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Jun 12, 2017 Sports
The Trophy Stall Annual Independence Badminton Tournament 2017 concluded Saturday evening Saturday at the National Gymnasium where the champions of the various categories were determined.
The Open Men & Ladies Champion again was Narayan & Priyanna Ramdhani who both won their respective Singles Matches. After the Finals the presentation of prizes was done by the Director of Sports Mr. Christopher Jones after a few words from both the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) president Gokarn Ramdhani and Mr. Jones to the respective winners, players and parents.
The Overall Winners Are:

Badminton winners display their prizes following competition in the just concluded Trophy Stall event at the Gymnasium.
Under-11 Boys Singles:
1st Place: Avinash Ramnarine
2nd Place: Nikhil Sookraj
3rd Place: Leron Ramascindo
Under-11 Girls Singles:
1st Place: Amara Mohamed
2nd Place: Gianna Ramnarine
Under-13 Boys Singles:
1st Place: Jonathan Debidin
2nd Place: Abeva Jones
3rd Place: Manav Sharma
Under-13 Girls Singles:
1st Place: Lesha Singh
2nd Place: Elesa Sangster
3rd Place: Sasha Singh
Under-15 Boys Singles:
1st Place: Andrew Debidin
2nd Place: Vikash Mootoo
3rd Place: Omar Samad
Under-15 Girls Singles:
1st Place: Jayde Dasilva
2nd Place: Sarah Samad
3rd Place: Sacha Wang
Open Men Singles:
1st Place: Narayan Ramdhani
2nd Place: Jonathan Mangra
3rd Place: Marlon Chung
Open Ladies Singles:
1st Place: Priyanna Ramdhani
2nd Place: Greer Jackson
3rd Place: Shivannie Persaud
Open Men Consolation Round:
1st Place: Tyrese Jeffrey
2nd Place: Dr. Nicholas Waldron
Matches played on the final night were:
Under-11 Boys Singles Quarter-Finals:
Alexander Singh defeated Adam Mohamed: 21-13, 21-10
Under-11 Boys Singles Semi-Finals:
Nikhil Sookraj defeated Alexander Singh: 21-10, 21-18
Avinash Ramnarine defeated Leron Ramascindo: 21-12, 21-13
Under-11 Boys Singles Third Place:
Leron Ramascindo defeated Alexander Singh: 21-13, 21-10
Under-11 Girls Singles Finals:
Amara Mohamed defeated Gianna Ramnarine: 21-13, 21-9
Under-13 Boys Singles Round Robin:
Jonathan Debidin defeated Manav Sharma: 21-7, 21-6
Abeva Jones defeated Manav Sharma: 21-7, 21-7
Jonathan Debidin defeated Abeva Jones: 21-14, 21-9
Under-13 Girls Singles Round Robin:
Lesha Singh defeated Sacha Singh: 21-14, 21-3
Elesa Sangster defeated Sacha Singh: 22-20, 15-21, 15-21
Lesha Singh defeated Elesa Sangster: 21-8, 21-9
Under-15 Boys Singles Round Robin:
Andrew Debidin defeated Omar Samad: 21-12, 21-4
Vikash Mootoo defeated Omar Samad: 21-8, 21-5
Andrew Debidin defeated Vikash Mootoo: 21-18, 21-9
Under-15 Girls Singles Quarter-Finals:
Jayde DaSilva defeated Mahima Singh: 21-4, 21-1
Under-15 Girls Singles Semi-Finals:
Jayde DaSilva defeated Reanna persaud: 22-20, 21-18
Sarah Samad defeated Sacha Wang: 21-17, 21-14
Under-15 Girls Singles Finals:
Jayde DaSilva defeated Sarah Samad: 21-18, 21-10
Under-15 Girls Singles Third Place:
Sacha Wang defeated Reanna Persaud: 21-17, 20-22, 23-21
Open Men Singles Semi-Finals:
Narayan Ramdhani defeated Ronald Chang Yuen: 21-12, 21-11
Jonathan Mangra defeated Marlon Chung: 21-16, 12-21, 12-21
Open Men Singles Finals:
Narayan Ramdhani defeated Jonathan Mangra: 21-15, 21-14
Open Men Singles Third Place:
Marlon Chung defeated Ronald Chang Yuen: 21-16, 11-21, 14-21
The GBA would like to thank all the players who took part and Mr. Ramesh Sunich of the Trophy Stall for making this tournament a success.
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