A FAIR-SIZE crowd of supporters and parents were treated to thrilling encounters on day one of the Titans Table Tennis Club (TTTC)-organised Viva Water ‘Slammer Jammer’ Juniors tournament.

Action was seen in the Under-9 Open, Boys and Girls as well as U-13 and U-15 categories.

Jasmine Billingy and Malachi Moore have booked their spots in the U-9 Open final after defeating their opponents in the semi-finals.

Billingy got past Samara Sukhai beating her in sets of 11-6, 9-11, 11-3 while Moore saw off Chase Outar in sets of 11-3, 11-1. Billingy and Moore will face off in the final today.

Over in the Girls’ U-13 category, Thuraia Thomas and Nkechi McRae dispatched their respective opponents to set up what will be a thrilling encounter today. Thomas beat Rosanna Saunders in straight sets of 11-1, 11-4 while McRae got past Samara Sukhai in similar fashion with 11-8, 12-10.

Dhanesh Persaud upset Colin Wong in their Boys’ U-15 semi-final and will face Isaiah Layne in the final today. Wong and Persaud treated the crowd to a five-set thriller which read 11-7, 11-9, 10-12, 6-11, 14-12 while Layne beat Krystian Sahadeo to book his spot in the final.

Action continues today in the U-15 categories and all finals will be played at 12:00hrs while the group stage of the U-15 competition starts at 09:00hrs at the Marian Academy auditorium.