Today Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with the Linden Forbes Sampson (LFS) Burnham Foundation will stage the LFS Burnham/ GTTA Memorial Mashramani Table Tennis Classic at the national gymnasium Mandela Avenue.
Local prodigy Shemar Britton is expected to play in today’s tournament
The tournament is being held to celebrate and commemorate the works of the former founding father of Guyana. The brain child of the event, Vincent Alexander, chairman of the LFS Burnham foundation and an ardent table tennis supporter teamed up with the GTTA to have the event held in memory of the late President.
The categories to be contested: Handicapped Open; “B” Class Open; and “C” Class Open
The Handicapped Open is an equaliser type tournament which puts each player on an even standing and will see the top level players being pitted lower-ranked players where a plus/minus score will be given to the lower ranked player to equalise the levels of the stronger player.
This should make for a very exciting weekend of table tennis given that all the top-level players have indicated their participation and the younger brigade in training for the Caribbean Junior and Cadet Table Tennis championships have been sounding a warning to their senior rivals of their intent to step up to the challenge given the opportunity to be on an even standing.
The tournament is the second event for the year, part of the association plan to have a tournament every month in view of keeping the players very active.
The tournament will start at 9:00h and the finals will be held on Sunday February 26, 2017. Cash prizes and certificates will be awarded for the winners in the handicap event and trophies for the B and C class
Players can enter through the General Secretary Linden Johnson 6217630 or Treasurer Deirdre Edghill 650452.
