National Schools Table Tennis Championships: Region 6 competition hosted

With over 17 school teams and over 150 student-athletes participating, the Region Six edition of the CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited/Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA)/Ministry of Education (MoE) National Schools Teams and Singles Table Tennis Championships were deemed a resounding success for the sport in the Ancient County.
The event was coordinated under the stewardship of International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) level two coach and national Paralympic champion Gibran Safaraz, who oversaw the Corentyne side of activities. He received assistance from ITTF level one coach Osafo Dos Santos, who coordinated the New Amsterdam leg. Safaraz is also a coach attached to the Ministry of Education priority programme, which provides coaching intervention to schools in the lower, middle and upper Corentyne.
The Championships saw teams from the length and breadth of Region Six, namely, New Amsterdam, Canje, Rose Hall, and Lower, Middle and Upper Corentyne participating for regional honours. As such, competitors from schools such as Berbice High, New Amsterdam Multilateral, Canje Secondary, Berbice Educational Institute, Vryman’s Erven and Tutorial Academy had their students competing. Meanwhile, Skeldon Estate Community Centre and JC Chandisingh Secondary served as the venues for schools from the Corentyne, namely Port Mourant Secondary, Tagore Secondary, St Winifred Secondary, JC Chandisingh, Skeldon High, Skeldon Line Path, Central Corentyne High, Lower Corentyne High, Corentyne Comprehensive, Manchester High, and Black Bush Secondary.
Played over four days, the Championships formed the platform for talent identification and incubation.
The competition featured action in boys’ and girls’ 19 years and under singles, girls’ and boys’ 17 years and under singles, girls’ and boys’ 15 years and under singles, and girls’ and boys’ 13 years and under singles and for the first time, male and female teachers’ singles.

Results of the Region 6 New Amsterdam Edition:
Boys’ 19 Years and Under
1st: Daniel Arthur
2nd: Benjamin Mohammed
3rd: Fead Hussein/Ray Jaisingh

Boys’ 15 Years and Under
1st: Muhamad Ramsamy
2nd: Ethan Azar
3rd: Nathias Jordan/Latrell Kilkenny

Girls’ 17 Years and Under
1st: Sarah Rai Champion
2nd: Tiffany Lord
3rd: Nicloe Alli and Azumi Reece

Girls’ 15 Years and Under
1st: Lavenna Wong
2nd: Seandra Carrington
3rd: Nicloe Alli and Azumi Reece

Boys’ 13 Years and Under
1st: Josiah Bobb
2nd: Malik Williams

Girls’ Team Championships
1st: Berbice Educational Institute “A” Championships
2nd: New Amsterdam Multi
3rd: Berbice High School/Berbice Educational Institute “B”

Boys’ Team Championships
1st: Berbice Educational Institute “A”
2nd: Berbice Educational Institute “B”
3rd: Berbice High/Vryman’s Erven

Teachers’ Championships Female
La Rose emerges champion
Reynolds 2nd place
Sabitrie 3rd place

Teachers’ Championships Male
1st: Dane Johnson
2nd: Jordon Conway
3rd: Z Moakan and Damion Da Silva

Results of the Region 6 Upper and Lower Corentyne edition

Girls’ 13 Years and Under Singles
1st: Prisca

Girls’ 15 Years and Under Singles
1st: Prisca (Manchester Secondary)
2nd: Vidya (Black Bush Sec)

Boys’ 15 Years and Under Singles
1st: Jamyle (Black Bush Sec)
2nd: Devon (Manchester Secondary)

Boys’ 19 Years and Under Singles
1st: Christopher Winifred gaskin
2nd: Michael Winifred Gaskin

Boys’ 13 Years and Under Singles
1st: Devon (Manchester Secondary)
2nd: Troy (Manchester Secondary)

Boys’ 19 Years and Under Teams
1st: Manchester Secondary (Michael and Christopher)
2nd: Manchester Secondary (Shaquan and Korwin)
Boys’ 15 Years and Under Teams
1st: Black Bush Secondary (Jamyle and Jeseie)
2nd: Manchester Secondary (Devon and Paulston)

Boys’ 13 Years and Under Teams
1st: Manchester Secondary (Devon and Paulston)
2nd: Manchester Secondary (Troy and Jonathan)