The Ramdhani siblings, Narayan and Priyanna won the major titles of the Trophy Stall Annual Independence Badminton Tournament on the final night of action in the two-day event at the National Gymnasium on Saturday.
Narayan claimed the Men’s title while his sister was triumphant in the Ladies category. Narayan who recently returned Canada owing to the first break of his scholarship there defeated Jonathan Mangra: 21-15, 21-14 while Priyanna won her match against Greer Jackson to claim the top accolade.
After the Finals the presentation was made by the Director of the National Sports Commission Christopher Jones subsequent to a few words from him and the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) President Gokarn Ramdhani.
Here is a list of the overall winners and top performers.
Under-11 boys singles: first place: Avinash Ramnarine, second place: Nikhil Sookraj and third place: Leron Ramascindo
Under-11 girls singles: first place: Amara Mohamed and 2nd place: Gianna Ramnarine.
Top performers of the Trophy Stall Annual Independence Badminton Tournament 2017 with Director of Sport Christopher Jones standing at the centre in the back row
Under-13 boys singles: 1st place: Jonathan Debidin, 2nd place: Abeva Jones and 3rd place: Manav Sharma.
Under-13 girls singles: 1st place: Lesha Singh, 2nd place: Elesa Sangster and 3rd place: Sasha Singh.
Under-15 boys singles: 1st place: Andrew Debidin, 2nd place: Vikash Mootoo and 3rd place: Omar Samad.
Under-15 girls singles: 1st place: jayde dasilva, 2nd place: sarah samad and 3rd place: sacha wang.
Open men singles: 1st place: Narayan Ramdhani, 2nd place: Jonathan Mangra and 3rd place: Marlon Chung.
Open ladies singles: 1st place: Priyanna Ramdhani, 2nd place: Greer Jackson and 3rd place: Shivannie Persaud.
Open men consolation round: 1st place: Tyrese Jeffrey and 2nd place: Dr. Nicholas Waldron.
Meanwhile the following are results from the action on the ultimate night of competition.
Under-11 Boys Singles Quarter-Finals: Alexander Singh defeated Adam Mohamed: 21-13, 21-10. Under-11 Boys Singles Semi-Finals: Nikhil Sookraj defeated Alexander Singh: 21-10, 21-18 and Avinash Ramnarine defeated Leron Ramascindo: 21-12, 21-13. Under-11 Boys Singles Third Place: Leron Ramascindo defeated Alexander Singh: 21-13, 21-10
Under-11 Girls Singles Finals: Amara Mohamed defeated Gianna Ramnarine: 21-13, 21-9
Under-13 Boys Singles Round Robin: Jonathan Debidin defeated Manav Sharma: 21-7, 21-6, Abeva Jones defeated Manav Sharma: 21-7, 21-7 and Jonathan Debidin defeated Abeva Jones: 21-14, 21-9.
Under-13 Girls Singles Round Robin: Lesha Singh defeated Sacha Singh: 21-14, 21-3, Elesa Sangster defeated Sacha Singh: 22-20, 15-21, 15-21 and Lesha Singh defeated Elesa Sangster: 21-8, 21-9.
Under-15 Boys Singles Round Robin: Andrew Debidin defeated Omar Samad: 21-12, 21-4, Vikash Mootoo defeated Omar Samad: 21-8, 21-5 and Andrew Debidin defeated Vikash Mootoo: 21-18, 21-9.
Under-15 Girls Singles Quarter-Finals: Jayde DaSilva defeated Mahima Singh: 21-4, 21-1.
Under-15 Girls Singles Semi-Finals: Jayde DaSilva defeated Reanna persaud: 22-20, 21-18 and Sarah Samad defeated Sacha Wang: 21-17, 21-14.
Under-15 Girls Singles Finals: Jayde DaSilva defeated Sarah Samad: 21-18, 21-10.
Under-15 Girls Singles Third Place: Sacha Wang defeated Reanna Persaud: 21-17, 20-22, 23-21.
Open Men Singles Semi-Finals: Narayan Ramdhani defeated Ronald Chang Yuen: 21-12, 21-11 and Jonathan Mangra defeated Marlon Chung: 21-16, 12-21, 12-21.
Open Men Singles Third Place Marlon Chung defeated Ronald Chang Yuen: 21-16, 11-21, 14-21.
The GBA is grateful to all the players who took part and Ramesh Sunich from Trophy Stall for making this tournament a success.
