Ramdhani siblings finish 4th in Canadian Nationals

Playing for the Kings University Eagles and the Old’s College Broncos respectively, Narayan and Priyanna Ramdhani represented themselves and Guyana well over the weekend as they both finished in the top four at the 2020 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Badminton National Championships held in Mississauga, Canada.

The competition, which ran from March 3 to March 8, saw the best of the best in the nation vying for the top honours. Granted that the level of competition was high, both Narayan and Priyanna finished second and won silver medals at the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Provincial Championships held in Edmonton, which allowed them to play in the national tournament representing Alberta at the CCAA.
Competing in a pool of top-notch players from more than 15 colleges/universities, the Ramdhani siblings did well to make it through the round robin but did not have such luck when they got to the semi-finals.
In the men’s singles, Narayan defeated Jack Gillies 21-8, 21-9 and Ryan Chen in a close 21-18, 21-18 to advance to the semi-finals. However, at this stage, he lost to Pranav Satheesh 21-16, 21-10. In the battle for the third position, Narayan suffered a second defeat, this time at the hands of Roymond Kim 21-8, 21-11, and had to settle for fourth.
Priyanna’s script unfolded in similar fashion, as she won the round-robin encounters, but did not hold up in the semi-finals. Priyanna bested Huyen Le 21-8, 21-9 and Chloe Moisan 21-8, 21-8 in the round-robin stage. However, in the semi-final Huyen got the better of the Guyanese teenager 21-8, 21-9. The third-place encounter bore the same result as Ann Hoang held out in a thrilling three-setter to get the better of her 21-14, 16-21, 21-14.
The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) is said to be extremely proud of the excellence and consistency being shown by the siblings.