A group of overseas based table tennis players including three former national table tennis champions have thrown their support behind national table tennis player Shemar Britton.
Former Caribbean men’s singles champion and many times national men’s singles champion, Sydney Christophe, along with his brother Mike and Andrew Gorsira, both former men’s singles champions, along with former Berbice player Souvenir Ramdehol recently donated a quantity of equipment to Britton.
The equipment will be used by Britton to prepare for a number of upcoming engagements including the Islamic Games and the Commonwealth Games.
Britton thanked the group for the assistance.
“I just want to say how grateful and appreciative I am of the equipment I received from overseas-based former national players Sydney Christophe, Andrew Gorsira, Mike Christophe, Souvenir Ramdehol etc. The equipment will go a long way in aiding my preparation for the upcoming Commonwealth and Islamic Games. These guys are always quick and willing to aid my development as a player in any way they could and for that I can just say thank you and hope to make them proud.”
While he was in the USA, Britton participated in the tough 2500 category tournament at Westchester where he reached the semi-finals before losing to Nigeria’s Ahmed Adeleye.
In the quarter finals Britton stopped Lucy Chen 11-7, 11-9, 11-4.
In the Open category Britton also played very well reaching the last 16 where he lost to Gal Alguetti 11-5, 9-11, 7-11, 6-11.
