Nine-year-old Billingy captures Under – 21 table tennis title

Nine-year-old Jasmine Billingy played unbeaten to capture the female Under-21 crown. She is sponsored by Car Care (Royston Alkins photo) 

Nine-year-old junior table tennis sensation Jasmine Billingy stunned the field to capture the female Under – 21 title in the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) senior national championships last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). 

 Billingy, who is sponsored by Car Care played unbeaten in the round-robin finals to clinch her maiden senior title. 

 She defeated the 2020 girls Under – 15 champion Thuraia Thomas (second place) 11-7, 13-11, 10-12, 11-8 and also accounted for the reigning Under – 18 champion Crystal Melville (third place) 13-11, 11-7, 11-5. Samara Sukhai, her Titans Table Tennis Club mate was her third victim, whom she defeated 11-8, 7-11, 11-4, 11-7.