Known for competing ahead of her years, 15-year-old Jasmine Billingy did it once again on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH), but this time for the ultimate prize, as she copped the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) National Women’s Singles title.
Billingy cruised through the competition, which culminated in a nail-biting final between herself and Samara Sukhai which featured a gripping second set.
She overcame Seona Barker 3-0 and Naveah Clarkson 3-1 on her way to the final, in which she triumphed 3-0 over Sukhai.
Sukhai had also breezed through the early stages of the competition, overcoming Cassidy Ann Singh 3-0 and Akira Watson 3-1 before the final.
runner-up Samara Sukhai
The soft-spoken table tennis ace Billingy shared exclusively with Guyana Times Sport after the final, “It feels really good. I’ve been training a lot for this competition, I recently came off an injury, so it’s good to know that my training has paid off and achievements making progress.”
Adding to Billingy’s weekend of bliss, she teamed up with fellow teenager Sukhai to clinch the Women’s Doubles title on Saturday. Billingy and Sukhai got the better of Watson and Barker in the women’s doubles final, 3-1 for the national title.
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