Senior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships…
The national table tennis team competing in the Dominican Republic will now have to turn its attention to the men’s doubles and under 21 singles after they were disappointed by Puerto Rico in quest for team honours at the Senior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships.
Guyana lost in the semi-finals in close encounter after the teams were locked 2-2 with a final round to play. Nigel Bryan began proceedings for Guyana against Puerto Rico strong man Hector Berrios and lost by a 3-0 margin (7-11, 8-11 and 9-11).
Shemar Britton then pulled back things for Guyana by beating Gustavo Gonzalez 3-1 (11-3 11-9 9-11 and 11-6). Subsequently Elishaba Johnson then took Guyana into the lead with a skilful and tactical defeat of Luis Echivarria by a 3-1 margin (11-9 11-8 10-12 and 11-9).
Shemar Britton then lost to Hector Berrios by a 3-0 margin in a closely contested encounter which made it Guyana 2- Puerto Rico 2 with all to play for in the finals.
Nigel Bryan in the final and deciding match lost to Gustavo Gonzalez by a 3-0 margin (7-11 10-12 and 9-11) which gave Puerto Rico the victory and ticket to the final.
Action will now switch to the Men’s doubles and under 21 singles where Guyana men’s doubles pairs of Shemar Britton and Nigel Bryan will come against number one seeds Emil Santos and Samuel Galvez of the Dominican Republic and Kyle Edghill and Elishaba Johnson will play against Omarie Ferdinand and Adriean Albert of St Lucia in the first round of the elimination competition.
In the 21 years and under Shemar Britton, Elishaba Johnson and Kyle Edghill will compete for honours in a very competitive field.
Britton is in group two (2) with Arun Roopnarine of Trinidad and Tobago, Mariano Lockward of Dom Republic and Kristian Doughty Barbados
Elishaba Johnson is in group three (3) with Tyrese Knights of Barbados, Glen Smith of the Dominican Republic and Samuel Delepne.
While Kyle Edghill is grouped with Luis Echivarra of Puerto Rico Jose Toribo of the Dominican Republic and Andrew Daniels of St Lucia.
