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DeSilva-Andrade Looks To Continue Good Form
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade hopes to continue her strong form when she heads into her opening game of the Fortaleza World Boccia Cup in Brazil today [September 5]. DeSilva-Andrade takes on Hirmi Endo, of Japan, the world number 15, in her opening women’s BC1 division game before facing Satanan Phromisiri, of Thailand, the world... Read more of this article
Hayward & Desilva-Andrade In World Boccia Cup
Omar Hayward and Yushae Desilva-Andrade are competing in the Fortaleza World Boccia Cup in Brazil. A spokesperson said, “Omar lost his match today 6-1 against Eduardo Sanchez [world number 8] from Mexico. Scores were all tied up halfway through the match at 1-1 before Sanchez scored 5 points in remaining 2 ends to win the match. “Despite... Read more of this article
Hayward & Desilva-Andrade To Compete In Brazil
Omar Hayward and Yushae Desilva-Andrade are set to represent Bermuda in the Fortaleza World Boccia Cup from September 4th to 6th in Brazil. Omar Hayward will compete today [Sept 4] facing off against Mexico’s Eduardo Sanchez, currently ranked 8th in the world. Yushae Desilva-Andrade’s opening match will take place tomorrow [Sept 5] against... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade And Hayward Win Silver Medals
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward have claimed silver medals at the World Boccia Challenger in Santiago, Chile. DeSilva-Andrade enjoyed a perfect round-robin phase in the Women’s BC1 Division, defeating Argentina’s Mariela Fuchs [9-0], Brazil’s Marta Das Chagas [3-1] and Lois Martin, of Canada, [10-0] before losing... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade & Hayward Win Again In Chile
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward made it three wins from three at the World Boccia Challenger in Santiago, Chile, yesterday [June 29]. DeSilva, competing in the BC1 Division, won 10-1 against a Canadian opponent. Meanwhile, Hayward won his match 8-3. Both players return to action today. Related Stories DeSilva... Read more of this article
DeSilva & Hayward Continue Winning Ways
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward continued their winning starts to the World Boccia Challenger in Santiago, Chile, yesterday [June 28]. DeSilva-Andrade, who won her opening BC1 Division game against an Argentinian opponent 9-0 on Tuesday, won her second match against a Brazilian opponent 4-1. She takes on a Canadian... Read more of this article
DeSilva & Hayward Win Opening Matches In Chile
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward made winning starts to the World Boccia Challenger in Santiago, Chile, yesterday [June 27]. Andrade, who claimed silver at the World Boccia Cup in Montreal in May, won her opening BC1 Division match 9-0. Hayward won his men’s division match 16-0. Related Stories Yushae DeSilva-Andrade... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade Ready For Boccia Challenger
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade hopes to build on her recent medal win when she competes at the World Boccia Challenger in Santiago, Chile. Andrade, who won silver at the World Boccia Cup in Montreal in May, starts her round-robin campaign today in the women’s BC1 Division. Omar Hayward is also representing Bermuda in the men’s... Read more of this article
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade Reflects On Medal Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade has described her silver medal win at the World Boccia Cup in Montreal as the highlight of her career. DeSilva-Andrade delivered a series of impressive displays to finish runner-up in her division, losing 5-3 to Yee Ting Jeralyn Tan, of Singapore, in a hard-fought final on Friday. The 29-year-old said... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade Wins Silver At World Cup
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade claimed a silver medal for Bermuda at the Boccia World Cup in Montreal. DeSilva-Andrade defeated Angeline Lawas, of Malaysia, in the semi-final, winning a thrilling tie-breaker after the game finished 5-5 before facing Yee Ting Jeralyn Tan, of Singapore, in the final, losing a hard-fought match 5-3. The... Read more of this article
Bermuda Boccia Players Compete In Montreal
[Updated] Omar Hayward and Yushae DeSilva-Andrade are competing at the Montreal World Boccia Cup this week. A spokesperson said, “Omar and Yushae are competing at the Montreal World Boccia Cup this week from April 25 to April 28 in their first competition of the year. Over 100 athletes from 28 countries are competing. Yushae goes into the competition... Read more of this article
Hayward Begins Montreal World Boccia Cup
Omar Hayward began competing at the Montreal World Boccia Cup in his 1st competition of the year. Over 100 athletes from 28 countries will compete including Bermuda’s Yushae DeSilva-Andrade who comes into the competition ranked 10th in the world. Both are hoping to qualify for the Para Pan American Games being held in Chile in November. Hayward who... Read more of this article
