MAURICE Cummings stormed to a 3-1 victory over arch-rival Shavin Green in the final of the Roger Bishop Linden Table Tennis Championships, which was held on Saturday last at the MacKenzie High School auditorium in Linden.

The competition, which was staged by the Linden Table Tennis Steering Committee and sponsored by Roger Bishop, attracted some of the top players in the region.

Marlon Washington and Ray Anderson were number one seeds, advancing out of the group stage (two groups, five players each) after defeating all comers to advance to the semifinals.

In the first semifinals, Shavin Greene, who came out second in group 1, defeated Washington by a 3-0 margin in the cross over of top seed versus second place in groups.

In the second semifinals, Cummings, who advanced as the second-seeded player in group two, defeated Anderson by three matches to zero to set up a final between himself and Green.

Greene and Cummings, over the last few years, have emerged as Linden top threats and have shared the spoils in different competitions.  In a very competitive and entertaining encounter, the dreadlocked Cummings took his game up a notch and proved that he wanted the title more than Greene with some dazzling display of third ball attacks. In the end, he won by a 3-1 margin (11-9, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7).

Washington and Anderson secured joint third positions.

In a simple Presentation Ceremony, Mr Haslyn Small, head teacher of Mackenzie High, presented the prizes to the winners.

The committee’s next engagement will be the Linden Schools Table Tennis Team and Individual Challenge scheduled for May 24 to 26.