Latest update March 24th, 2025 7:05 AM
Franklyn only active player among overlooked seniors
– Wins Lily Yip Open 2400 Category
Christopher Franklyn is the only active player among the overlooked seniors for the upcoming Caribbean Championships in the Dominican Republic. Franklyn underlined his eligibility when he won the Lily Yip Open 2400 Category in the United States.
In the Open event, Franklyn beat Chui Lim Ming 3-2 and Claire Xiao 3-0 and lost to top seed in group, Wang Yutian 3-0. In the quarterfinals, Franklyn lost to Suzi Wang 3-2. In the 2400 group, he beat Leslie Liu 3-0 and Kevin Buente 3-0 before losing 2-3 to Wang Ling Bo.
Christopher Franklyn
In the quarterfinals of the 2400 group, Franklyn beat Judy Hugh 3-1, Larry Bao 3-2 in the semis and Wang Ling Bo 3-0 in the final. Franklyn’s performance was impressive given that he had not played competitive tennis in Guyana since early last year.
However, despite his form, he was excluded from the senior men’s team identified to compete in the Dominican Republic this month. The other excluded players, Idi Lewis and Godfrey Munroe have not played competitive tennis since 2010 for varying reasons.
There has been a furore among aficionados who are questioning the strength of the selected team and the selection of US-based Paul David. The GTTA official reason for the non-selection of the three players, given through Dr. Pradeep Balram, its selection committee Chairman, as stated in other sections of the print media, has been the non-participation of those players in GTTA listed tournaments.
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