Guyana Men’s and Women’s teams qualify for the CAC Games

THE Guyana senior men’s team have progressed for the main draw of the CAC Qualifier tournament after placing second in their group.

Guyana defeated Honduras 3-2 after winning the doubles; Shemar Britton picking up the first single and Jonothan Van Lange coming back to win the deciding game.

The women’s team, led by Chelsea Edghill, defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3-1; the pair of Edghill and Cummings winning the doubles as well as their single matches. Later on they went down to powerhouse, Dominican Republic,. They now play Costa Rica for a place in the Semifinals of the tournament.

Both teams have qualified for the CAC Games to be held in San Salvador in June of this year. This was the first of a few objectives of GTTA coming into this month of table tennis action.

Commenting on this, the GTTA president, Godfrey Munroe, stated “This was the ultimate goal, qualifying for these games; the focus now is on placement for the remainder of this tournament. The performance is a good precursor in preparation of the Senior Caribbean tournament and other engagements for the teams.”

The men’s team comprises Shemar Britton, Jonathan Van Lange, Joel Alleyne, Elishaba Johnson, and Paul David. The Women’s team comprises Chelsea Edghill, Oly, Natalie Cummings, Priscilla Greaves, Thuraia Thomas, and Jasmine Billingy.

The qualifier will conclude on Sunday 19th March with the semi-finals and finals beginning at 16:00 hrs. The tournament is being streamed live on the official Facebook page and YouTube channel of the GTTA from 10:00hrs.

Kings Basketball Cluborganised U17 tournament … Kings B face Royals B, Kwakwani and Kidrock battle for honours

THE Kings B, Victory Valley Royals B, Kwakwani and KidRock B are all through to the semi-finals of the Kings Basketball Club- organised Under-17, 4 X 4 competition which began last weekend.

The tournament will conclude this afternoon from 14.30hrs at the Retrieve Hard Court in Mackenzie, Linden.

In the preliminary round of the tournament which was played at the Silvercity Hard Court in Wismar, Kings B, who finished with three wins and one loss to Kwakwani, ended on 58 points.

They will face Royals B who finished on 26 points from three wins and one loss, while Kwakwani and Kidrock B, who also ended with three wins and a loss, placing second and third on 45 and 35 points respectively, will battle in the other semi-final.

The teams which were eliminated following last Saturday and Sunday’s preliminary round of play were Block 22 Flames, Victory Valley Royals A, Kings A, Raiders and Kidrock A.

At stake in this competition are trophies and replicas donated by former coach Gary Stephens and the Brusches Basketball Foundation. (Joe Chapman)