T&T players Brandon Khillawan, Jada Renales, Reece Marcano and Travis Sinanan all advanced to the finals of their respective categories as action continued at the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation Championships (Carebaco) in Kingston, Jamaica, yesterday.
Marcano and Sinanan will clash in today's boys Under-11 singles final after both players got past Barbadian opponents in the semifinal round. Marcano was an easy winner over Keenan Scantlebury 21-14, 21-10. On the other hand, Sinanan was forced to come from a set down to defeat Russell Butcher 16-21, 21-12 and 21-16.
Khillawan also lost the first set against Barbadian Nicholas Sobers in the boys U-15 singles semifinal but fought back to win 18-21, 21-10 and 21-7. Renales, ranked one in the girls U-17 singles outlasted Jamaican Shantae Smith 21-19, 21-16 in the semifinals.
Vance Juteram, Zion St Rose, Ananda Ramsingh and Ihsaan Furlonge all won bronze medals for T&T after losing their semifinal matches. Both losing semifinalists in the tournament get bronze medals.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Girls U-17 Singles Semifinals
Jada Renales (T&T) def Shantae Smith (JAM) 21-19, 21-16
Boys U-11 Singles Semifinals
Reece Marcano (T&T) def Keenan Scantlebury (BAR) 21-14, 21-10
Travis Sinanan (T&T) def Russell Butcher (BAR) 16-21, 21-12, 21-16
Boys U-13 Singles Semifinals
Zane Reid (JAM) def Vance Juteram (T&T) 21-17, 21-13
Adam Taylor (JAM) def Zion St Rose (T&T) 13-21, 21-14, 21-14
Boys U-15 Singles Semifinals
Brandon Khillawan (T&T) def Nicholas Sobers (BAR) 18-21, 21-10, 21-7
Joel Angus (JAM) def Ihsaan Furlonge (T&T) 21-16, 21-12
Girls U-15 Singles Semifinals
Taina Daley (JAM) def Ananda Ramsingh (T&T) 21-12, 21-16
Wednesday
Men's Doubles Quarterfinals
Alistair Espinoza/ Anil Seepaul (T&T) def Jemarey Gordon/ Anthony McNee (JAM) 17-21, 21-16, 22-20
Wilroy Myles/Jamari Rose (JAM) def Keston Friday/Kerwyn Pantin (T&T) 21-18, 21-14
Mixed Doubles Round One
Mikaylia Haldene/Garron Palmer (JAM) def Nekeisha Blake/Alistair Espinoza (T&T) 21-13, 21-18
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
Geordine Henry/Gareth Henry (JAM) def Avril Plaza-Marcelle/Anil Seepaul (T&T) 21-4, 21-9
Terry Leyow-Walker/Jamari Rose (JAM) def Solangel Guzman/Kerwyn Pantin (T&T) 21-17, 18-21, 21-19
Shari Watson/Andre Padmore (BAR) def Jade Joseph/Keston Friday (T&T) 21-13, 21-12
Men's Singles Quarterfinals
Gareth Henry (JAM) def Keston Friday (T&T) 18-21, 21-11, 25-23
Shaquille Palmer (JAM) def Kerwyn Pantin (T&T) 21-13, 21-19
Women's Singles Quarterfinals
Solangel Guzman (T&T) def Shari Watson (BAR) 21-8, 21-16
Boys Doubles
U-19 Quarterfinals
Cory Fanus/Sabeel Foster (BAR) def Sheraz Nabbie/Adrian Nicholson (T&T) 21-15, 21-17
Tremar Barham/Shane Wilson (JAM) def Will Lee/Naim Mohamed (T&T) 21-17, 21-9
Mixed Doubles
U-19 Quarterfinals
Kenneth Anglin/Dematra Mew (JAM) def Naim Mohamed/Kristi Reno-Singh 21-10, 21-11