KHALIL Ninvalle, Chelsea Edghill and Shemar Britton all came out victorious in their respective age group last Saturday, when the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) hosted a Champion of Champions tournament at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.The tournament attracted 40 players in the three categories, with Ninvalle defeating Salinas Jackman to take the 11 to 13 Open Singles, Edghill stopped Shemar Britton for the 15 to 18 Open win, while Britton beat Kyle Edghill to take the Open Singles title.

The 12-year-old Khalil Ninvalle, who is the son of the president of the Guyana Boxing Association Steve Ninvalle, trounced Jackman in straight sets, with the score reading 11-7, 11-8 and 13-11.
Joint third in this category went to Khalid Gobin and Tyriq Saunders, who both were thrashed by Khalil Ninvalle and Jackman in the semis, with Khalil Ninvalle smashing Gobin 11-4, 11-5 and 13-11 while Jackman was taken to the limit by Saunders, before she came out on top 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 12-10 and 11-5.
Three players did not make it out of the group in the tournament which was coordinated by GTTA general secretary Linden Johnson and they are 8-year-old Kaysan Ninvalle the younger brother of Khalil, Keithlyn Smith and Aneka Phillips. (Vigalanice)
In the 15 to 18 Open Singles, Guyana’s 2012 Junior Sportswoman-of-the-Year Chelsea Edghill needed four sets before she overcame a game Britton in the final, winning at 11-8, 6-11, 11-7, 11-8, with joint third place going to Elishaba Johnson and Ryan Narine.
In the semifinal, Chelsea Edghill defeated Johnson 11-9, 12-10, 10-12, 16-14 in a nail-biting match, which for her was retribution from the Digicel Schools tournament, in which she lost to Johnson 3-2.
Britton took care of Narine at 2-11, 11-2, 14-12, 11-8 in their semifinal matchup, while in the quarterfinals, Chelsea Edghill got the better of Kevon Corbin 8-11, 8-11, 12-10, 12-10, 11-9, Johnson beat Kyle Edghill 7-11, 5-11, 11-5, 13-11, 11-7, Narine defeated Kareem McKenzie 13-11, 11-9, 14-12 and Britton whipped Jamaal Skeete 11-2, 11-6, 11-6.
Several players failed to make it out of their respective groups and they are Angelina Persaud (Corriverton), Timothy Blake, Jerome Mitchell, Jamal Whitehead, Vikash Horil, Randy Rambarran, Kristoff Sukhoo and Nickolas Bhola.
However, Britton rebounded from his loss to Chelsea Edghill to defeat her brother Kyle Edghill 11-5, 11-5, 5-11, 12-10, thus taking the Open Singles title in the process, with Paul Meusa and Joel Alleyne sharing third place.
In their semifinals clash, Britton edged Meusa 15-13, 15-13, 11-8 and Kyle Edghill beat Alleyne 12-10, 5-11, 13-11, 3-11, 11-5 (3-2), while in the quarter finals Britton beat Brad Belle 11-7, 11-6, 3-11, 10-12, 8-11 and Alleyne beat Kevon Corbin 11-6, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7.
Also in the quarterfinals, Kyle Edghill got past Johnson 11-5, 10-12, 11-8, 11-5, Meusa gained a walkover from Jody-Ann Blake and Xen Goliah, Jerome Mitchell, Kareem McKenzie, Andre Monize, Ryan Narine, Kristoff Sukhoo failed to make it out of their group matches.
The presentation of prizes will be done on Saturday.