National junior Table Tennis player Bryton Murray smashed his way to championship honours when he defeat all and sundry to win a junior Table Tennis competition which was played recently at the Church Of The Ascension Table Tennis Club at Main and Pope Street New Amsterdam.
The 15 year old Murray, a student of the New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary school who has been playing the game for a mere two years, represented Guyana in April this year in Cuba at a Caribbean Championships for 15 and under players.
Murray made use of the international experience to easily demolish his opponents in the six man round robin competition, dropping only one set in the interim.
He first won from Jordon Conway 11-6, 11-8, Glen Singh was the next to fall at 3 and 8, Kristoff Sukhoo was demolished 3 and 4, Stephen Sankar made it to 4 and 10, while Stephen Lawrence won a game with the scores being 11-9,6-11,11-9.
Stephen Sankar finished second with his only loss to Murray. Conway was voted the most improved player, while Lawrence was adjudged the most disciplined.
The top players received cash incentives while the others were given certificates of participation.
The tournament was for players participating in the ongoing Table Tennis Camp in New Amsterdam and was organized by the Church of The Ascension Table Tennis Club and sponsored by Father Mentore of the Roman Catholic Church. The coordinators were coaches Desiree Lancaster and Floyd Conway. Another tournament is planned soon.