
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
3rd Arianna Bassier
3rd Emma Ramsaran
2nd Riyo Alexander
1st Anjaneysa Godette
UNDER-11 BOYS SINGLES
3RD Christopher Harrison
2nd Liam Brumell
1st Joel Rambiriche
UNDER-13 BOYS SINGLES
3rd Liam Brumell
3RD Ethan Ramsaran
2nd Joel Rambiriche
1st Ethan Bulkan
UNDER-15 GIRLS SINGLES
3rd Anjaneysa Godette
3RD Anya Manickchand
2nd Harshini Muralidharan
1st Gabrielle Felix
UNDER-15 BOYS SINGLES
3rd Mohamed Farouk
3RD Phillip Stephanas
2nd Egan Bulkan
1st Ruel Rambiriche
UNDER-17 GIRLS SINGLES
3rd Nevaeh Eastman
3RD Menikshi Jaikissoon
2nd Malia Haley
1st Mishka Beharry
UNDER-17 BOYS SINGLES
3rd Nikolas Pollard
3RD Avinash Ramnarine
2nd Ruel Rambiriche
1st Xavio Alexander
UNDER-19 GIRLS SINGLES
3rd Nevaeh Eastman
3RD Malia Haley
2nd Leshaunte Berkley
1st Mishka Beharry
UNDER-19 BOYS SINGLES
3rd Joanathan Debidin
3RD Jonathan Robinson
2nd Xavio Alexander
1st 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.