GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Oct 19, CMC – Akili Haynes and Priyanna Ramdhani dominated the National Senior Badminton Tournament, each capturing three titles by winning their respective singles and doubles events before combining to take the mixed doubles crown.
Their performances topped the tournament’s honours list, while men’s doubles runners-up Christopher Jordan and Ruel Rambiriche were awarded the Most Improved Player awards.
Top seed Haynes won the men’s singles title with a 22–20, 21–12 victory over Tyrese Jeffrey. Jeffrey kept the opening game close, but Haynes pulled away in the second to complete a straight-game win.
Haynes had taken a tougher route to the final, recovering from a game down to defeat joint third/fourth seed Nkosi Beaton 18–21, 21–15, 21–16 in the semi-finals.
Jeffrey, also seeded third/fourth, advanced with a 21–17, 21–18 win over Rambiriche. Beaton and Rambiriche shared third place.
After contesting the singles final, Haynes and Jeffrey teamed up as the top-seeded men’s doubles pair and defeated Jordan and Rambiriche 22–20, 21–16 to secure the title. Percival Chester and Ronit Gulchand shared third place with Javid Rahaman and Ronald Chang Yuen.
Ramdhani’s three-title showing marked a successful return to tournament play following the injury she sustained at the CAREBACO Senior Championship in Trinidad last November.
She defeated women’s singles top seed Ashley Khalil 21–4, 21–5 in the final, with Asiyah Eastman finishing third. Ramdhani then partnered Eastman to win the women’s doubles title, beating Tei Haynes and Angel Zhu 21–7, 21–6. Mishka Beharry and Khalil placed third.
The mixed doubles final brought the two leading performers together, with Haynes and Ramdhani defeating Chang Yuen and Khalil 21–6, 21–9 to complete their respective trebles. Daniel Tan and Eastman shared third place with Beaton and Beharry.
Although Jordan and Rambiriche missed out on the men’s doubles crown, their progress earned individual recognition. Both received Most Improved Player awards after reaching the final and testing the eventual champions in a closely contested opening game.