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Saturday December 08, 2018
Kaieteur News
Shemar Britton wins T&T Super Singles Men’s Open Table Tennis Title Guyana’s recently crowned Caribbean under 21 Men’s table tennis champion continues his forward progression when won the Trinidad and Tobago Open Super-Singles men’s open singles title when that championships concluded on Wednesday last at the National Racquet Centre, Orange Grove Main Road, Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago. Britton a scholastically inclined and immensely talented, disciplined table tennis player and gifted athlete, currently pursuing a law degree at the University of the West Indies St Augustine T&T, represented and played under the Queen’s Park Table Tennis club banner. He defeated all comers in the men’s singles round robin finals involving Trinidad and Tobago’s national Champion Curtis Humphreys of the WASA Table Tennis Club, Arun Roopnarine of the Arima Hawks, American-based Dayanand Maharaj, who plays for the Solo Crusaders club, former Caribbean junior champion Luc O’ Young and Aaron Edwards, another Queen’s Park Table Tennis club player to win the prestigious title which pits the
Shemar Britton in action. crème of Trinidad and Tobago’s table tennis players. Britton and the other gladiators advanced into round robin “Big Six” finals from the knockout phase held on Sunday 2ndDecember, national men’s champion Curtis Humphreys of the WASA Table Tennis Club beat N’kosi Rouse in three straight sets (11-7, 11-2, 11-8) to move forward to the finals. Arun Roopnarine of the Arima Hawks did the same to Joshua Manswell (11-8, 11-8, 11-3). Despite a little trouble
in the third set, Shemar Britton, a Queen’s Park Table Tennis Club member, took out former national champion Reeza Burke (11-5, 11-6, 1315, 11-9) to move forward. American-based former national champion andnational men’s team representative Dayanand Maharaj, who plays for the Solo Crusaders club, had to channel his inner Harry Houdini to recover from two sets down to beat child prodigy Derron Douglas in a gruelling five set clash (13-15, 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-9). Luc O’
Pestano, Permaul bowl Guyana Jaguars to first innings points
Clinton Pestano and Veerasammy Permaul
Cash, other prizes upfor grabs in Rupununi Football tournament.... From page 30 champions will take away $300,000 and the runners-up for both categories will take home $150,000 and trophies. There are also individual prizes for the best goalkeeper and most valuable player. The Prize for the MVP will be sponsored by Banks DIH. The results so far are as follows: Females: Tabatinga Fc (0) - Gladiators Fc (6)
Paiwomak Fc - Far East Fc (Nil all) Males Paiwomak FC (4) - Basin FC (0) Three matches are scheduled for this weekend including a face-off between female teams Culvert City FC and Rising All Stars and male teams Rush Saints and Gladiators.Former national footballer Emerick Williams is playing for Tabatinga Fc in the tournament.
Clinton Pestano and Veerasammy Permaul shared seven wickets between them to bowl defending champions Guyana Jaguars to first innings points over the Windward Islands Volcanoes when the first round game of the Cricket West Indies Regional four-day Franchise League continued yesterday. Resuming on 32-2 at the Darren Sammy Stadium, Volcanoes were bowled out for 187 in 59.1 overs. Alick Athanaze and Delorn Johnson top scored with 34 each, while Dennis Smith made 20 and Kaven Hodge 19. Pestano finished with 4-46 and Permaul 3-13. Guyana Jaguars closed the second day on 60-1 with Tagenarine Chanderpaul on 16 and skipper Leon Johnson on 15. Griffith was run out for 23 after adding 42 for the opening stand with Chanderpaul. At the Three Ws Oval, Barbados Pride are 197-6 in reply to Leeward Islands Hurricanes first innings’ 252 all out. Jonathan Carter made 63, while Anthony Alleyne got 36. Sheldon Cottrell claimed 3-48 and Alzarri Joseph had 2-19.
Shemar Britton Receives his Prize from Mr. O’Young . Young moved past Everton Sorzano (14-12, 12-10, 11-9) to go to the final, and Aaron Edwards, another Queen’s Park Table Tennis team member, beat Andrew Alexander (12-10, 11-7, 11-6). In the round robin Finals Britton defeated Arun Roopnarine by a margin (3-0) margin, Arron Edwards (3-1), Luc O Young (3-1); Dayanand
Maharaj by a (3-0) and Cutis Humphrey’s by a 3-2 margin to secure the title. Britton, who will be doing battle for Guyana in the 2019 Senior Caribbean Table Tennis championships scheduled for March 9th to 17 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Guyana, will be sacrificing his holiday season to commence intensifying his preparation
for these critical championships with a training camp in China. The 2019 Caribbean Championships will be the qualification event for the Caribbean to select one male and one female to represent the Caribbean Region at the 2019 Pan American games scheduled for August 2019 in Lima Peru.
Thirsty Fox backs David Hunte Dominoes competition Thirsty Fox of Durban Street is the latest entity to lend support to the David Hunte Dominoes competition which is set for Sunday at 6 Middle Street, Pouderoyen. The entity’s representative Shanella McPherson yesterday handed over the third place prize to Senior Organising Secretary of the Georgetown Dominoes Association Mark Wiltshire. McPherson said they are happy to be associated with the tournament since they have are passionate about the sport. She added that she is looking forward to a successful tournament while Wiltshire thanked them for the support. Wi l t s h i r e i s u rg i n g t h e teams to be at the venue at least 30 minutes prior to the starting time and informed that no late entries will be accepted.
Mark Wiltshire accepts the trophy from Shanella McPherson. Entrance fee is $12,000 and the winning team will take home a trophy and $150,000, runner up a trophy and $75,000 and third place $35,000.
The MVP will be given $5,000 and double-six time is 13:30hrs. Interested teams can contact Wiltshire on 665 5855 for registration.