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Action envisaged in Berbice Table Tennis Open championship today

Nov 10, 2012 Sports

 

– Over 75 entered

By Samuel Whyte
All systems are in place and a day of smashing action is anticipated as the best Table Tennis players in Berbice are expected to be in action today at the Berbice High School Auditorium Queenstown, New Amsterdam for “the Berbice Table Tennis Championship”, one day Open Knockout tournament organised by the Berbice Table Tennis Sub Association.
Throughout the past week the ancient county was a buzz as racquet wielders sharpen their skills at all available venues for the big day.  The tournament is being sponsored by overseas based Guyanese, Berbician Souvenir Ramdyal of 2009 Hall of Fame Realtor of Queens NY.
The competition is open to persons living and working in Berbice for the last three years and play is expected in both the male and female categories.
Over 75 entries have been received and the latest check showed that in the U13 category there are some eight entries, the U15 has 16 entries, in the U18 category there are 22 entries with the rest slated to participate in the open division. Some six females have entered.  Serve off time is expected to be 09:00hrs.
Incentives will be presented to the top three finishers in each division, while prizes will also be awarded to the most outstanding player, most promising, and most improved among others.
Among some of the players expected to be in action are Gibran Hussein, Floyd Conway, Richard Bacchus, Levi Nedd, Omraj Singh, Lakeram Sanichar, Dave Mangra, Rono Joseph, Ryan Alexander, Michael Newland, Brentnol Richards, Sherwin Sahadeo, Briton Murray Joshua Lalbachan, Jadon Conway, Julian Haniff, Nicolas Lawrence, Stephen Sankar and top female players Desiree Lancaster and Petal Bennet among others.
Snacks will be provided and the sponsor is expected to be on hand to meet the players, declare the competition open and distribute the prizes at the end of the competition. Mr Ramdyal has planned to make the competition an annual affair.
President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Godfrey Munroe and a delegation from the association is expected to be on hand to assist with conducting the tournament and help with the distribution of the prizes.
Interesting persons can still make contact with – Floyd Conway No 623-8481, Gibran Hussein 628-4248, Richard Bacchus 673-9112, Johnny Persaud 333-2869, Stanley 686-6431, Levi Nedd 641-9592 and J. Murray on 619-2107.

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