Guyana men set for Caribbean Table Tennis Championships challenge in Santo Domingo

Guyana’s senior men’s table tennis team will begin their campaign at the Caribbean Table Tennis Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with four players drawn across multiple groups in the men’s singles competition.
The team – Niran Bissu, Shemar Britton, Jonathan Van Lange, and Elishaba Johnson – will all feature in the group stage, with each player set to contest three preliminary matches as they bid to advance to the knockout rounds.

Bissu has been placed in Group 13 alongside DeAndre Calderon of Saint Lucia, Isaac Vila of the Dominican Republic and Mark Dowell of Barbados. His fixtures will see him come up against a trio in what is expected to be a competitive group.
Britton will compete in Group 12, where he faces Rafael Cabrera of the Dominican Republic, Manie Eleuthere of Saint Lucia and Gabriel Quiros of Costa Rica.
Van Lange is drawn in Group 14 and will oppose Abit Tejada of the Dominican Republic, Sebastian Aviles of Costa Rica and Jadbiel Torres of Puerto Rico.
Johnson, meanwhile, lines up in Group 10 alongside Ricardo Gatica of Guatemala, Macahnie Hazelwood of St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Azizi Johnson of Jamaica.
All matches in the group stage will be played in a round-robin format, with each player facing the others in their respective groups. The top performers from each group will advance to the knockout stage.
In a social media post, the Guyana Table Tennis Association confirmed that the women’s team will not compete at the Caribbean Championships as part of an ongoing transition phase aimed at closing the experience gap at the senior level.
However, Guyana will still have female representation internationally, as Jasmine Billingy and Samara Sukhai are set to compete at the South American Youth Games in Panama during the second week of April. They will be joined by Malachi Moore and Kayden Meusa on the youth side.
The Caribbean Championships run through April 16 and form a key part of the regional calendar, offering valuable competition for Guyana’s senior players as they continue their development on the international stage.