Reports from Lester Smith in the sporting circle indicate that Kevon Charles and Lean Dowden are the boys and girls National Youth Table Tennis champions.
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They emerged bat the top of their game in the recent Kent Joseph-sponsored tournament, which attracted some 50 players.
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The Tournament got in real flight when Azim Noel came up against the number one seed Kevon Charles in the Boys Semi Finals following the Preliminary Round of Competition.ย
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Charles won comfortably in straight sets: 11-3; 11-8; 11-8 in the best of five.
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The other Semi Final featured Sherman Williams against Ikolo.ย
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Sherman booked his place into the final winning: 11-3; 11-7; 11-7.
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In the Girls Division, top favorite Lean Dowden overcame a strong challenge from Sukanye Patterson to win in straight sets in the first Semi Final.ย
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Then, it was Lean Baptiste, a student for the St. Andrew Anglican Secondary defeating Nabrusha Swan from St. Mark Secondary: 11-9; 11-6; 11-8.
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In the final, Lean Dowden proved superior beating Lean Baptiste 11-6; 11-5; 11-2 over rival Lean Baptiste.ย
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Over in the Boys Division, in what might be considered a highly keen competitive match, Kevon Charles again retained his title as the number one (1) Seed and National Junior Table Tennis Champion.
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He fought off a challenge posed by Sherman Williams.
Both Charles and Dowden will be awarded at the Grenada Olympic Committee Annual Awards early next year.
