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Busy weekend for table tennis
– Lewis wins Open title, Britton cops ‘C’ Class
It was a busy weekend for local table tennis as Edinho Lewis defeated national champion, Nigel Bryan to win the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Open title on Sunday after Shemar Britton had snatched the ‘C’ Class title on Saturday at the National Gymnasium.
In the Round Robin finals, Lewis played unbeaten to win, coming from behind to defeat Bryan 11-13, 6-11, 11-8, 13-11 and 11-7 (3-2);
Edinho Lewis
he also defeated Brad Belle 11-6, 11-6 and 12-10 (3-0) and Meusa 11-8, 11-8, 6-11 and 11-8 (3-1).
Belle took second after beating Meusa 11-13, 8-11, 11-7, 12-10 and 11-5 (3-2) and Bryan 4-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 (3-1). Third place went to Bryan with his only win coming against Meusa 11-9, 11-6, 12-10 (3-0); Meusa finished fourth after failing to win a match.
Before the quarterfinal round, Nigel Bryan beat Kyle Edghill 3-0; Joel Alleyne defeated Brandon Belle 3-2; Colin France beat Patrick Triumph 3-1; Edinho Lewis put away Elishaba Johnson 3-0; Shemar Britton beat Xen Goliah 3-1; Brad Belle won against Akeicia Nedd 3-2; Chelsea Edghill dismissed Ayube Khan 3-2 and Paul Meusa beat Devon Richmond 3-1. In the quarterfinals, Bryan beat Alleyne 12-10, 11-3 and 11-6 (3-0); Lewis beat France 11-7, 7-11, 12-10 and 11-8 (3-1), Brad Belle beat Britton 14, 11-9 and 11-9 (3-0) while Meusa defeated Chelsea Edghill 11-6, 11-6 and 11-8 before the round robin finals.
Hopkinson Mining and Stephen Belle both of Bartica sponsored the Open tournament. The top four players received cash incentives and trophies.
Meanwhile, Britton emerged on top of the ‘C’ Class tournament on Saturday from a field that included 48 entries and was divided into 12 groups. Players from Berbice, Linden, Bartica, West Demerara, East Coast, East Bank and Georgetown were represented in the tournament that was aimed at attracting intermediate players.
In the round robin finals, Raynor Anderson forfeited the final match to Britton, who had beaten Patrick Triumph 9-11, 11-6, 11-8 and 11-6 (3-1) and Bryton Murray 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 and 11-8 (3-1).
Second place went to Anderson after he defeated Triumph 11-8, 11-7 and 12-10 (3-0) and Murray 11- 7, 11-7 and 11-5 (3 0).Third place went to Triumph with his 11-5, 11-9 and 11-7 victory over triumph. Ramesh Sunich of The Trophy Stall in Bourda Market sponsored the trophies for the tournament.
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