Reno-Singh dominates juniors in Solo Open

Reigning national girls’ under-17 champion Kristi Reno-Singh impressively walked away with four titles from the Solo Open Junior Badminton Tournament finals held on Saturday at the Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena, Chaguanas. The St Augustine Girls’ High School student picked up the girls’ under-17 singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles in addition to the girls’ under-19 singles crown. Reno-Singh was the favourite to win all her titles as she did not drop a single set throughout the entire tournament. She discarded Cristars club-mate, Ashisha Persad, 21–4 in two straight sets in the girls’ under-17 singles. The teenaged sensation then stepped up to the under-19 division where she clashed against 2011 girls’ under-19 national champ Reba Fleary. Reno-Singh dominated the first set of the final 21–13. However, Fleary would not relinquish the title so easily as she battled her opponent to the very end but eventually lost 22–20.  The quadruple champ then joined forces with Regal Smashers player, Sheraz Nabbie, to clinch the under-17 mixed doubles title over Shuttle Force duo Jada Renales and Adrian Nicholson (21–8, 21–12). Reno-Singh’s fourth title came when she and Persad smashed St Joseph’s Convent (San Fernando) students, Tanya and Tiffany Rampersad, 21–12, 21–16 in the girls’ under-17 doubles. Nabbie, Jada Renales and Matthaus Wilford also got their spot in the limelight by emerging triple crown winners. 

 

Nabbie beat Naim Mohammed (21–18, 21–13) in the boys’ under-17 singles. Mohammed then got the opportunity to taste victory when he teamed up with Nabbie to defeat Shuttle Force’s Adrian Nicholson and Will Lee (21–13, 21–19) in the boys’ under-17 doubles. Wilford took the boys’ under-19 singles title from Cristars club-mate Jason Ramjass who went under 21–7, 21–12. Wilford clinched his second win with Ramjass in an interesting all-Cristars boys’ under-19 doubles final. The pair triumphed over Ramnarine Ramoutar and Raphael Kelly 21–14, 21–19. Wilford’s third crown was attained with the help of Tiffany, as they defeated Central Badminton Academy and Club’s (CBAC) Shannon Sundersingh and Kevon Butcher, 21–11, 21–14 in the under-19 mixed doubles. Renales began her winning ways by conquering Tiffany 21–16, 21–14 in the girls’ under-15 singles. She and Shuttle Force club-mate, Ralista Wong, then disposed Tiffany and Tanya in the girls’ under-15 doubles 21–9, 21–10.  The girls’ Shuttle Force standout came out on top the under-15 mixed doubles with Cristars’ Rivaj Seenath after emerging victorious in some round robin matches. Shuttle Force’s Britney Constantine and CBAC’s Leon Cassie and Stephon Butcher all emerged double crown winners. After dominating the under-11 division two years in a row, Cassie made his debut in the under-13 category to beat Michael Constantine 21–10, 21–18 in the singles. Nine-year-old Butcher grabbed the boys’ under-11 singles and the boys’ under-13 doubles with Cassie. Britney was crowned the girls’ under-13 champ and shared the mixed under-13 crown with Michael. 

 

RESULTS

GD 18

1 Hannahleel Gabrielle/Tishana Thomas (FMT)

2 Reneeta Ramsingh/Shannon Sundersingh (CBAC)

3 Saudia Razack/Laura Maraj (ASJA Girls Charlieville)

4 Ashisha Persad/Sitara Persas (Cristars)

 

BD 18

1 Jason Ramjass/Matthaus Wilford (Cristars)

2 Ramnarine Ramoutar/Raphael Kelly

3 Brandon Constantine/Johann Labastide (Shuttle Force)

3 Keith Beckles/Ahyden Jupiter

 

XD 18

1 Tiffany Rampersad/Matthaus Wilford (St Jospeh’s Convent S’do/Cristars)

2 Shannon Sundersingh/Kevon Butcher (CBAC)

 

GS 18

1 Kristi Reno-Singh (Cristars)

2 Reba Fleary (FMT)

3 Shanika Ramlochan (CBAC)

3 Hannahleel Gabrielle (FMT)

 

