The GUNDAC Open Singles Badminton Tournament started at the Queens College Courts on Friday last. The tournament starts off the series of tournaments the GBA has planned for the year 2013.
Reaching the semi-finals in the Men Singles are; Narayan Ramdhani, Nicholas Ali, Jonathan Mangra and Darrell Carpenay. In the Ladies Singles are: Arian Kayume, Priyanna Ramdhani, Nadine Jairam and Ambika Ramraj:
Ambika Ramraj
Nicholas Ali
The results of matches played on day one are:
Men Singles
Round One:
Jonathan Persaud defeated Armand Ramdhani: 21-5, 21-10
Cecil Abrams defeated Hemraj Beharry: 21-9, 21-11
Jonathan Mangra defeated Ajave Singh: 21-19, 17-21, 10-21
Omari Joseph defeated Dominic Braam: 22-20, 21-6
Men Singles
Quarter-Finals:
Nicholas Ali defeated Jonathan Persaud: 21-7, 21-10
Darell Carpenay defeated Cecil Abrams: 21-8, 21-9
Jonathan Mangra defeated Ernesto Choo-A-Fat: 21-19, 18-21, 23-21
Narayan Ramdhani defeated Omari Joseph: 21-7, 21-4
Ladies Singles
Round One:
Crystal Dey defeated Meshonn Persaud: 21-16, 21-18
Jea Ramsammy defeated Cindy Sookwah: 21-6, 21-3
Ladies Singles Quarter-Finals:
Arian Kayume gained a walk over from Greer Jackson
Ambika Ramraj defeated Kara Abrams: 21-12, 21-14
Nadine Jairam defeated Crystal Dey: 21-15, 21-16
Priyanna Ramdhani defeated Jea Ramsammy: 21-13, 21-5. The Tournament continues tomorrow from 6:00pm at the QC Courts.