The Woodpecker Products annual Christmas Singles badminton tournament concluded on Friday evening with siblings Priyanna and Narayan Ramdhani winning titles on the final day at the Queens College courts.
Priyanna, a Caribbean gold medallist, defeated Ambika Ramraj 21- 6, 21-9 in the Under-19 Girls final to add to her Under-15 title, while Narayan, a Caribbean and South American bronze medallist, got the better of Nicholas Ali in the final of the Open Men’s category, 20-22, 21-18, 21-15.
The presentation of prizes to the top three finishers in each category was done immediately after the finals by Lance Sanford and Marlyn Sanford, senior badminton players from London visiting Guyana.
Below are the overall results of the tournament: Under-15 Boys’ Singles: (1) Jonathan Mangra (2) Hemraj Beharry (3) Armand Ramdhani and Ransell Ramsaroop; Under-15 Girls’ Singles: (1) Priyanna Ramdhani, (2) Ambika Ramraj (3) Abosaide Cadogan and Siya Persaud; Under-19 Boys’ Singles: (1) Narayan Ramdhani (2) Noel Shewjattan (3) Jonathan Mangra and Sachin Ramdhani; Under- 19 Girls Singles: (1) Priyanna Ramdhani (2) Ambika Ramraj (3) Althea McDavid; Open Men’s Singles: (1) Narayan Ramdhani (2) Nicholas Ali (3) Christopher Persaud and Noel Shewjattan.
