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Dec 17, 2018 Sports
The Trophy Stall Christmas Singles Badminton Tournament 2018 concluded Saturday at the National Gymnasium with several exciting matches.

Director Christopher Jones (left) pose with prize winners and officials following the presentation of prizes.
The tournament started on Friday evening and saw a good showcase of both younger & older players all trying to win with play in the Open, Under-11, 15 & 19 divisions.
At the end of the Finals the Presentation was made to the respective winners and the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) would like to thank Director of Sports Mr. Christopher Jones for assisting with the presentation, GBA Executive Ms. Ayanna Watson of SOL for presenting gifts to the winners and Banks DIH for the light refreshments provided.
The Champions are: Priyanna Ramdhani & Jonathan Mangra (Open), Akili Haynes & Priyanna Ramdhani (U-19), Matthew Beharry & Lesha Singh (U-15), Leron Ramascindo & Mishka Beharry (U-11).
Results – The Finals:
Under-11 Boys Final:
Leron Ramascindo defeated Aninash Ramnarine: 22-20, 20-22, 21-5
Under-11 Girls Final:
Mishka Beharry defeated Gianna Ramnarine: 21-9, 21-8
Under-15 Boys Final:
Matthew Beharry defeated Vikash Mootoo: 21-14, 21-19
Under-15 Girls Final:
Lesha Singh defeated Elesa Sangster: 21-14, 21-13
Under-19 Boys Singles Final:
Akili Haynes defeated Tyrese Jeffrey: 21-19, 21-18
Under-19 Girls Singles Final:
Priyanna Ramdhani defeated Ashley Escarraga: 21-6, 21-4
Open Men Singles Final:
Jonathan Mangra defeated Aninash Odit: 21-8, 21-14
Open ladies Singles Final:
Priyanna Ramdhani defeated Pricilla Moore: 21-8, 21-8
Open Men Singles Consolation Final:
Easa Sanichara defeated Hemraj Beharry: 30-28, 21-15
The other results are as follows:
Under-11 Boys Semi-Finals:
Avinash Ramnarine defeated Rahul Balram: 21-1, 21-5
Under-11 Girls Semi-Finals:
Gianna Ramnarine defeated Kaleigh Todd: 21-5, 21-1
Under-15 Girls Quarter-Finals:
Gabryel Fiedtkou defeated Anglique Blackman: 21-13, 21-16
Under-15 Girls Singles Semi-Finals:
Lesha Singh defeated Gabryel Fiedtkou: 21-9, 21-5
Elesa Sangster defeated Tashanna McGarrell: 21-10, 21-13
Third place went to Gabryel Fiedtkou who defeated Tashanna McGarrell: 21-8, 21-14
Under-19 Boys Singles Quarter-Finals:
Matthew Beharry defeated Isaac Mallampati: 24-22, 22-24, 20-22
Under-19 Boys Singles Semi-Finals:
Tyrese Jeffrey defeated Matthew Beharry: 21-8, 21-13
Akili Haynes defeated Hemraj Beharry: 21-7, 21-14
Third Place went to Hemraj Beharry who defeated Matthew Beharry: 21-14, 21-13
Under-19 Girls Singles Semi-Finals:
Priyanna Ramdhani defeated Jayde DaSilva: 21-4, 21-2
Ashley Escarraga defeated Stephine Sajar: 21-18, 21-19
Third Place Girls Under-19 went to Stephine Sajar who defeated Jayde DaSilva: 21-15, 17-21, 20-22
Third Place Men went to Akili Haynes who defeated Darrell Carpenay: 22-20, 16-21, 16-21
Third Place Ladies went to Christina Kumar who defeated Ayanna Watson:21-16, 16-21, 15-21
Open Men Singles Consolation Semi-Finals:
Easa Sanichara defeated Jamal Samsudeen: 22-20, 21-17
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