THE Guyana senior men’s team have progressed for the main draw of the CAC Qualifier tournament after placing second in their group.

Guyana defeated Honduras 3-2 after winning the doubles; Shemar Britton picking up the first single and Jonothan Van Lange coming back to win the deciding game.

The women’s team, led by Chelsea Edghill, defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3-1; the pair of Edghill and Cummings winning the doubles as well as their single matches.
Later on they went down to powerhouse, Dominican Republic,. They now play Costa Rica for a place in the Semifinals of the tournament.

Both teams have qualified for the CAC Games to be held in San Salvador in June of this year. This was the first of a few objectives of GTTA coming into this month of table tennis action.

Commenting on this, the GTTA president, Godfrey Munroe, stated “This was the ultimate goal, qualifying for these games; the focus now is on placement for the remainder of this tournament. The performance is a good precursor in preparation of the Senior Caribbean tournament and other engagements for the teams.”

The men’s team comprises Shemar Britton, Jonathan Van Lange, Joel Alleyne, Elishaba Johnson, and Paul David. The Women’s team comprises Chelsea Edghill, Oly, Natalie Cummings, Priscilla Greaves, Thuraia Thomas, and Jasmine Billingy.

The qualifier will conclude on Sunday 19th March with the semi-finals and finals beginning at 16:00 hrs. The tournament is being streamed live on the official Facebook page and YouTube channel of the GTTA from 10:00hrs.