Jasmine Billingy and Samara Sukhai of the Titans Table Tennis Club continue to show why they are great prospects for the future with their rapid success at such tender sporting ages. As such, Titans Coach Dwain Dick is optimistic of what the future holds for the pair.
Titans Coach Dwain Dick
They recently participated in the Juniors Silver Bowl Table Tennis Championships played in the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago.
Emerging in winners’ row after this tournament, both Billingy and Sukhai topped the U11 and U9 categories, respectively.
In an interview with Guyana Times Sport, Dick said, “In terms of the players’ performances, we have been making tremendous strides due to our commitment to excellence and their overall development. We can do so much, but a lot rests on the association due to the fact that many tournaments we would like to attend, entries must be submitted through them.”
Jasmine Billingy and Samara Sukhai won the U-11 and U-9 titles respectively
He went on to say, “Presently though, Billingy and Samara have been already preparing for the CRTTF Mini & Precadets later down in the year and hopefully they can qualify for the Regional Hopes Camp for the Continental Hope Camp. They are still a bit young because their division is 11 years and under.”
“So, they will be competing against seasoned campaigners who compete on the Latin American circuit. It will be a challenge, but we have started to prepare them until the national team is called and they go off to national training. Remember, Billingy is only 9 and Samara, 8, so they have years in their division.”
The coach added that the club is currently adhering to the Ministry’s advisory and have suspended their activities for two weeks due to the current coronavirus pandemic.
He noted that the players were advised to rest and recuperate, taking all necessary precautions.
He relayed that to keep the players such as Billingy and Sukhai among others in tune with the game, videos are shared for them to watch and better understand the sport. The athletes were also advised to use this period to do some revision as well, based on the fact that their education has always been the club’s top priority.
In closing, Dick said, “After these two weeks, we will evaluate and may consider doing some strength and conditioning work with our players who are preparing for future engagements to keep them in form, but we have to wait and see”.
