Jonathan Van Lange, Jasmine Billingy, Kristain Sahadeo, Colin Wong, Malachi Moore, Kayden Meusa, Samara Sukhai, Aaron Hopkinson, Rainia Belfield, Davanand Boodhoo and Jody-Ann Blake emerged victorious in their respective categories after the National Sports Commission (NSC)/Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Mashramani Table Tennis Tournament was played at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue over the last two weekends.
In the men’s singles finals, Van Lange defeated Elishaba Johnson 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7, 7-11 and 11-4 (4-2). In the semifinals Van Lange defeated Hickerson 11-3, 11-13, 11-3, 11-3, 11-9 (4-1); and Johnson defeated Niran Bissu 7-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-9 and 11-9 (4-1). Some 32 players had registered.
In the “B” Class open, 28 players participated, and Sahadeo defeated Colin Wong 11-5, 11-8, 10-12, 7-11 and 11-3 (3-2). Joint 3rd places went to Thuraia Thomas, who lost to Wong (1-3) and Levi Percival, who lost to Sahadeo (0-3)
In the Women’s singles round robin playoff, Jasmine Billingy finished first with 4 wins; second place went to Thuraia Thomas with 3 wins and 1 loss; Samara Sukha took third place with 2 wins and 2 losses; fourth place went to Seona Barker with 1 win and 3 losses; and Akira Watson finished with no wins and 4 losses.
In the 19-and-under girls’ finals, Billingy defeated Akira Watson 11-8, 11-9, 11-4, while joint 3rd places went to Samara Sukhai and Seona Barker.
In the 19-and-under boys’ finals, Colin Wong defeated Kristain Sahadeo 11-8, 11-13, 6-11, 14-12 and 11-9 (3-2). Joint third place went to Uman Percival, who lost to Sahadeo; and Malachi Moore, who lost to Wong.
In the 15-and-under boys’ results, Malachi Moore defeated Kayden Meusa in the Finals 11-5, 11-6, and 11-5, while joint 3rd place went to Aaron Hopkinson and Travis Lyken.
In the 15-and-under girls’ results, Jasmine Billingy defeated Seona Barker in the finals 12-10, 11-6 and 11-3 (3-0), and joint third place went to Samara Sukhai, who lost to Barker; and Akira Watson, who lost to Billingy.
In the 13-and-under girls’ round robin finals, Samara Sukhai came out on top, Shackecy Daman finished second, and Rainia Belfield finished at the bottom of the table.
In the 13-year boys’ finals, Kayden Meusa defeated Rainsford Belfield 11-7, 8-11, 11-5 and 11-9, while third place went jointly to Aaron Hopkinson and Edgan Bulkan.
In the 11-years-and-under boys’ round robin play-off, Aaron Hopkinson came out on top with 3 wins, second place went to Cristiano Jacobis, Ethan John Bulkan finished third, and fourth place went to Jared Aderemi.
In the 11-years-and-under girls’ round robin finals, Reinia Belfield finished on top with 3 wins, second place went to Fabianna John, third place went to Ava Hall, and Arwen Skye Cox finished fourth.
In the 9-years-and-under girls’ round robin finals, Reinia Belfield finished on top with 3 wins, second went to Fabianna John, third place went to Arwen Skye Cox, and Ava Hall finished fourth.
In the Novices Open, Davanand Boodhoo defeated Josiah Dyall in the final, and joint third place went to Timothy Bagot and Simeon Singh.
In the “C”CLASS OPEN finals, Jody-Ann Blake defeated Kayden Meusa 7-11, 11-5, 11-4, and 11-6 (3-1); joint place went to Walter Marcus, who lost to Blake, and Krishna Deolall who lost to Meusa.
