Beharry, Waddell and Alexander top GBA/NSC Junior Badminton tournament

Mishka Beharry copped two titles and Frank Waddell and Xavio Alexander put the stamp on their individual categories on Thursday night when the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) concluded its National Sports Commission sponsored National Junior Singles Championship.

Playing at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue, Beharry took top honours in the Girls’ Under-17 and Under-19 divisions, while Waddell won the Boys’ Under-19 Singles and Alexander took the spoils in the Boys’ Under-17 segment.

By virtue of their successes, Beharry and Alexander will be attending the XXXII Yonex Pan-Am Junior Championship 2024 in Aguascalientes, Mexico, July 13-15, president of the GBA Emilia Ramdhani announced.

The tournament will be immediately followed by a Badminton Camp organised by the Badminton Pan American Confederation (BPAC), also be in Mexico. The players will be accompanied by coach Nkosi Beaton.

Vice-president of the GBA Ayanna Watson, in her closing remarks at the presentation ceremony, expressed gratitude to the parents, sponsors, tournament coordinators and athletes for making the tournament an exciting, competitive and successful one.

The Guyana Badminton Association said: “This tournament also forms part of the Badminton Academy and the three phases in the Hon. Minister’s (Charles Ramson) vision and plan. The Guyana Badminton Association wishes to thank the Director of Sport and the National Sports Commission for sponsoring this tournament and for making the facility available.”

See below the summarised results of the final set of matches

Boys U-13 Final: Ethan Bulkan vs. Joel Rambirche 21-11, 21-8

Boys U-17 Semi-Final: Ruel Rambiriche vs. Nikolas Pollard 21-9, 21-18

Girls U-11 Final: Anjaneysa Godette vs. Riyo Alexander 21-11, 21-7

Girls U-17 Final: Mishka Beharry vs. Malia Haley 21-4, 21-13

Boys U-15 Final: Ruel Rambirche vs. Egan Bulkan 21-8, 21-6

Girls U-15 Final: Gabrielle Felix vs. Harshini Muralidharan 17-21, 21-11, 21-9

Boys U-11 Final: Joel Rambirche vs. Liam Brumell 21-14, 21-10

Boys U-17 Final: Xavio Alexander vs. Ruel Rambirche 21-15, 18-21, 21-11

Girls U-19 Final: Mishka Beharry vs. Leshaunte Berkley 21-6, 21-7

Boys U-19 Final: Frank Wadell vs. Xavio Alexander 21-18, 21-15

WINNERS

UNDER-11 GIRLS SINGLES

3^rd Arianna Bassier

3^rd Emma Ramsaran

2^nd Riyo Alexander

1^st Anjaneysa Godette

UNDER-11 BOYS SINGLES

3^RD Christopher Harrison

2^nd Liam Brumell

1^st Joel Rambiriche

UNDER-13 BOYS SINGLES

3^rd  Liam Brumell

3^RD Ethan Ramsaran

2^nd Joel Rambiriche

1^st Ethan Bulkan

UNDER-15 GIRLS SINGLES

3^rd  Anjaneysa Godette

3^RD Anya Manickchand

2^nd Harshini Muralidharan

1^st Gabrielle Felix

UNDER-15 BOYS SINGLES

3^rd  Mohamed Farouk

3^RD Phillip Stephanas

2^nd Egan Bulkan

1^st Ruel Rambiriche

UNDER-17 GIRLS SINGLES

3^rd  Nevaeh Eastman

3^RD Menikshi Jaikissoon

2^nd Malia Haley

1^st Mishka Beharry

UNDER-17 BOYS SINGLES

3^rd  Nikolas Pollard

3^RD Avinash Ramnarine

2^nd Ruel Rambiriche

1^st Xavio Alexander

UNDER-19 GIRLS SINGLES

3^rd  Nevaeh Eastman

3^RD Malia Haley

2^nd Leshaunte Berkley

1^st Mishka Beharry

UNDER-19 BOYS SINGLES

3^rd  Joanathan Debidin

3^RD Jonathan Robinson

2^nd Xavio Alexander

1^st Frank Wadell

On the horizon for GBA is the commencement of training for the CAREBACO Junior Tournament in Aruba from August 22-25, 2024.

Also on the agenda is the National Sports Commission’s Doubles tournament, which will start in schools and culminate in a tournament at the National Gymnasium in October 2024.