Alleyne and Billingy crowned Independence TT winners

SENIOR national player

Joel Alleyne and young star Jasmine Billingy were crowned senior winners when the curtain came down on the National Sports Commission, 2023 Independence Table Tennis Tournament on Sunday evening.

In a thrilling encounter at the National Gymnasium, Alleyne battled back from a game down to defeat the resurging Nigel Bryan 3-2

Bryan won the first game 11-9, before Alleyne evened the clash with a hard - fought 12-10 win . The eventual winner pulled ahead 11-7 in the third clash before Bryan stormed back with an 11-8 win to draw the clash even at 2-2

In the final game, it could have gone either way, but Alleyne pulled off a victory.

In the semi-final, Bryan had defeated youngster Ebo McNeil 3-1 ( 11-6 , 11-13 , 11-6 and 11-7 ), while Alleyne had defeated Elishaba Johnson 3-1 ( 11-5 , 10-12 , 12-10 and 11-5).

In the Women’s Singles, Billingy stormed to a 4-0 win for an automatic firstplace finish against some of the top young players in the country.