The 2020 Bounty Farm Ltd Handicap Squash Tournament continued last evening at The Georgetown Club with ‘round-of-16’ matches in the Open Category, quarter final matches in Category ‘A’, and plate matches in both categories.
Nicholas Narain
In the Open category, Nicholas Narain (-15) had to pull out all the stops to overcome the challenge of Medhi Ramdhani (6). He won in three close games 15-10, 11-15, 15-12, while Peter Michael De Groot (-15) had a surprising straightforward win in his match with Abosaide Cadogan (0), scores being 15-9, 15- 8.
Brian Edwards (9) took care of Kirsten Gomes (0) 15-13, 15-9, and Louis da Silva (10) stunned Ashley Khalil (-7) 15-3, 15-13.
In category ‘A’, Rayad Boyce (5) had to call on all his reserves to overcome Tiana Gomes (13), whom he defeated 15-13, 5-15, 15-14; and in a battle between the Fernandes siblings, Grant (10) beat Beau (7) 15-7, 15-14.
Lajuan Munroe (2) again had another match go down to the proverbial wire before he defeated Nathan Rahaman (5) 15-9, 12-15, 15-14; and in the last of the quarter final matches, Dhiren Persaud (3) beat Kassie Walcott (13) 15-12, 15-12.
Day One
The event, which began on Wednesday evening, saw 13 matches being contested in Category ‘A’ and the Open Category.
It was a night full of upsets in Category ‘A’, as both of the top seeded players were beaten. Shiloh Asregado (-5) lost in straight sets to Kassie Walcott (13) 15-8, 15-9, while Joshua Verwey (-5) was beaten by Grant Fernandes (10) 15-1, 15-4.
In two other matches which went all the way down to the proverbial wire, Tiana Gomes (13) beat Rylee Rodrigues (9) 15-8, 11-15, 15-14, and Lajuan Munroe (2) defeated Brenno Da Silva (10) 11-15, 15-12, 15-14.
In the Open category, there were comfortable wins for Abosaide Cadogan (0), who beat Tian Edwards (12) 15-12, 15-14; Louis Da Silva (10), who cruised past Ian Mekdeci (-2) 15-2, 15-10; and Zachary Persaud (10), who proved to be too good for Lydia Fraser (7) winning 15-2, 15-9.
The finals of this tournament are slated for Sunday from 11:00 hrs.
Second night results
Open Category
Nicholas Narain (-15) defeated Medhi Ramdhani (6) 15-10, 11-15, 15-12
Peter Michael De Groot (-15) defeated Abosaide Cadogan (0) 15-9, 15-8
Brian Edwards (9) defeated Kirsten Gomes (0) 15-13, 15-9.
Louis da Silva (10) defeated Ashley Khalil (-7) 15-3, 15-13.
Lucas Jonas (2) defeated Steven Persaud (9) 14-15, 15-13, 15-8.
Lloyd Fung-A-Fat (7) defeated Robin Lowe (9) 15- 7, 15-11.
Zachary Persaud (10) defeated Johan da Silva (9) 11-15, 15-8, 15-8.
