The curtains came down on the Farfan & Mendes Junior Skills Squash tournament on Saturday afternoon, and although there were many surprises in the final matches, the usual suspects delivered nothing less than their best.
Caribbean champion Shomari Wiltshire, for instance, walked away with yet another title. Having completed an unbeaten run in this year’s Skills tournament, Wiltshire closed his campaign with an exhilarating win over the capable Samuel Ince- Carvalhal.
The encounter saw a display of cunning shots by both youths, but Wiltshire had
Caribbean champion Shomari Wiltshire
the edge, taking an easy 11-2, 11-5 win in two straight sets.
In that category, Michael Alphonso came second, while Ince-Carvalhal took third spot.
‘Category B’ saw a new face championing his highly experienced opponents. Nicholas Verwey took on Ethan Jonas for the top spot, and won convincingly 11-7, 11-7. Verwey’s win was well deserved, given that he had previously defeated top-tiered players Abosaide Cadogan and Kirsten Gomes on his way to the coveted title.
In ‘Category C’, Zachary Persaud took top honours ahead of Lucas Jonas and Shiloh Asregado, who finished second and third respectively.
‘Category D’ was championed by Lajuan Munroe, with Nathan Rahaman and Joshua Verwey following in that order.
‘Category E’ was won by Aishani Persaud, with Dhiren Persaud and Arvin Seelall completing the podium.
The top three in ‘Category F’ were Grant Fernandes, Christina Fernandes and Kaden Pyneandy; while Romero Muniram, Brenno DaSilva and Tristan Seereeram led ‘Category G’.
‘Category H’, the final category, was won by Shryah Persaud, with Solomon Ince- Carvalhal trailing closely behind.
