Guyana on course for medals at Senior CAREBACO

Guyana’s Women’s National Badminton Champion, Priyanna Ramdhani will compete in two finals at the CAREBACO Senior Championships, after a mixed bag of results for Guyana in the semifinal round on Monday.

Ramdhani, taking on Jamaica’s Breanna Bisnott in the Women’s Singles’ semifinal, won that matchup 21-8, 21-10 to book a spot in today’s final. Then, in the Women’s doubles semifinals, Ramdhani teamed up with Trinidad and Tobago’s Chequeda De Boulet to defeat the Jamaican pair of Alexandra Beckford and Breanna Bisnott, 21-17, 21-6.
However, in the men’s singles Akili Haynes unfortunately bowed out of the competition, coming up short against Vance Juteram of Jamaica, 21-12, 21-16. The fortunes were same in the mixed doubles semis, where Haynes and Ramdhani joined forces.
Kenneth Anglin and Breanna Bisnott of Jamaica were, however, the better pair, winning the encounter 18-21, 9-21.
Earlier in the competition over the weekend, Haynes won against Kaveer Ramoutar of Trinidad & Tobago, 21-11, 24-26, 21-9 in the round of 64 and advanced into the round of 32 where he defeated Dante Horner, 21-18,21-17 of Trinidad as well.
Nkosi Beaton fell short against Trinidad 21-9, 18-21,18-21 in the Round of 64.
Meanwhile in the Women’s singles, Ramdhani overcame Cheyenne Bhola of Trinidad & Tobago 21-4, 21-15 in the round of 32.
Mishka Beharry won against Zyah Holder of Trinidad & Tobago in the round of 32 and but later bowed out of the competition.
Haynes and Nkosi Beaton started the Men’s doubles well, winning against Ethan Jitmansingh & Liam Persad from Trinidad and Tobago 21-10,21-13. They advanced to the Round of 16 but their campaign later ended.
Haynes and Ramdhani defeated Trinidad’s Triston Sewdass and Arianna Mansook, 21-10,21-8 in the opening stages of the Mixed doubles.
Ramdani is expected to face Trinidad and Tobago’s Amara Urquhart in today’s women’s s ingles final and will team up with De Boulet again to come up against Nekeisha Blake (Trinidad) and Sabrina Scott (Barbados) in the Women’s doubles.