Guyana’s men punch ticket to CAC Games

…Women fall short in regional qualifier

Guyana’s senior men’s table tennis team has qualified for the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games set for July, later this year. The team of Shemar Britton, Jonthan Van Lange, Elishaba Johnson and Niran Bissu competed in the regional qualifier on Tuesday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Guyanese secured one of the eight available spots, joining a competitive field of teams from across Central America and the Caribbean.
The men’s team opened with a 0–3 loss to Costa Rica but rebounded strongly later on Monday with a 3–0 win over Haiti. They then sealed qualification on April 7 with a hard-fought 3–2 result against Trinidad and Tobago. In that deciding tie, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago split the opening four games before Guyana won the fifth to take the overall contest 3–0.

Costa Rica topped Group Four with six points, followed by Guyana on five, Haiti on four and Trinidad and Tobago on three. With the top two teams from each group advancing to the main draw, Guyana booked its place among the men’s qualifiers.
Guyana’s women, meanwhile, were drawn in Group Three and lost 0–3 to Colombia in their opener before defeating Saint Lucia 3–1. They then suffered a 0–3 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago, leaving them third in the group on four points behind Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago, the two teams that advanced from that section.
After missing the qualifying place, Guyana moved into the women’s consolation bracket for positions seven to 10, where they were beaten 0–3 by El Salvador.
The women’s team comprised Chelsea Edghill, Jasmine Billingy, Samara Sukhai and Neveah Clarkson.

The men’s teams that advanced to the July 2026 CAC Games are Colombia, Guatemala, El Salvador, St Lucia, Venezuela, Barbados, Costa Rica and Guyana. On the women’s side, the qualifying teams are Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, St Lucia and El Salvador.
The Guyanese men’s team will now turn their attention to the Caribbean and Central American (CAC) Championships slated for April 9–16 at the same venue.
Meanwhile, according to the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), the women’s team will not compete in the CAC Championships due to a “transition process” aimed at bridging the experience gap.
Junior players Billingy and Sukhai will, however, go on to participate in the South American Youth Games scheduled for April 12–25 along with the boys’ team of Malachi Moore and Kayden Meusa.