TOP Caribbean U19 stars Jonathan Van Lange and Jasmine Billingy are set to lead male and female Guyana squads respectively to the Caribbean Youth Table Tennis Championships from 19th to 26th April in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Van Lange, a Caribbean Boys’ team silver medalist and bronze single medalist, will lead the likes of Krystian Sahadeo, Colin Wong and Malachi Moore.
Billingy’s female squad includes Samara Sukhai, Akira Watson and Angel Robinson.
Both squads were announced on Thursday by the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA).
The regional tournament is set to qualify the top four male and female players from the region to participate in the Paraguay PANAM Youth games in August.
The GTTA says the teams have been training in preparation for the championships for the past weeks under the guidance of coach Linden Johnson and GTTA head Godfrey Munroe, along with personal work done with their individual club coaches.
The team also has the support of top national and regional player, Shemar Britton.
The Caribbean championship is a key pathway competition for players to transition to the senior level through high quality competition.