Upsets galore as GBA World Badminton Day tournament continues

Day 2 of the Guyana Badminton Association’s (GBA’s) World Badminton Day A, B, & C Division Men’s and Women’s Singles Tournament saw a lot of surprises and upsets, but overall, it was a great show for badminton enthusiasts and persons who were now seeing the game for the first time.
In the Men’s A- Division, Marlon Chung overcame Chet Bowling 21-14, 16-10, Bowling retired. Meanwhile, Akili Haynes defeated Colin Bowry 21-6, 21-6, Avinash Odit defeated Viraj singh 21-18, 21-19 and Tyrese Jeffrey overcame Jaurel Hendricks 21-9, 21-6.
In the semifinals, Akili Haynes overcame Marlon Chung 21-12, 21-10, while Tyrese Jeffrey defeated Avinash Odit 22-20, 13-21, 21-16.
Over in the Women’s A- Division, Shivannie Persaud got the better of Asiyah Eastman 21-15, 21-8. The category’s semifinals saw Priyanna Ramdhani overpowering Alima Eastman 21-4, 21-4. While three- set action in the other semifinal resulted in a victory for Shivannie Persaud against Priyanka Shivnauth 21-15, 17-21, 21-8.

In the B- Division, 1. Asiyah Eastman and Leshaunte Berkley faced off in the Semifinals, which Eastman won 21-17, 21-8. The other semifinal resulted in a win for Alima Eastman against Neveah Eastman 21-14, 21-14.
Meanwhile, the all-Eastman final was won by Alima Eastman, who defeated Asiya Eastman 21-8, 21-10.
The Men’s category saw Colin Bowry overcoming Nkosi Beaton 21-16, 23-21, while Viraj Singh defeated Frank Waddell 21-5, 21-5 and Jahiem Carmichael overcame Jaurel Hendricks 21-18, 14-21, 23-21. The action continued with Joanathan Debidin getting the better of Lennox Morrison 21-16, 21-15.
In the semifinals, Colin Bowry and Viraj Singh were victors, defeating Jonathan Debidin 15-21, 21-16, 21-16 and Jahiem Carmichael 21-17, 21-15, respectively.
In the Men’s C- Division, Raah Russell defeated Avinash Ramnarine 21-6, 21-7. Jonathan Robinson defeated Amaan Khan 21-11, 21-9. Lennox Morrison overcame Jonathan Ferreira 21-8, 21-14. Renako Bender overcame Nikolas Pollard 21-12, 24-22 while Haresh Persaud overpowered Mohamed Farouk 21-18, 22-20. Jedidiah Uwagboe defeated Omkar Persaud 21-10, 21-14. Jedidiah Uwagboe defeated Jonathan Robinson 21-10, 21-14. Raah Russell got the better of Renako Bender 21-5, 21-7, while Frank Waddell defeated Lennox Morrison 21-9, 21-15. In addition, Jonathan Debidin overcame Haresh Persaud 21-18, 21-14.

In the semifinals, Frank Waddell overcame Jedidah Uwagboe 15-21, 21-18, 21-18.
The Women’s C-Division semifinals saw Gianna Ramnarine overpowering Aaliyah Bacchus 21-12, 21-15 in the other semifinal. The grand final in that category saw Gabrielle Felix getting the better of Gianna Ramnarine 21-9, 21-14.
The Guyana Badminton Association would like to thank Total Solutions for being the sponsor for the second year now and from the inception of World Badminton Day. The tournament was set to conclude on Saturday night.