Suriname International 2024 Badminton tournament…

Guyana’s ace female badminton player Priyanna Ramdhani made good on her promise to deliver hardware at the ongoing Suriname International 2024 Badminton tournament being played in Paramaribo.

She collected bronze in the women singles and teamed up with country-mate Akili Haynes also clinch bronze in the mixed doubles class and will play in the finals of the women doubles.
The women doubles category where Ramdhani is teaming up with Trinidadian Chequeda De Boulet saw them eliminating Surinamese pair Crystal Leefmans and Chan Yang in their semifinal contest.

They mowed the team from the host nation down in the opening set 21-8 but found a sterner challenge in the second set before clinching it 21-17 to earn the chance to play for gold.
They will contest the final against Peru’s Ines Lucia Castillo and Namie Miyahira.

The mixed doubles where Guyana stood a good chance of capturing a gold medal, saw them having to settle for a bronze after Akili Haynes who was nursing a minor injury had to retire hurt owning to the high intensity play triggering his injury.

The local pair had to contend with Surinamese pair Rivano Bisphan and Sion Zeegelaar in the semi- final round.
They showed fight but could not overcome as they loss the encounter 21-12 and 11-0 owing to Haynes retiring hurt.

Ramdhani however did not advance to the women singles finals category when she came up against Peru Ines Lucia Castillo in the semifinals on Saturday.
She was outdone in straight sets 21-6 and 21-9 and had to settle for a bronze medal
Akili Haynes, Priyanna Ramdhani, Nkosi Beaton, Frank Waddell, and Jonathan Debidin journeyed to represent this country at the Suriname International 2024, which served off on Wednesday in Paramaribo.

The tournament features singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events.