Arun Roopnarine took top spot in the Boys Under-21 division at the T&T Table Tennis Association's (T&TTTA) Silver Bowl Junior Championship 2012, held at the Central Regional Indoor Sport Arena (CRISA), Chaguanas, last weekend. Roopnarine also claimed a second place finish in the Under-18 division, while top-seeded Catherine Spicer, as expected, reclaimed the Girls Under-21 division title with a 11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 win over Ambika Sitram. Vimal Roopnarine, the top seeded player in the Boys 21-and-Under Division finished in thid place, with Lawrence Ince, who topped his group in the First Stage. Roopnarine (Vimal) was eventually eliminated at the semifinal hurdle by finalist Vicente Denoon, who bowed out to Roopnarine (Arun) 11-6, 11-8, 11-3.
Arun was not as successful in the Boys 18-and-Under Division, losing out to 13-year-old Aaron Wilson in the final. Wilson dominated both the Under-18 and the Under-15 Divisions, taking top spot in both. In the Under-15 final Wilson defeated Sarvesh Mungal to take the title. Renuka Sitram who was eliminated in the quarterfinal, reached to the final of the Girls Under-18 Division, where she lost to Guyanese player Chelsea Edghill. Edghill, stood out after also taking the Under-15 division title, while her brother Kyle Edhill placed second and third in the under-13 and the under-15 divisions, respectively. Brandon Lee Young (under-10), Ackayla Lucas (under-10), Daniel Henriques (under-12), Jamaali Homer (under-12) were the other winners in their respective divisions.
Places
Under-10
Boys
1. Brandoon Lee Young
2. Messiah Walcott
3. Derron Douglas
3. Aron Amoroso
Girls
1. Ackayla Lucas
2. Shreya Maharaj
3. Sydney Ramtahal
3. Shurja Welch
Under-13
Boys
1. Daniel Henriques
2. Kyle Edghill
3. Rajesh Muneshwar
3. Brandon Lee Young
Girls
1. Jamaali Homer
2. Nalini Boodoo
3. Jasher De Gannes
3. Chelsea Fong
Under-15
Boys
1. Aaron Wilson
2. Sarvesh Mungal
3. Kyle Edghill
3. Shamar Britton
Girls
1. Chelsea Edghill
2. Brittany Joseph
3. Gyshan Latchman
3. Jamaali Homer
Under-18
Boys
1. Aaron Wilson
2. Arun Roopnarine
3. Shamar Britton
3. Amresh Mungal
Girls
1. Chelsea Edghill
2. Renuka Sitram
3. Artienea Gregoire
3. Brittany Joseph
Under-21
Boys
1. Arun Roopnarine
2. Vicente Denoon
3. Lawrence Ince
3. Vimal Roopnarine
Girls
1. Catherine Spicer
2. Ambika Sitram
3. Dayna Samaroo
3. Renuka Sitram