THE highly anticipated Senior National Table Tennis Championship will be staged in the first quarter of this year, according to Head of the Guyana Table Tennis Association Godfrey Munroe.

Munroe, who spoke to Chronicle Sport this week, said, “We are still working on finalising the dates but diffidently, in the first quarter of the year.”

He says their focus now is on the all-important teams for the Caribbean junior and senior games, adding, “The association concertation now is on naming the national squad for preparation for the senior and junior Caribbean champion.”

The Caribbean Youth Championship is set for April 23-28 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with the senior edition also set for the same country from April 16-21.

He says they will soon be naming teams to commence training.

Olympian Chelsea Edghill and Christopher Franklin are the reigning men and women national singles champions.

Meanwhile, The GTTA president says the association is mulling the idea of bringing back a Cuban coach in the coming weeks to further boost their chances.

He says the GTTA is keen on preparing their top prospects with an eye on the Olympic qualification tournament set for Lima, Peru, May 14-17.