Played at the Mackenzie High School auditorium on Thursday, December 12, 2024, and coordinated under the stewardship of ITTF level one coach, ITTF umpire Candacy Mc Kenzie and ITTF level one Coach and former national junior player Marlon Washington, the CNOOC Petroleum Guyana/Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA)/ Ministry of Education (MoE) Nationwide National Schools Table Tennis Championships provided a catalyst for the resurgence of the sport in Region 10, when the competition got underway in the mining town.
In the key competition to determine the regional winners, National Junior player and Caribbean medalist Ebo Mc Neil of Mackenzie High School reigned supreme in the Boys’ 19 years and under category when he defeated Oiden France. On the distaff side, Ebo’s compatriot Sharqe Ennis of the same secondary institution emerged as champion in the Girls’ 19 years and under category.
The competition was supported by Cheryl Matthews and Dawn Barker of the Department of Education of Region 10, and was sponsored by CNOOC. The competition has now generated great interest among students and school teams, who are registering to participate in training camps that are to be held.
The CNOOC-sponsored championships form the catalyst for integrating the sport into the fabric of regional organizations, and coordination is being done with a view to building capacity and developing talent. Among the objectives are: being an incubator for talent development of the sport regionally and nationally; being part of the Ministry of Education priority programme; offering the athletes the opportunity to become regional national champions, and learning a lifelong skill, among other benefits.
CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL) has been actively driving human and social development projects in Guyana through its Corporate Social Responsibility programmes. The company strongly believes that education is a critical component for the realization of sustained human development, and that sports can be an avenue for improved financial wellbeing when persons become professional athletes. Sports also inculcate the discipline that is needed for persons to succeed and contribute to national development. In this regard, CPGL is elated to bring education and sports together in this National Schools’ Table Tennis Championship
National Schools Table Tennis Championships results from Linden:
Girls 19 Years and under
Sharqe Ennis Champion
Larshil August 2nd Place
Kieona Jordan 3rd Place
Boys 19 Years and Under
EBO Mc Neil Emerge champion
Oiden France 2nd Place
Karsten Amsterdam Demitry Dash 3rd Place
Boys 19 Years and Under Finals Results
Oiden France def Zion carter 11-8,11-9 margin
Karsten Amsterdam def Stafford Washington
Ebo Mc Neil def Kelvin David 11-4,11-7
Demitry Dash def Akwain Adams 11-4,11-3
Boys 19 Years and Under Semifinals
Ebo Mc Neil def D dash 11-4,11-6
Oiden France def Karsten Amsterdam 11-8,1-9
Boys 19 Years and Under Finals
Ebo Mc Neil def Oiden France 11,6,11-7
