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Abram Zuil Secondary secures AirBadminton Tournament title
Participating School took a photo op at the end of the tournament.
Kaieteur Sports – The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) successfully hosted its first tournament of 2026 with an AirBadminton Tournament sponsored by the National Sports Commission and El Dorado Trading, on Friday last, at the Motorcross Ground, Mainstay.
Six schools participated in the tournament, and a random draw of fifteen teams was conducted, with teams selecting their own creative and fun names. After an exciting day of competition, Abram Zuil Secondary School (Lil Threats) emerged as the champions.
Abram Zuil Secondary – Lil Threats receive their first place prize.
The Participating teams were: Aurora Secondary School – Aurora Avengers, Aurora Secondary School – Shuttle Warriors, Aurora Secondary School – Aurora All Stars, Abram Zuil Secondary School – Lil Threats, Abram Zuil Secondary School – Original Stush, Abram Zuil Secondary School – Abram Zuil Warriors, Cotton Field Secondary School – The Shottas, Cotton Field Secondary School – The Jaguars, Charity Secondary School – Charity Shuttle Masters, Charity Secondary School – Charity Shuttle Stars, Charity Secondary School – Charity Defenders, Charity Secondary School – Net Ninjas, 8th of May Secondary School – Bad Blue,Anna Regina Secondary School – Bomb Squad and Anna Regina Secondary School – Block List.
The matches were played in a triples format, consisting of two males and one female per team, with games played best of three to 11 points.
The GBA expressed its appreciation to the teachers and athletes for their enthusiastic participation. The tournament was made possible following the introduction of badminton on the Essequibo Coast through the Shuttle Time Programme, where twenty teachers were trained during a workshop held last year through the collaborative efforts of the National Sports Commission and the Ministry of Education (Guyana) under the Five Priority Programme.
Anna Regina Secondary – Bomb Squad finished second.
The GBA reaffirmed its commitment to continuing the promotion and development of badminton across the region 2 and the Essequibo Coast.
The association also expressed profound gratitude to its sponsors, the National Sports Commission and El Dorado Trading, for their support. Special thanks were extended to Ms. Wazeeda Bacchus, Sports Coordinator of the National Sports Commission, for her instrumental assistance in ensuring the success of the tournament.
Tournament Results – Abram Zuil Secondary School – Lil Threats took first place with Joash Inniss, Eon Jairam and Deeroya Morris, while Anna Regina Secondary School – Bomb Squad was second with Mark Daniels Tyrese Stephney and Ashley Williams.
The third place finishers were Anna Regina Secondary School – Block List and Aurora Secondary School – Aurora All Stars.
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