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Jun 29, 2014 Sports
By Sean Devers
The Guyana Olympic Association’s (GOA) ‘Discover’ Open Badminton Tournament
commenced on Saturday June 21 at the Queens College Badminton Courts and climaxed with an exciting final night action which included the Finals in Men Singles and Mixed Doubles last Friday.
Narayan Ramdhani and his little sister Priyanna Ramdhani both copped the Triple Crown by winning the Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles as they featured prominently in the tournament.
After the finals, the presentation was done by the GOA pair of Secretary Hector Edwards and Vice-President Charles Corbin, who both witnessed the matches.
Corbin encouraged the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) to get families involved, noting that it’s only at Multi-Sports tournaments the other athletes turn out to support other sporting events.
GBA President-Gokarn Ramdhani also made brief remarks to the players and small gathering of spectators on hand and thanked the GOA for making the tournament possible once again.
The GBA top man informed that the next International assignment for the locals is the Junior Pan American Games in the Central American country of Guatemala from July 21-25.
According to the GBA President, this tournament will be followed by the Caribbean Championships from August 7-15 in Jamaica.
Improved players prizes in this tournament were presented to Kara Abrams, Hemraj Beharry and Ronals Chang Yuen.
In the Mix Doubles Finals, siblings Narayan Ramdhani & Priyanna Ramdhani defeated Nicholas Ali & Ambika Ramraj in two straight sets to take championship honours. Ali and Ramraj fought back bravely in the second set and the encounter was almost pushed into a third set before it ended in an exciting finish to give the talented Ramdhani clan the match, 21-9, 23-21.
The Men Singles Finals saw Narayan Ramdhani & Nicholas Ali battling in a heated and high-level three setter with Ramdhani winning the first game 21-17 and Ali taking the second at 21-16. Ramdhani bounced back to win the third and deciding game, 21-17.
Overall Results:
Men’s Singles:
1st. Narayan Ramdhani
2nd Nicholas Ali
3rd Jonathan Mangra & Avinash Odit
Ladies Singles:
1st Priyanna Ramdhani
2nd Ambika Ramraj
3rd Kara Abrams & Abosaide Cadogan
Men’s Doubles:
1st Narayan Ramdhani & Nicholas Ali
2nd Noel Shewjattan & Jonathan Mangra
Ladies Doubles:
1st Priyanna Ramdhani & Ambika Ramraj
2nd Abosaide Cadogan & Kara Abrams
Mixed Doubles:
1st Narayan Ramdhani & Priyanna Ramdhani
2nd Nicholas Ali & Ambika Ramraj
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