Barbados end Guyana’s streak to clinch 2025 ENet Senior CASA title

Barbados was crowned the overall champion of the 2025 ENet Senior Caribbean Squash Championships, bringing an end to host nation Guyana’s dominant run of four consecutive titles.

The final result at the National Racquet Centre on Saturday came down to the narrowest of margins, with the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) forced to implement a tie-breaker after both nations finished level on points.

Barbados and Guyana were tied at 44 points apiece in the overall standings, prompting organisers to turn to match and game differentials from the team segment.

It was here that Barbados edged ahead, securing the title by winning 10 more games than Guyana throughout the competition.

Bermuda finished third overall.

Guyana’s men claimed their title in a tense 3-2 victory over Barbados. The final saw the lead shift back and forth before the hosts secured the decisive point.

Guyana’s Sunil Seth lost the opener, but Samuel Ince-Carvalhal immediately levelled the score, defeating the experienced Shawn Simpson in four games (11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6).

Men’s individual champion Khamal Cumberbatch put Barbados back ahead with a 3-0 win over Guyana’s top seed, Daniel Ince.

The reliable Shomari Wiltshire dominated Rhett Cumberbatch (11-3, 11-7, 11-3) to tie the match at 2-2.

Jason-Ray Khalil delivered the crucial final point for Guyana, sealing the Men’s Team title with a straight-games victory over Alex Stewart (11-6, 11-3, 11-9).

In the Women’s team event, Barbados, led by their strength at the top of the individual rankings, secured the title with a 3-2 win over Guyana.

Margot Prow defeated 2022 Caribbean champion Ashley Khalil 3-0 (11-6, 11-2, 11-6). Women’s champion Megan Best secured another vital point for Barbados, overcoming Mary Fung-A-Fat (11-7, 11-3, 11-5).

Guyana showed resilience to claim two points, with Kirsten Gomes defeating Eboni Atherly (12-10, 11-4, 7-11, 11-8) and Larissa Wiltshire battling hard to win in four games against Sumairaa Suleman (6-11, 13-11, 11-9, 11-5).

FULL RESULTS: https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/Caribbean-Senior-Championships-CASA-2025-GUYANA

At the presentation ceremony, held at the Aiden Hotel, Minister Steven Jacobs applauded the teams on their performance and welcomed them to return to Guyana and experience more of the hospitable atmosphere.

Minister Jacobs was in high praise of the Guyana Squash Association for ensuring the tournament was well run, on just two weeks’ notice, following a late change in venue from Jamaica due to Hurricane Melissa.

Bermuda, Jamaica, and the British Virgin Islands have qualified for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games, alongside Barbados, Guyana, and the host, the Dominican Republic.

2026 Junior CASA will be in Trinidad and Tobago in July, while Senior CASA will be in November, with Jamaica as the likely host.

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OVERALL STANDINGS

FIRST – Barbados (44 points)

SECOND – Guyana (44 points)

THIRD – Bermuda (34 points)

FOURTH – Cayman Islands (28 points)

FIFTH – Dominican Republic (21 points)

SIXTH – Trinidad and Tobago (16 points)

SEVENTH – Jamaica (14 points)

EIGHTH – British Virgin Islands (nine points)

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