Ramdhani named ACAC men’s singles player of the year
Narayan Ramdhani shows off some of his accolades
Guyana’s national badminton champion Narayan Ramdhani continues to shine at the Canadian collegiate level, this time picking up another gold medal at the provincial championships.
The elder of the renowned Ramdhani siblings bested the field of competitors from the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) 2022-2023 Provincial Badminton Championships over the weekend (February 18 and 19), as he added that gold medal and the ACAC All-Conference award to his trophy case.
On the first day of the championships, which were hosted in the auditorium of the Concordia University of Edmonton, the team competition was hosted where Ramdhani assisted The King’s University badminton team (TKU Eagles) to win gold at the Provincial Team Championships for the second time in a row.
The Guyanese went on to play undefeated in the singles and mixed doubles categories; a performance that guided Ramdhani to the men’s singles player of the year award. Ramdhani received the news of his success at a banquet on February 18.
This is the third time that the Guyanese has won the Provincial Individual Championships in men’s singles in his university career.
Ramdhani’s undefeated run in the singles’ tournament included a victory over Shepherd Dow 21-14, 21-5 after gaining a bye to the quarter-final round.
In the semis, Ramdhani overcame Jason Chiu 21-14, 21-9 in another two-setter. In the final, Ramdhani met an obstacle when he lost the first set 17-21 to Sanskar Chopra. However, the Guyanese rebounded with wins in the two following sets, 21-14, 21-4, to clinch gold.
Ramdhani will now move on to represent The King’s University and the province of Alberta at the Canadian Collegiate Athletics Association (Nationals) Badminton Tournament to be held in the province of Nova Scotia March 7-12, 2023.
