Kenyan men into doubles finals, ladies pick bronze

Kenya’s run in the ongoing Eastern Region Championship at the Complexe Sportiff de Beau Basin in Mauritius went a notch higher on Day Two of the event as ladies settled for a second bronze.

The pair of Sejal Thakkar and Sandra Nyaga led 2-0 against Uganda only to succumb to a 2-3 blow, where at the very least a bronze medal is assured.

The pair of Josiah Wandera and Bryan Mutua treated the Mauritius crowd to some exhilarating displays of ping pong artistry to beat Madagascar 3-0 for a ticket in the doubles finals where silver is assured.

After a shaky start on day one, the Kenyan duo bamboozled their opponents with awesome spins in what went out to become an all out attack.

“Standards have now been set and only the sky is the limit,” said Josiah Wandera who picked himself up from his initial day one errors to pull through in awesome fashion.

Bryan has been the toast of the Kenya team in Mauritius what with determined and calculated attacks. The defence of the Kenya team improved immensely as opposed to their slow start.

“I can’t wait to lay my hands on the coveted gold, although a silver is assured regardless of the outcome,” said Mutua, a prodigy of Mwala production line and the best Kenyan league player of 2017.

Having already taken some impressive scalps on day two, Kenyans can no longer be taken lightly.