The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) has run off the National Sports Commission-sponsored National Junior Badminton Tournament on Thursday evening at the Gymnasium.
There are three categories in which the young athletes are competing: U11, U15, and U19, and there are singles, doubles and mixed doubles divisions. According to the GBA, the tournament attracted children from many schools around Georgetown, and some from Berbice.
Director of Sport (DoS) Steve Ninvalle was on hand on Thursday evening to share brief remarks and serve off the first shuttle to open the tournament.
Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, is flanked by Executives of the GBA at the tournament’s opening
“I would like to say that from the level of the National Sports Commission, we are very heartened by what we see happening in Badminton. Badminton is one of the more organized core sports as it relates to its nursery and its academy. And that is why, when we have requests from the Badminton Association, we tend to treat it as priority, because of the level of organization and what you’re doing at the Academy,” Ninvalle said in words of praise to the GBA.
Meanwhile, the GBA did their bit in raising awareness for Breast Cancer Month, and celebrated Pinktober by asking participants to wear pink.
The results for day one of the competition are (Winners in Bold):
1. BS U19 – Jedidiah Uwagboe vs. Shane Birkett 21-5, 21-13
2. BS U15 – Lamar Lewis vs. Adriel Persaud 17-21, 21-17, 21-18
3. BS U11 – Joel Rambiriche vs. Liam Brumell 21-4, 21-7
4. GS U11 – Anjaneysa Godette vs. Arianna Bassier 21-3, 21-1
1. BS U19 – Jonathan Robinson vs. Nikolas Pollard 21-13, 21-18
2. BS U15 –Sergio Alexander vs. Mohamed Farouk 21-17, 23-21
3. GS U15 – Malia Haley vs. Aaliyah Bacchus 21- 11, 21-14
4. GS U15 – Gabrielle Felix vs. Gianna Ramnarine 6-21, 21-10, 21-12
1. BS U15 – Avinash Ramnarine vs. Micah Holder 21-9, 21-4
2. BS U15 – Egan Bulkan vs. Jaquan Nedd 21-11, 21-16
3. BS U11 – Ethan Bulkan vs. Liam Brumell 21-0, 21-3
4. BS U15 – Ruel Rambirichie vs. Lamar Lewis 21-5, 21-4
1. BS U19 – Raah Russell vs. Tristian Goveia 21-4, 21-7
2. GS U19 – Leshaunte Berkley vs. Tyra Gomes 21-5, 21-14
3. GS U19 – Genvieve Bookram vs. Charisma Etwaroo 21-10, 21-3
4. BS U19 – Haresh Persaud vs. Azariel Mason 21-16, 21-9
1. BS U19 – Adeeb Zaman vs. Marcus Samuels Walkover
2. GS U11 – Riyo Alexander vs. Arianna Bassier 21-6, 21-5
3. GS U15 – Malia Haley vs. Gianna Ramnarine 21-12, 21-15
4. GS U15 – Gabrielle Felix vs. Aaliyah Bacchus 21-15, 21-10
1. XD U19 – J. Uwagboe & N. Eastman vs. R. Russell & G. Bookram 21-12, 21-19
2. BD U15 – E. Bulkan & E. Bulkan vs. J. Nedd & M. Holder 21-11, 21-12
3. BD U15 – R. Rambiriche & A. Ramnarine vs. M. Farouk & L. Lewis 21-9, 21-9
4. GD U19 – M. Beharry & L. Berkely vs. G. Felix & G. Ramnarine 21-9, 21-15
1. GD U19 – N. Eatsman & M. Haley vs. A. Bacchus & T. Gomes 21-14, 21-11
2. BD U19 – A. Zaman & T. Goveia vs. S. Birkett & A. Persaud 21-13, 21-18
3. BS U19 – J. Debidin vs. Haresh Persaud 21-9, 21-11
4. BS U19 – F. Waddell vs. Jonathan Robinson 21-4, 21-15
1. BD U15 – E. Bulkan & E. Bulkan vs. M. Farouk & L. Lewis 21-11, 12-21, 21-13
2. BD U15 – R. Rambiriche & A. Ramnarine vs. J. Nedd & M. Holder 21-7, 21-9
3. BS U19 – Xavio Alexander vs. Jedidiah Uwagboe 21-2, 21-9
4. GD U19 – M. Beharry & L. Berkley vs. A. Bacchus & T. Gomes 21-6, 21-14
The tournament continued on Friday evening, and is expected to conclude this evening.
