THE Trophy Stall Independence Open and Age Group Badminton tournament concluded last Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, with matches played in the Open and Under-11 and U-13 categories.In the Open Men’s Singles Sunburst champion Narayan Ramdhani defeated Jonathan Mangra in a three-setter 21-5, 19-21, 21-9 to be crowned the champion in that category.
Third place went to Marlon Chung, who defeated Avinash Odit also in a three-setter, 24-22, 15-21, 15-21.
The overall results from the tournament read:
Open Men’s Singles – 1. Narayan Ramdhani 2. Jonathan Mangra 3. Marlon Chung.
Under-17 Boys’ Singles – 1. Tyrese Jeffrey 2. Akili Haynes 3. Tyreese Richards.
Under-17 Girls’ Singles – 1. Priyanna Ramdhani 2. Priyanka Shivnauth 3. Gabriella Pertab.
Under-13 Boys Singles – 1. Andrew Debidin 2. Omar Samad 3. Ronald Hamilton.
Under-13 Girls’ Singles – 1. Wonita Yang 2. Reba Ramlall 3. Reanna Persaud.
Under-11 Boys’ Singles – 1. John Wang 2. Abeva Jones 3. George Ramlall.
Under-11 Girls’ Singles – 1. Gabriella Pertab 2. Emily Choo-A-Fat 3. Kyla Jordon.
The other finalists and third-place winners were as follows:
Under-11 Boys’ Finals: Jason Wang defeated Abeva Jones; 21-16.
Third place went to George Ramlall, who edged Jonathan Debidin: 21-18.
Under-11 Girls’ Finals: Gabriella Pertab beat Emily Choo-A-Fat: 21-13.
Third place went to Kyla Jordon.
Under-13 Boys’ Finals: Andrew Debidin defeated Omar Samad: 22-20.
Third place went to Ronald Hamilton, who got the better of Verun Challu: 21-10.
Under-13 Girls’ Finals: Wonita Yang thrashed Reba Ramlall: 21-6.
Third Place went to Reanna Persaud, who trounced Jayde DaSilva: 21-7.