THE Guyana Table Tennis Association will serve off their long awaited Senior National Table Tennis Championships on Saturday at the National Gymnasium Auditorium.

The tournament will feature men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, mixed doubles, and open events.

Two-time Olympian and defending national singles champion Chelsea Edghill says she would love to defend her national crown against all comers but her participation is still a maybe because of niggling injuries.

Chelsea is also defending women doubles champions with Natalie Cummings and has the mix doubles crown with Shemar Britton which was won in 2022.

“At this time I’m not sure if I will be defending my title but I would really love to,” she told Chronicle Sport.

She says while the past two years has seen her take on a more administrative role with her Edge Sports Management and chairperson of the Athletes Commission, she is still at the top of her game.

She added, “Honestly speaking I won’t say I’m very motivated, it’s just a matter of playing at home and playing in front of home crowd and having people come out and support the sport but reminding person of who I am and what I would have accomplished, it does not really affect me that much, it’s just the chance to give persons the opportunity to see me play and if it is I do decide to play this weekend it would be to have fun and enjoy the sport.”

Her biggest threat will come from former national champion Natalie Cummings along with rising stars Thuraia Thomas and Jasmine Billingy.

Meanwhile the competition is returning after a two-year hiatus.

The tournament is expected to see the likes of former Caribbean Junior champion Shemar Britton amongst a host of other top players set to duel it out when the championships commences.

Five-time national men’s champion Christopher Franklin has opted out of this year’s competition meaning a new champion will be crowned.

The front runner will be the country’s highest rated player Britton followed by the likes of rising star Jonathan Van Lange, Niran Bissu and Elishaba Johnson among others.

The top players will earn automatic qualification to represent Guyana at the upcoming regional and international competitions, including the 2026 CAC Games and 2025 Islamic Games.

The action serves off at 13 hours today with doubles action with the men’s singles final set for Sunday while the women, B & C class is set for October 4^th.