Three CAREBACO bronze for TT

BRILLIANT performances by national under-17 champions Vikie Singh  and Justin Siu  and his national runner-up Earnesto Dean saw Trinidad and Tobago  collect three bronze medals at the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO) Junior Championships which is contested at the Jean Pierre Complex, Mucurapo.

The talented Cri-Stars Badminton club threesome Singh, Siu and Dean were beaten in the semi-final round of the U-17 singles competition, which is played simultaneously with the CAREBACO International Championships. They still have the opportunity of playing for the gold medal in the respective age-group finals tomorrow. They will be involved in the semi-finals battle today at the same venue, when action serves off from 10 am. Pint-sized Singh disposed of Barbadian Geordine Henry 13-12, 5-11 and 11-5 and stopped compatriot Kerry Ann Quan Chee 11-1 and 11-2 in the quarter-finals. She will do battle with Mexican Naty DeLaRanger in the other semi-final tie. Jamaican Shaunette Davis edged out TT’s Nekeisha Blake (11-8, 1-11, 11-9) and Surinamese Jill Sjauw Mook 6-11, 11-9 and 13-11 in two close-fought encounters. Davis will clash with Mexican Rosina Nunes who whipped TT’s Keisha Hercules (11-4, 11-0) and Jamaica’s champion Tracy Morgan 11-7, 2-11 and 11-4. Siu and Dean had contrasting rides to the “semis.” Champion Siu made it in convincing fashion by smashing out Nicholas Robinson (15-1, 15-2) and Barbados’ Greg Padmore (15-7, 15-2) but his U-17 doubles partner Dean was extended to three-setters before winning against Barbados’ Tshepang Matlepang (7-15, 15-3, 15-6) and Jamaican Christopher Beecher (15-17, 15-4, 15-10). In the semi-finals, Siu will do battle with Mexico’s Alexandro Reyes.