Senior National Table Tennis Championships: Heat unleashed on first day

The Senior National Table Tennis Championships being played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall have generated some fiery quarterfinal action as players aimed to book their spots in the final.
In the “C” Class Open Draw, for which many players turned up, Vicente Henery, Saalih Rahim, Walter Marcus and Ishaka Jackman were deemed lucky enough to secure their spots in the semifinals.
Henery was able to defeat Umar Percival in his first match 3-1 (11,11, -5-9); Saalih Rahim defeated Jasmine Billingy 3-1 (8, -9,7,9); Walter Marcus trounced Malachi Moor 3-1(-8,13,7,10), and Ishaka Jackman crushed Abdool Rahim 3-0 (3,7,8).
Of the four groups In the U21 Men’s Singles, the top two players from each group advanced. Jonathan Van Lange and Saalih Rahim advanced from group one, while Colin Wong and Niran Bissu advanced from group two; Krystian Sahadeo and Malachi Moore advanced from group three, while Kyle Chung and Terrence Rausch advanced from group four.
Of those that advanced, Jonathan Van Lange defeated Terrence Rausch 4-0 (15,5,7,8); Krystian Sahadeo whipped Niran Bissu 4-1 (8,10,11, -6,10); Kyle Chung beat Malachi Moore 4-1 (8,10,11, -6,10); and Colin Wong defeated Saalih Rahim 4-0 (4,5,9,10).
In the 21-Years-and-Under ladies’ tournament, four ladies battled it out in the group stage on day 1: Jasmine Billingy, Thuraia Thomas, Crystal Melville and Samara Sukhai. Of the four ladies in that category, only one could be determined winner, as the format being played was round robin.
Jasmine Billingy was dominant in her two matches, as she fended off Crystal Melville 3-2 (-12, 11, -8, 9, 3) and Samara Sukhai 3-0 (10,6,3), thus securing four points.
Thuraia Thomas also won her three games, dominating Melville 3-0 (8,10,4) and Sukhai 3-0 (10,6,3). At the close of play, Billingy and Thomas were on four points each, while Melville and Sukhai were on two points each.