BS 18

1 Matthaus Wilford (Cristars)

2 Jason Ramjass (Cristars)

3 Brandon Constantine (Shuttle Force)

3 Johann Labastide (Shuttle Force)

 

GD 16

1 Kristi Reno-Singh/Ashisha Persad (Cristars)

2 Tanya Rampersad/Tiffany Rampersad (St Joseph’s Convent S’do)

3 Maya Cooper/Alexia Suite (St Joseph’s Convent S’do)

3 Shameena Sultan/Shanika Ramlochan (CBAC)

 

BD 16

1 Naim Mohammed/Sheraz Nabbie (CBAC/Regal Smashers)

2 Adrian Nicholson/Will Lee (Shuttle Force)

3 Ramnarine Ramoutar/Raphael Kelly (Cristars)

3 Zafeer Mohammed/Reizad Thompson (Cristars)

 

XD 16

1 Kristi Reno-Singh/Sheraz Nabbie (Cristars/Regal Smashers)

2 Jada Renales/Adrian Nicholson (Shuttle Force)

3 Ashisha Persad/Raphael Kelly (Cristars)

3 Brittney Mohammed/Kirvin Griffith (St Joseph’s Convent S’do/S’do Central Secondary)

 

GS 16

1 Kristi Reno-Singh (Cristars)

2 Ashisha Persad (Cristars)

3 Shanika Ramlochan (CBAC)

3 Jamala Alexander )St Joseph’s Convent S’do) 

 

BS 16

1 Sheraz Nabbie (Regal Smashers)

2 Naim Mohammed (CBAC)

3 Adrian Nicholson (Shuttle Force)

3 Will Lee (Shuttle Force)

 

GD 14

1 Ralista Wong/Jada Renales (Shuttle Force)

2 Tanya Rampersad/Tiffany Rampersad (St Joseph’s Convent S’do)

3 Selena Ali/Nasya Jones (Naparima Girls)

3 Celeste Fraser/Candice Gayadeen (Naparima Girls)

 

BD 14

1 Jerome Charles/Rivaj Seenath (Cristars)

2 Niral Ramlal/Aleem Ali (CBAC)

3 Trevis Jupiter/Renaldo Sinanan (FMT)

4 Kirtis Bateau/Casique Young (Belmont Secondary)

 

XD 14

1 Jada Renales/Rivaj Seenath (Shuttle Force/Cristars)

2 Ralista Wong/Zared Gopaul (Shuttle Force/CBAC)

4 Nikitha Yenugonda/Daniel Bhola (ASJA Girls S’do)/Presentation College S’do)

4 Brittney Mohammed/Craig Mungal (St Joseph’s Convent S’do/San Fernando Central)

 

GS 14

1 Jada Renales (Shuttle Force)

2 Tiffany Rampersad (St Joseph’s Convent S’do)

3 Ralista Wong (Shuttle Force)

3 Brittney Mohammed (St Joseph’s Convent S’do)

 

BS 14

1 Niral Ramlal (CBAC)

2 Jerome Charles (Cristars)

3 Aleem Ali (CBAC)

3 Leon Cassie (CBAC)

 

BD 12

1 Leon Cassie/Stephon Butcher (CBAC)

2 Marcus Alfonzo/Michael Constantine (Shuttle Force)

 

XD 12

1 Britney Constantine/Michael Constantine (Shuttle Force)

2 Ananda Ramsingh/Leon Cassie (CBAC)

 

GS 12

1 Britney Constantine (Shuttle Force)

2 Ananda Ramsingh (CBAC)

3 Jamie Jagessar (S’do TML)

4 Sonali Beharry (Cedar Grove)

 

BS 12

1 Leon Cassie (CBAC)

2 Michael Constantine (Shuttle Force)

3 Craig Mungal (S’do Central)

3 Stephon Butcher (CBAC)

 

BD 10

1 Vance Juteram/Travis Sinanan (FMT)

2 Jubal Lockiby/Kalon Byron (St Paul’s Anglican Primary)

3 Marcus Ragoobar/Kyle Ali (Grant Memorial Presbyterian/S’do TML)

 

BS 10

1 Stephon Butcher (CBAC)

2 Marcus Alfonzo (Shuttle Force)

3 Vance Juteram (FMT)

3 Travis Sinanan (FMT)