Ramdhani siblings bag silver medals, head to Canadian “Nationals”

The badminton-wielding Ramdhani siblings continue to make waves in Canada while improving their rankings through continuous competition.

Competing for King’s University and Old’s College respectively, the Guyanese pair of Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani will be competing at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) National Championships, representing the Province of Alberta. Slated for March 3-March 8 at the University of Toronto, Mississauga. This will be Narayan’s second outing at “Nationals” after copping bronze last year and the first time for Priyanna.
The Guyanese siblings copped their spots at “Nationals” following silver medal-winning performances over the weekend at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conferences (ACAC) Individual and Round Robin Championships.

Seeded number two, Narayan defeated Old’s College’s Beau Stephenson comfortably 21-5, 21-7. He then overcame Concordia’s Tyson Tsen 21-9, 21-8. In the semis, it was another walk in the park as he dispatched Old’s Troy Morgan. However, his luck turned in the final where he lost to the number one seeded player, Nait’s Raymond Kim 21-10, 21-17.
His younger sister, Priyanna, had similar luck in the women’s singles as she won her first match against Kaitlyn Gee 21-4, 21-6.
Seeded number two, Priyanna went on to secure victories over Concordia’s Kassidy Turcotte 21-6, 21-6 and Kaylee Morris also of Concordia 21-12, 21-9. She met her match, Concordia’s Takeisha Wong in the final when she lost 21-10, 21-9, copping the silver medal.
The younger Ramdhani sibling then paired up with Layce Donaldson for the women’s doubles competition.
It took a thrilling three-set game for them to get past the quarter-final stage as they got the better of Krisha Mejica and Cecilla Wolski of Kings 21-15, 16-21, 21-18.
They then went on to defeat Nait’s Kaitlyn Gee and Connie Juang 21-12, 21-18. Their luck took a turn as Ramdhani and her partner suffered a loss to Nait’s Samantha Hsu and Ivy Ung 21-9, 21-7 and another loss to Concordia’s Jasleen Kaur and Johnna Rymes 21-9, 21-6. However, their performance was enough to bag a bronze medal in the women’s doubles.