Rambiriche, Tan, Felix and Godette claim four titles each

Ruel Rambiriche, Caleb Tan, Gabrielle Felix and Anjaneysa Godette each captured four titles as the Guyana Badminton Association’s National Junior Tournament concluded on Saturday, October 10, at the National Gymnasium.
The three-day competition attracted 79 players across 22 events in the Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19 categories, with sponsorship from the National Sports Commission.

Rambiriche secured the Under-17 boys’ singles crown by beating Hasani Robinson 21-10, 21-19, then defeated Christopher Jordan 21-15, 21-19 for the Under-19 title. He also partnered Jordan to win the Under-19 doubles and Felix to take the Under-17 mixed doubles.
Tan dominated the younger boys’ divisions, defeating Joel Rambiriche 21-1, 21-11 in the Under-13 singles final and Ethan Bulkan 21-11, 21-16 in the Under-15 decider. His other titles came in doubles alongside Joel Rambiriche and Bulkan.
Felix swept the Under-17 girls’ singles, girls’ doubles and mixed doubles, before adding the Under-19 girls’ doubles title with Mishka Beharry.
Godette won the Under-13 girls’ singles and doubles, and partnered Joel Rambiriche to capture the mixed doubles titles in both the Under-13 and Under-15 divisions.
Beharry finished with three titles, including the Under-19 girls’ singles and mixed doubles, while Joel Rambiriche also collected three. Cathalina Wong and Lucy Leo each secured singles and doubles crowns in the Under-15 and Under-11 girls’ categories respectively.
The GBA thanked its sponsors, players, coaches, parents and officials, while reaffirming its commitment to developing young players for regional and international competition.

Category winners
Under-19: Boys’ singles — Ruel Rambiriche; boys’ doubles — Christopher Jordan and Ruel Rambiriche; girls’ singles — Mishka Beharry; girls’ doubles — Mishka Beharry and Gabrielle Felix; mixed doubles — Christopher Jordan and Mishka Beharry.
Under-17: Boys’ singles — Ruel Rambiriche; boys’ doubles — Nathan Henry and Eon Williams; girls’ singles — Gabrielle Felix; girls’ doubles — Gabrielle Felix and Harshini Muralidharan; mixed doubles — Ruel Rambiriche and Gabrielle Felix.
Under-15: Boys’ singles — Caleb Tan; boys’ doubles — Ethan Bulkan and Caleb Tan; girls’ singles — Cathalina Wong; girls’ doubles — Neeharika Shetty and Cathalina Wong; mixed doubles — Joel Rambiriche and Anjaneysa Godette.
Under-13: Boys’ singles — Caleb Tan; boys’ doubles — Joel Rambiriche and Caleb Tan; girls’ singles — Anjaneysa Godette; girls’ doubles — Anjaneysa Godette and Vaishnavi Natarajan; mixed doubles — Joel Rambiriche and Anjaneysa Godette.
Under-11: Girls’ singles — Lucy Leo; girls’ doubles — Alseena Riorti and Lucy Leo.