THE Guyana badminton players who took part in the CAC Games 2018 held in Barranquilla Colombia performed above expectations with 16-year-old Priyanna Ramdhani reaching the quarter-finals in the Ladies singles and being placed in the top eight in Central America and in the Caribbean at these games.

In the opening rounds she gained a bye to move into the second round where she defeated Nathalie Angelique Fedney Vidal 21-13, 21-11 to move into the quarters but she lost to Sabrina Solis Martinez 21-13, 21-8.

In the opening round of the Mixed doubles Narayan Ramdhani  and his sister Priyanna defeated Damien Ricardo Howell and Tamisha Williams of Barbados in a thrilling three-setter, losing the first game at 20-22 then coming back in the second game to win 21-17, before taking the last set and the match at 21-19.

In round two Narayan and Priyanna lost to the Dominican pair of William Cabrera Jose and Polanco Munoz in another thrilling three-setter with the Guyanese pair losing the first game at 22-20, winning the second game at 21-17 and losing the third and the match at 21-19.

In a release to the media, the GBA thanked the GOA for its efforts in getting the athletes to the Games and further stated, “It could only have been of great benefit to the athletes in improving their standards to a higher level.”