THE finals of the Bounty Farm Ltd. Handicap Tournament concluded today with Alex Arjoon being crowned King.

Nicholas Verwey came out on top of Category A, Samuel Ince-Carvalhal took the Open Plate title, and Mohryan Baksh was the Category A Plate winner.

Nail biting matches wowed the crowd that was treated to outstanding play from the finalists.

Top player Arjoon (-22) showed why he is number 1, as he defeated Regan Pollard (-14), in an exciting final match at the Georgetown Club.

Using a variety of the shots in his repertoire, Arjoon moved easily around the court and worked the talented Pollard.

Verwey – Alphonso battle

The show stopper of the day was the Category A match between Nicholas Verwey (-8) and Michael Alphonso (-10).

The level of play between these two youngsters was incredible as they rallied to every corner of the court in a display of precision play.

Verwey, who has improved at an incredible rate over the last few months, hunted every ball the skilful Alphonso played. The in-form Alphonso quickly closed the 2 points deficit of his handicap and dominated early in the game.
Verwey pulled himself back up to even out but Alphonso’s experience and expertise carried him through to take the first game 15/13.

In the second game, the battle continued as Verwey pulled out in front to a 14/ 11 advantage. Alphonso refused to give up and fought his way to 14/14 before Verwey closed the second game down.

Emotions were high as the third game had spectators on the edge of their seats.

A determined Verwey came out strong and secured an early lead. After some of the longest rallies of the tournament, Verwey was ahead 6/2 and earned another string of 6 points.

Both players were visibly exhausted but refused to back off as Alphonso pushed to catch up by scoring 3 points.

At 14/6, it seemed Alphonso couldn’t hold on any longer but he made a final bid and worked for another 4 points to reach 10/14.

Verwey held his patience before finishing the match in sheer style with a perfectly executed nick for a 13/15, 15/14, 15/10 triumph.

In the open plate, junior player Samuel Ince-Carvalhal (3) secured his win against Ian Mekdeci (5) with precision drops, good lengths and deception. Mohryan Baksh (-3) took the Category A title after defeating Louis DaSilva (7) in another entertaining game with long rallies and good placement.

Full Winners Below

Open Category

Winner – Alex Arjoon
Second place – Regan Pollard
Third place – Deje Dias

Alex Arjoon (-22) Regan Pollard (-14) 15/6, 15/6

Open Category Plate

Winner – Samuel Ince-Carvalhal
Second Place – Ian Mekdeci
Third Place – Jonathan Antczak

Samuel Ince-Carvalhal (3) beat Ian Mekdeci (5) 15/11, 15/11
Jonathan Antczak (6) beat Medhi Ramdhani (8) 10/15, 15/9, 15/13

Category A

Winner – Nicholas Verwey
Second Place – Michael Alphonso
Third Place – Abosaide Cadogan

Nicholas Verwey (-8) beat Michael Alphonso (-10) 13/15, 15/14. 15/10
Abosaide Cadogan (-4) beat Kirsten Gomes (-4) 15/12, 15/14

Category A Plate

Winner – Mohryan Baksh
Second Place – Louis Dasilva
Third Place – Ethan Jonas

Mohryan Baksh (-3) beat Louis DaSilva (7) 15/13, 15/13
Ethan Jonas (-4) beat Aishani Persaud (11) 15/11, 15/12