priscilla Greaves won four straight matchups to take the Girls’ 18-and-under title.
Meanwhile, the Under 13 Open Category Krystian Sahadeo defeated 9-year-old Dhanesh Persaud to take the trophy. However, Persaud showed remarkable class to bounce back in the C-Class Final.
The Masters Category winner, Vernon Rodrigues rolled back the years to claim the top prize in that category.
The two-day event was organized by the Linden Table Tennis Steering Committee under the name “Rebirth” since it represents the timely return of organized table tennis to the mining town after a few years’ absence.
