THE country’s male and female teams finished seventh and fifth respectively when they competed in the team category of the Caribbean Regional Youth Championship being staged in Bridgetown Barbados.
The Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation Tournament saw Guyana being represented by Jonathan Van Lange, Colin Wong, Malachi Moore and Krystian Sahadeo in the U-19 team category.

The Guyanese played in group 2 along with Jamaica and Dominican Republic (DR) but failed to advance out of their group which was won by DR.
Guyana won the clash for placement beating Barbados to finish seventh.

The men’s category was won by Puerto Rico who stopped DR in the final 3-2.
The girls finished fifth after beating Jamaica in the consolation clash.

Jasmine Billingy, Angel Robinson, Samara Sukhai and Akira Watson were the members of the women’s team.
The ladies began their campaign in group one against Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic but lost both encounters, failing to advance to the semifinal stage.
Puerto Rico would go on to win the title after beating DR in the final 3-2.

Players will now turn their attention to the singles and doubles categories in all age groups across both genders which began Wednesday.
The tournament ends on April 26