The Gokarn Ramdhani Memorial Badminton Tournament served off at the National Gymnasium on Friday evening, and intense competition ensued across multiple categories, including Under-13 to Under-19 Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Open Men’s and Women’s Singles.
In the Women’s Singles, there were notable upsets, with seasoned players falling to rising junior stars. The evening was marked by thrilling matches, particularly in the Open Singles, which had the largest draw and saw many games completed.
While the tournament continued on Saturday, the finals for each category is set to serve off at 17:00hrs on Sunday afternoon.
The Gokarn Ramdhani Memorial tournament has received corporate support from Massy Distribution (Blue Water Brand), SOL, the National Sports Commission, and Banks DIH.
PLEASE TAKE THE RESULTS FROM THE FILE IN READ, WHERE THE BOLD IS SHOWN
First day results are as follows: (Winners in bold)
Women’s Singles R16 – Asiyah Eastman vs Ashley Forde 21-4, 21-1
Men’s Singles R32 – Colin Bowry vs. Jonathan Robinson vs. 21-18, 21-16
Men’s Singles R64 – Omkar Persaud vs. Nikolas Pollard 21-18, 21-14
Men’s Singles R64 – Shane Birkett vs. Keon Gonsalves 22-20, 14-21, 21-14
Men’s Singles R4 – Jason Stephney vs. Antoine Ramand 21-12, 21-8
Men’s Singles R4 – Grandison Robinson vs. Ethan Bulkan 21-13, 21-8
Women’s Singles R16 – Priyanna Ramdhani vs. Abrianna Tinnie 21-7, 21-4
Men’s Singles R32 – Akili Haynes vs. Anand Persaud 21-4, 21-1
Men’s Singles R32 – Wenyuan Chen vs. Troxley Cutting 21-14, 21-16
Men’s Singles R64 – Kunal Alert vs. Andrew Browne 21-7, 21-6
Women’s Singles R16 – Shivannie Persaud vs. Harshini Muralidharan 21-14, 21-16
Men’s Singles R32 – Gabriel Felix vs. Vishal Gopaul 25-23, 21-6
Women’s Singles R16 – Ambika Ramraj vs. Malia Haley 21-11, 21-7
Men’s Singles R32 – Frank Waddell vs. Micaiah Mclean 21-6, 21-5
Men’s Singles R32 – Nkosi Beaton vs. Percival Chester 21-9, 21-1
Men’s Singles R32- Yonneil Benjamin vs. Mohamed Farouk 21-11, 21-7
Women’s Singles R16 – Menikshi Jaikissoon vs. Leshaunte Berkley 21-14, 21-7
Women’s Singles R16 – Mishka Beharry vs. Gabrielle Felix 21-11, 21-15
Men’s Singles R32 – Haresh Persaud vs. Christopher Jordan vs. 20-22, 21-16, 21-19