National player Jasmine Billingy played unbeaten Friday to cart off the girls’ 13-years-and-under category when the National Sports Commission Independence table tennis tournament got underway at the National Gymnasium.
Twelve-year-old Billingy, a member of the national women’s team which won a bronze medal at the Caribbean Championships held here earlier this year, played unbeaten to win the title.
Reigning Caribbean U11 girls champion Samara Sukhai placed second while Akira Watson was third, Seona Barker, fourth and as third, Barker fourth and Shackecy Damon fifth.
Jaden Trotman played unbeaten to win the Novices round robin competition ending with five wins.
Second was J’Kell Whyte with four wins, Cassidy Singh was third, Akeem Hall fourth, Amseem Griffith, fifth and Akel Hall sixth.
In the boys U13 group matches Chase Outar and Kamani Halley were first and second in Group 1,
Darius Daniels and Rainsford Benfield qualified from group two and Kaydean Meusa and Aaron Hopkinson from group three.
In the boys U11 category Darius Daniels and Aaron Hopkinson were the group winners with Abinora Johnson and Zion Hickerson the runners up.
In the semifinals Hickerson will play Daniels and Johnson will play Hopkinson.
The competition continues today with play in the men and women’s singles.
