Dias, Cadogan, Open, category A champs
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points of Islam.
Then, after losing a point, he won the next five points to take the lead 9 – 7.
From that point onwards the two players traded points and when Islam reached match ball at 14 – 13 it appeared all over. Dias, however, won the next two points with spectacular shots to force a third and deciding game.
Islam now appeared to be the more tired of the two players and when Dias caught him at 6-6 and then moved to 13-6 the match was as good as over. Dias would eventually close out the match 15 – 7.
Both finalists had won their respective semifinal matches on Saturday with Dias (-2) outlasting Javid Rahaman (+5) 15 – 12, 14 – 15, 15 – 12 while Islam (+ 3) easily outplayed Adam Alves (+7) 15 – 8, 15 – 10.
In category A Cadogan (+5) won her first senior tournament when she held her nerve to outlast Madison Fernandes (+5). Cadogan won the first game 15 – 11 with both players showing remarkable retrieving abilities. The second game was close throughout but Fernandes eventually won that game 15 – 13. The third game was never close as Cadogan rushed to a sixpoint lead which she never relinquished and won the third game 15 – 4.
Both players had upset wins in their respective semifinals matches the previous evening. Cadogan (+5) beat defending champion Samuel Ince-Carvahal (-8) 9 – 15, 15 – 3, 15 – 12 while Fernandes (+5) easily defeated Gianni Carpenter (-6) 15 – 13, 15 – 5.
In the Open category third place playoff Rahaman (+5) came from one game down to defeat Alves (+7) 7 – 15, 15 – 13, 15 – 6 while in Category A Ince-Carvahal (-8) secured an easy win against Carpenter (-6) 15 – 5, 15 – 6 for third place.
In the Open category plate final Joe Mekdeci (+4) took care of Regan Pollard (-14) 15 – 4, 15 – (6) while in the Category A equivalent James Mekdeci (+ 7) easily defeated Zachary Persaud (+7) 15 – 3, 15 – 9.
In the battle for third places in the two plate categories Johnathan Antczak (+7) outlasted Douglas De Groot (+7) 15 – 11, 14 – 15, 15 – 7 while Nicholas Verwey (+ 10) defeated Isabella Ramjohn (+12) 15 – 8, 15 – 7.
Results of the other matches played on the previous day were as follows:
Category A Mohyryan Baksh (+7) beat Paige Fernandes (+8) 15 – 5, 15 - 12
Samuel Ince-Carvalhal (-8) beat Kirsten Gomes (+5) 15 – 9, 5 – 15, 15 – 9
Madison Fernandes (+5) beat Aliyah Persaud (+7) 7 – 15, 15 – 5, 15 – 7
Gianni Carpenter (- 6) beat Liam Carpenter (+10) 15 – 12, 15 – 13
Abosaide Cadogan (+5) beat Mohyryan Baksh (+7) 15 – 8, 15 – 8 Open category plate Regan Pollard (- 14) defeated Douglas De Groot (+7) (-3) – 15, 15 – 13, 15 – 13
Joe Mekdeci (+4) beat Jonathan Antczak (+7) 10 – 15, 15 – 14, 15 – 11
Category A plate James Mekdeci (+ 7) beat Nicholas Verwey (+10) 15 – 10, 15 – 10
Zachary Persaud (+ 7) defeated Isabella Ramjohn (+12) 15 – 5, 15 - 7
Christiana Fernandes (+13) beat Rayden Persaud (+13) 7 – 15, 15 – 9, 15 – 9
Zachary Persaud (+ 7) beat Nathan Rahaman (+9) 15 – 13, 15 – 13
James Mekdeci (+ 7) defeated Louis da Silva (+9) 15 – 7, 15 – 6
Nicholas Verwey (+10) beat Mikhail Persaud (+10) 15 – 13, 11 – 15, 15 – 6
Isabella Ramjohn (+12) defeated Christiana Fernandes (+13) 14 – 15, 15 – 13, 15 – 12
Final results in each category
Open category Deje Dias – Winner Daniel Islam – second Javed Rahaman – Third Adam Alves – Fourth
Category A Abosaide Cadogan – Winner
Madison Fernandes – Second
Samuel Ince-Carvalhal – Third
Gianni Fourth –
Open category plate Joe Mekdeci – Winner Regan Pollard – Second Jonathan Antczak – Third
Douglas De Groot – Fourth
James Winner
Zachary Second
Nicholas Third
Isabella Fourth Carpenter Mekdeci Persaud Verwey Ramjohn – – – –