Latest update February 4th, 2025 9:06 AM
Young racquet wielders performed creditably at T&T’s Silver Bowl
A young group of local racquet wielders recently returned home with a silver and three bronze medals won after participating in the Trinidad and Tobago Table Tennis Association Junior Cadet Silver Bowl Championships.
Members of the touring contingent that participated in the T&T’s Junior Cadet Silver Bowl Championships pose for a photo op on Monday at the Guyana Red Cross Society. (Back row standing from L-R are Miguel Wong, Priscilla Greaves, Stefan Corlette and Nockolas Romain, while front row L-R are Colin Wong and Isaiah Layne.
The team which comprised Stefan Corlette, Miguel and Colin Wong, Priscilla Greaves Isaiah Layne and Nickolas Romain arrived in the Republic under the guidance of Coach Dwain Dick.
According to Dick, all the players produced commendable performances and singled out eight years old Colin Wong as one for the future.
Dick told this newspaper that the young Wong competed above his age category and performed creditably, a testimony to his courage and skill. Miguel Wong, who competed in the Under-15 and 18 divisions where he came away with a bronze medal in the U-15 category, was also one of the players that the Coach indicated has a bright future as well.
Corlette, who is another promising player, returned with a bronze medal won in the U-21 category, while the ever consistent Greaves came back with two medals, a silver and bronze that she claimed in the U-21 and U-18 categories respectively.
Romain competed in the U-15 division, while Layne contended in the U-11 and according to Dick both players acquitted themselves very well. Dick, who is the Head Coach of the Titans Table Tennis Club that conduct sessions at the Guyana Red Cross Society Headquarters in Eve Leary lamented the lack of exposure that local players are subjected to, citing the case of Miguel Wong, who performed outstandingly when the Caribbean Junior Cadet Championships was held here, but has since struggled to attend tournaments.
In highlighting his observation, Dick pointed to instances where quite a few players Wong would have beaten previously, have been afforded opportunities to play in many high level tournaments, while noting the complete opposite for Wong, who has basically been training alone.
“There is a distinct difference between training and competing, the player that competes more often will in many cases go on to be better because they are being exposed to different styles, while also getting a feel of the atmosphere playing in front of a partisan crowd,” Dick related.
Dick thanked the Trinidad and Tobago TTA, Management and Staff of the Guyana Red Cross Society for its continued support, Michael Layne, Evocative Prints and all the other sponsors that aided in the participation of the team.
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