Badminton team wins 10 medals at Suriname tourney

The Guyana Badminton Association team which participated in the Suriname Annual Easter International tournament at the Walter Amo Sports Hall in Paramaribo ended with a gold, two silver and seven bronze medals.

The top performer was Priyanna Ramdhani who won a gold medal in the Under-15 girls doubles, a silver medal in the Under-15 girls singles and a bronze medal in the Under-19 mixed doubles.

The Guyana Badminton team which won 10 medals at the April 18-20 tournament in Suriname
The Guyana Badminton team which won 10 medals at the April 18-20 tournament in Suriname

Her brother Narayan Ramdhani won a silver medal in the under-19 boys doubles and bronze medals in the Under19 boys singles and Under-19 mixed doubles where he teamed up with his sister.

The other bronze medal winners were:-Jonathan Mangra, Under-19 boys doubles, Ronald Chang Yuen, Under-19 boys doubles, Hemraj Beharry, Under-19 boys doubles, Ambika Ramraj, Under-19 girls doubles and Krystal Peters, Under-19 girls doubles.

Results:-

 Semi-finals Under-15 girls’ singles:

Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) defeated Erisa Bleau (SUR): 21-11, 21-11

Under-15 girls doubles:

Priyanna Ramdhani & Shemara Lindveld (SUR) defeated Imani Mangroe & Stacy Cheung (SUR): 21-6, 21-11

 Under-19 boys singles:

Narayan Ramdhani lost to Samuel Ricketts (JAM): 21-17, 21-13

Under-19 boys doubles;

Narayan Ramdhani & Jonathan Mangra (GUY) defeated Shawn Brandon & M.Nannanpanday (SUR): 21-3, 21-9

Hemraj Beharry & Ronald Chang Yuen (GUY) lost to Soren Opti & Mitch Nai Chung Tong (SUR): 21-6, 21-7

Under-19 mixed doubles:

Narayan Ramdhani & Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) lost to Soren Opti & Ishaak Rugshaar (SUR): 21-16, 21-17

Under-15 Girls Singles final:

Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) lost to Imani Mangroe (SUR): 21-18, 8-21, 17-21

Under-15 girls doubles:

Priyanna Ramdhani (GUY) & Shemara Lindveld (SUR): defeated Jogia Williams & Nazeeya Oemar: 21-11, 21-7

Under-19 boys doubles:

Narayan Ramdhani & Priyanna Ramdhani lost to Soren Opti & Mitch Nai Chung Tong (SUR):21-17 & 21-19