GTTA names 8 for 2025 Caribbean Youth Table Tennis Championships

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has named eight players in its Boys’ and Girls’ National Under-19 teams ahead of the 2025 Caribbean Youth Table Tennis Championships scheduled for April 19 to April 26, in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The upcoming Championships will also be used as the qualification event to select the top four male and female 19 years and Under teams from the Caribbean region, to participate in the Pan American Youth Games, scheduled for August 2025 in Asuncion, Paraguay.

The Caribbean Youth championships engage players between the ages of 15 and 19.
Guyana’s quest for a medal and qualification success will be led in the Boys’ 19 years and Under Division by National Junior Boys’ Champion and Caribbean Boys’ bronze medallist and teams’ silver medallist Jonathan Van Lange. He will be ably supported by the talented Colin Wong – Caribbean Boys’ teams’ silver medallist and cadet silver medallist; Krystian Sahadeo – Caribbean Boys teams’ silver medallist who is currently in India pursuing a training scholarship and the talented Malachi Moore.

On the distaff side, the Girls’ team will be led by National Junior Girls’ Champion and multiple Caribbean Championships medallist Jasmine Billingy. Billingy will be supported by former Caribbean Girls’ Under-13 Champion and cadet team silver medallist Samara Sukhai, along with Inter Guiana Games (IGG) Team Champions, the talented Akira Watson and Angel Robinson.
According to the Association, the Girls’ team named are truly 15 years and Under players, but they will be stepping up to play in the Girls 19 years and Under team events and in the Girls 15 years and Under singles and doubles, given that the qualification event for the Pan Am Games is for players 19 years and under.

The GTTA also revealed that the team have been training in preparation for these championships under the tutelage of Coach Linden Johnson and Godfrey Munroe, while doing some work individually with other coaches. Their preparation has also been boosted with support from national table tennis ace Shemar Britton, who took some time to work with the team members while on his study vacation break.
These championships are critical in setting the foundations for continued growth and development and in providing opportunities for improved performance for our young talents to realise their potential.