Top ranked Guyanese badminton player and Sunburst national champion, Narayan Ramdhani has again made a sterling impression in Canada where he is on scholarship.
Narayan Ramdhani
Playing out of Shuttle sport Badminton Academy, Vancouver BC, Ramdhani has once again proved his worth by placing third twice at the BC Senior Circuit 1 – 2017 VRC Jack Underhill Tournament played at the Vancouver Racquets Club, Vancouver BC, Canada over the last Weekend. The 20 year old picked up these podium positions after reaching the Semi-Finals in both the Open Men Singles and the Open Men Doubles.
Seeded 3/4 in the Singles, Narayan gained a walk-over in the first round. He then defeated Nestor Yang Ning Lin in the Quarter-Finals: 20-22, 21-14, 21-11 and lost in the Semi-Finals to No.2 seed Eugene Chan: 21-10, 21-12.
In the Men Doubles Narayan partnered with Zack Fan the pair was defeated in the Semi-Finals by No. 2 Seeds Alex Lin & Jackson Yang 21-8, 21-13.
The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) is extremely pleased that Narayan being still a Junior is holding up with his training plan to keep up in the Senior Division.
Two weeks ago Ramdhani placed third in the Open Men Singles & Under-23 Men Doubles and won the Consolation in the Under-23 Mix Doubles at the BC Senior Circuit 2 – 2017 Shuttlesport Senior Open/Under 23 tournament.
