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Apr 06, 2024 Sports
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Badminton Association’s Annual Easter Tournament kicked off on Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium, as players and fans alike gathered to witness the commencement of the competition. With a sense of anticipation in the air, the courts came alive with the sound of shuttlecocks and the energy of the competitors. As the matches unfolded, attendees were treated to displays of skill and strategy.
In her opening remarks, the Vice-President of the GBA, Mrs. Ayanana Watson, welcomed all the participants, coaches and spectators. She expressed her thanks to the sponsor Mr. Darrell Carpenay of GUMDAC who made the event possible, this being the tenth year sponsoring this tournament. She extended a warm welcome and thanked the members of the newly formed Demerara Badminton Club and the Berbice Badminton Club for their participation. She wished the players best of luck and reminded all to play hard, play fair and have fun.
The categories being competed were Men’s Doubles, Women Doubles and Mixed Doubles.
Matches Day 1 – April 4th, 2024
Women Doubles: Ayanna Watson/Shivannie Persaud vs. Genieve Bookram/Gianna Ramnarine: 21-13, 21-4
Men Doubles: Hemant Ramdhani/Leslie Liu vs. Ruel Rambiriche/Avinash Ramnarine: 21-15, 21-10
Women Doubles: Leshaunte Berkley/Gabrielle Felix vs. Jefina James/Priya Henry: 21-17, 21-6
Men Doubles: William Holder/Jason Khalil vs. Jonathan Robinson/Raah Russell: 21-12, 21-12
Men Doubles: Nkosi Beaton/ Frank Waddell vs. Vinai Datt/Mohamed Farouk: 21-6, 21-3
Men Doubles: Gavin Cao/Lim Huat Tat vs. Gabriel Felix/Nikolas Pollard: 21-12, 21-18
Women Doubles: Anna Perreira/Ashley Khalil vs. Priyanka Shvinauth/Joanne Tan: 21-7, 21-3
Mixed Doubles: Akili Haynes/Priyanna Ramdhani vs. Shane Birkett/Ihatiah Frank: 21-1, 21-1
Mixed Doubles: Jahiem Carmichael/Jefina James vs. Omkar Persaud/Genieve Bookram: 21-13, 21-13
Men Doubles: Avinash Odit/Javid Rahaman vs. Yonneil Benjamin/Christopher Jordan: 21-5, 21-7
Mixed Doubles: Raah Russell/Tyra Gomes vs. Gabriel Felix/Malia Haley: 21-12, 16-21, 21-7
Mixed Doubles: Colin Bowry/Priya Henry vs. Ruel Rambiriche/Gianna Ramnarine
Mixed Doubles: Tyrese Jeffrey/Ambika Ramraj vs. Avinash Ramnarine/Neveah Eastman: 21-8, 21-9
Mixed Doubles: Wenyuan Chen/Shivannie Persaud vs. Vishal Gopaul/Gabrielle Felix: 21-12, 21-12
Mixed Doubles: Frank Waddell/Leshaunte Berkley vs. Jason Stephney/Harshini Muralidharan: 21-16, 21-19
Men Doubles: Matthew Klautky/Omkar Persaud vs. Egan Bulkan/Ethan Bulkan: 21-8, 21-14
Women Doubles: Priyanna Ramdhani/Mishka Beharry vs. Anna Perreira/Ashley Khalil: 21-15, 21-17
Men Doubles: Grandison Robinson vs. Troxley Cutting vs. Gavin Cao/Lim Huat Tat: 21-12, 21-3
Men Doubles: Colin Bowry/Jahiem Carmiael vs. Hemant Ramdhani/Leslie Liu: 21-16, 21-13
Men Doubles: Jason Stephney/Andrew Browne vs. William Holder/Jason Khalil: 21-13, 21-16
Women Doubles: Neveah Eastman/Malia Haley vs. Tyra Gomes/Aaliyah Bacchus: 21-13, 21-12
Men Doubles: Wenyuan Chen/Marlon Chung vs. Vishal Gopaul/Haresh Persaud: 21-5, 21-10
Men Doubles: Akili Haynes/Tyrese Jeffrey vs. Shane Birkett/Percival Chester: 21-1, 21-5
Women Doubles: Alimah Eastman/Asiyah Eastman vs. Leshaunte Berkley/Gabrielle Felix: 21-15, 21-17
Men Doubles: Marcus Samuels/Jamal Sinclair vs. Matthew Klautky/Omkar Persaud: 21-8, 20-22, 16-21
Mixed Doubles: Nkosi Beaton/Anna Perreira vs. Colin Bowry/Priya Henry: 21-12, 21-13
Mixed Doubles: Jason Khalil/Ashley Khalil vs. Yonneil Benjamin/Aaliyah Bacchus: 21-9, 21-2
Mixed Doubles: Roseann Bulkan/Egan Bulkan vs. Frank Waddell/Leshaunte Berkley: 21-7, 21-9
Mixed Doubles: Avinash Odit/Mishka Beharry vs. Raah Russell/Tyra Gomes: 21-7, 21-9
Mixed Doubles: Nikolas Pollard/Alimah Eastman vs. Jaheim Carmichael & Jefina James: 12-21, 21-13, 21-14
The tournament continued yesterday and over this weekend at the National Gymnasium.
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