Fresh from landing a sponsorship deal with Yonex, Guyana’s national champion, 18-year-old Narayan Ramdhani, playing for Shuttlesport Badminton Academy, copped two third place finishes in Canada recently.
Competing in the BC Senior Circuit 2 Shuttlesport Senior Open and Under 23 tournaments at Badminton BC, Port Coquitlam, Canada, Ramdhani placed third in the Open men’s singles and the Under-23 men’s doubles.
According to a press release from the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA), he also placed first in the Under-23 mixed-doubles consolation draw.
In the Open men’s singles, Ramdhani defeated Junpeng (James) Qiu: 21-16, 21-10 in the quarter-finals but lost to Laurence Kao 21-16, 13-21, 21-19 in the semi-finals.
In the Under 23 men’s doubles,