The ShuttleForce duo of Will Lee and Jada Renales proved over the weekend that they are among the top junior badminton players in T&T, winning three titles each at the T&T Badminton Association Solo Junior Open tournament at the Central Regional Indoor Sporting Arena in Chaguanas.
Lee, the number one ranked player in the boys singles Under-19 draw, was forced to dig deep to capture the title. Lee lost the opening set 21-23 to Adrian Nicholson, but bounced back with a 21-5 win in the second set. In the deciding set, Lee prevailed in a close battle 21-18.
In the boys doubles U-19 round robin category, Lee and Nicholson joined forces to win the event. Lee and Renales, the top ranked team in the mixed doubles U-19 category, outlasted Nicholson and Ralista Wong 21-17, 21-13 in the final as Lee wrapped up his third title.
Ralista Wong also paired up with Renales to capture the girls doubles U-19 round robin title. Renales only needed one match to win the girls singles U-19 title, with a 21-10, 21-18 victory in the final over Ananda Ramsingh. Renales earned a quarterfinal (first round) bye and then had a walkover win in the semi-finals.
RESULTS
ALL FINALS
Boys Singles Under-11
Travis Sinanan def James Babwah 21-3, 21-5
Girls Singles U-11
Sonja Cassie def Amara Joachim 21-6, 21-19
Girls Doubles U-11
Amara Joachim/Danae Mootoosingh def Angel Britto/Puja Chendi 21-18, 21-14
Boys Singles U-13
Zion St Rose def Reece Marcano 12-21, 21-19, 21-16
Boys Singles U-15
Vance Juteram def Leon Cassie 21-19, 21-15
Girls Singles U-15
Chequeda De Boulet def Sandhya Cassie 21-7, 24-22
Boys Doubles U-15
Leon Cassie/Josef Gonzalez def Vance Juteram/Travis Sinanan 21-13, 21-7
Boys Singles U-17
Renaldo Sinanan def Brandon Khillawan 21-17, 21-15
Girls Singles U-17
Chequeda De Boulet def Jena Marie Giuseppi 21-15, 21-19
Mixed Doubles U-17
Renaldo Sinanan/Jena Mariw Giuseppi def Josef Gonzalez/Ananda Ramsingh 21-15, 21-15
Boys Doubles U-17
Ihsaan Furlonge/Brandon Khillawan def Raydon Baboolal/Tristan Maharaj 25-23, 21-17
Girls Doubles U-17
Jena Marie Giuseppi/Kia Harris def Demi Ramdial/Shania Roberts 21-10, 21-8
Boys Singles U-19
Will Lee def Adrian Nicholson 21-23, 21-5, 21-18
Girls Singles U-19
Jada Renales def Ananda Ramsingh 21-10, 21-18
Mixed Doubles U-19
Will Lee/Jada Renales def Adrian Nicholson/Ralista Wong 21-17, 21-13
Round Robin Winners
Mixed Doubles U-15
Leon Cassie/Sandhya Cassie
Girls Doubles U-15
Sandhya Cassie/Sonja Cassie
Boys Doubles U-19
Will Lee/Adrian Nicholson
Girls Doubles U-19
Jada Renales/Ralista Wong