SHEMAR Britton, Miguel Wong and Kristie Lopes shared the honours in the Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) Cadet (15 years and under) Junior (18 years and under) Assessment Table Tennis Tournament played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday and attracted over 30 players from around the country.In the 15 years and under category, Miguel Wong was very strong and came out on top in this category by defeating Nicholas Romain in the final at 11-6, 11-6, 11-7 (3-0), joint third place went to Khalil Ninvalle and Yog Mahadeo.

In the semi-finals Wong defeated Ninvalle at 11-4, 11-6, 11-2 (3-0) and Romain defeated Mahadeo at 11-7, 11-4, 11-8 (3-0).
In the quarter-final action, Wong defeated Vincente Henry 3-0, Kaysan Ninvalle lost to Khalil Ninvalle (1-3), Romain beat Terrence Rausch (3-1) and Mahadeo whipped Jeremey Singh (3-1), in the two qualifier matches for the quarterfinals Brandon Hutson lost to Henry (1-3) and Rene Hutson bowed to Mahadeo (3-0)
In the 15 years and under girls round-robin playoff, Kristie Lopes came out on top. She defeated Aneka Phillips, Simran Bissu and Brittney Bunbury, second place went to Phillips, third place went to Bissu and Bunbury finished at the bottom of the table.
In the 18 years and under round-robin playoff Shemar Britton thrashed Kyle Edghill, Alec Hopkinson and Elishaba Johnson. Edghill finished second, Hopkinson third and Johnson fourth. (Johnson forfeited his match against Hopkinson because of injury developed earlier in the tournament).
Speaking at the presentation ceremony which followed, GTTA president Godfrey Munroe told the players that the tournament was used as the benchmark for selection to national squads especially for the upcoming Caribbean cadet and junior championships scheduled for later this year.
He also indicated that all planned activities for 2015 will proceed, including the fitness check, Mashramani tournament, The Business School tournament, National Championship, Caribbean Mini Cadet, Pre Cadet, Cadet Junior and senior Championships.
Meanwhile, the GTTA will be going through a fitness check, for national and future national table tennis players, as part of its selection criteria, at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 14:00hrs on Sunday.