Christopher Franklin made a successful defence of the men’s singles title he won in 2016 by coming back from two sets to love down to defeat Shemar Britton 3-2 in the penultimate round of the eight-man round robin finals of the Guyana Table Tennis Association senior national championships at the National Gymnasium last evening.
After prevailing 13-11 in a tense fifth and final game, an elated Franklin laid of the floor of the gymnasium with obvious relief after snatching victory from the jaws of defeat against his training partner and Malteenoes Sports Club teammate.
The scheduled start of the round robin finals was delayed as the badminton players went through their paces at the facility and left a few of the players frustrated at the late start.
