National Junior Singles’ Badminton tournament serves off
Competitors and Executives of the GBA take timeout for a photo opportunity
The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) on Tuesday evening served off their National Junior Singles Badminton tournament which will run over the course of three days.
The tournament, supported by the National Sports Commission (NSC), saw a small opening ceremony on Tuesday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue where Vice-President of the Guyana Badminton Association Ayanna Watson welcomed all the athletes and officials to the tournament.
Watson went on to highlight that this event is a significant part of the Badminton Academy and will be a staple in the Guyana Badminton Association’s annual calendar. Additionally, she noted that the tournament commemorates World Badminton Day, celebrated globally by the badminton community on July 5 each year.
A look at some of the Junior Badminton action on opening night
The Junior Singles’ tournament will feature five categories (10 events) for Boys and Girls Under 11 through to Under 19 Singles. Trophies will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd , and semi-finalists in each category.
Meanwhile, the tournament was declared opened by Assistant Director of Sports (ADoS) Franklin Wilson, who also made some brief remarks, highlighting the good work done by the Executive Committee of the Badminton Association and commending them for organizing and executing one of the best run academies of the 12 core sports.
First day results: (Winners in Bold)
GS U17: Harshini Muralidharan vs. Aaliyah Bacchus 21-9, 21-7
BS U19: Xavio Alexander vs. Joel Prince 21-4, 21-3
GS U11: Emma Ramsaran vs. Arianna Bassier 22-20, 21-6
BS U13: Ethan Ramsaran vs. Nathan Mohanlall 21-8, 21-11
BS U19: Christopher Jordan vs. Kunal Alert 21-15, 21-19
GS U17: Gabrielle Felix vs. Renicia Thom 21-8, 21-8
BS U19: Vishal Gopaul vs. Yonneil Benjamin 21-14, 21-18
BS U13: Ethan Bulkan vs. Liam Brumell 21-5, 21-9
BS U17: Xavio Alexander vs. Casey Beckles 21-4, 21-7
GS U17: Mishka Beharry vs. Anya Manickchand 21-5, 10-1 Retired
BS U17: Mohamed Farouk vs. Phillip Stephanas 21-19, 21-14
BS U11: Joel Rambiriche vs. Christopher Harrison 21-6, 21-1
GS U19: Malia Haley vs. Menikshi Jaikissoon 21-18, 14-21, 21-9
GS U19: Gabriella Henry vs. Ashanti Gordon 21-6, 21-11
GS U11: Anjaneysa Godette vs. Arianna Bassier 21-3, 21-3
GS U19: Nevaeh Eastman vs. Aaliyah Bacchus 21-6, 21-3
GS U11: Riyo Alexander vs. Emma Ramsaran 21-3, 21-3
BS U19: Darion Thomas vs. Ronit Gulchand 21-19, 21-19
BS U15: Phillip Stephanas vs. Sergio Alexander 21-10, 21-16
BS U15: Mohamed Farouk vs. Casey Beckles 21-3, 21-10
GS U19: Leshaunte Berkley vs. Renicia Thom 21-7, 21-5
GS U17: Malia Haley vs. Gabriella Henry 21-16, 21-13
BS U17: Nikolas Pollard vs. Ronit Gulchand 21-12, 21-14
BS U17: Gabriel Felix vs. Darion Thomas 22-20, 21-15
BS U17: Avinash Ramnarine vs. Percival Chester 21-19, 21-16
BS U17: Christopher Jordan vs. Sergio Alexander 23-21, 21-9
GS U17: Menikshi Jaikisson vs. Harshini Muralidharan 21-12, 21-12
BS U19: Gabriel Felix vs. Reuel Rampersaud 21-3, 21-3
BS U19: Jonathan Robinson vs. Avinash Ramnarine 21-19, 22-24, 21-19
The tournament continued on Wednesday, June 26th and is expected to conclude today, with the semifinals, finals and presentation ceremony at the same Mandela Avenue venue.
