GUYANA got off to a winning start at the Caribbean International and Regional Junior/Senior Badminton Championships, currently taking place in Paramaribo, Suriname.

The tournament is being played in three parts – the Under-19 International, the Open International and the Age Group Regional Championships.

The Under-19 International Championships commenced on Thursday at the Ring Sports Center in Ringweg Noord, Paramaribo.

In the Boys’ singles first round; Guyanese Tyrese Jeffrey defeated James Gooding of Barbados: 25-23, 21-18 and in the second round he defeated Kevin Karg: 22-20, 22-20 to reach the quarter-finals.

The other Guyanese player Akili Haynes lost in the first round to Jun Lim Cheung of Suriname: 21-16, 21-10.

The Guyanese team members are: Narayan Ramdhani (Open International), Jonathan Mangra (Open International), Darrell Carpenay (Open International), Tyrese Jeffrey (Under-19 & Open International), Akili Haynes (Under-19 & Open International), Priyanna Ramdhani  (Under-19, Open International & Under-17 Regional), Vikash Mootoo (Under-15 Regional), Matthew Beharry (Under-15 Regional) and Mishka Beharry (Under-11 Regional).