Dharmasoka paddlers steal TT show at Damso
View(s):Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College Kandy and Erandi Warusavithana of Dharmasoka Ambalangoda impressed by winning the Most Outstanding Player awards for boys and girls respectively, at the Damso Junior All-Island Ranking Table Tennis Championship, which ended in Ambalangoda last weekend.
The most Outstanding Player of the tournament (Boys’) Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College Kandy
Udaya, who produced a stupendous performance at the recently concluded Junior Nationals, continued his top form to clinch his second main award for the year at the tournament, which was held as part of the centenary year celebrations of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda. Udaya won the Under-18 and Under-15 boys’ singles championships, while Dharmasoka’s Erandi went on to claim her maiden main title for the year by winning the Under-18 girls’ singles event.
Erandi beat Sheshala Bandara of Mahamaya College Kandy by three sets to one, in a battle that spanned four sets, to win the girls’ overall championship as Udaya ran down two of his own teammates to win the singles finals of the Under-18 and Under-15 age groups. He outclassed
The most Outstanding Player of the tournament ( Girls’) Erandi Warusavithana of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda
Krishan Wickramarathne in straight sets to win the Under-18 boys’ singles title and bounced back after losing the first set to record a spectacular 3-1 win against Prasad de Silva in the Under-15 Singles final. These wins earned him the Most Outstanding Player.
Meanwhile, Chamathsara Fernando of Girls’ High School Mt. Lavinia pulled off an encouraging win against Ridmi Karandanaarachchi of Mahamaya College Kandy by three straight sets. Hosts Dharmasoka Ambalangoda had the distinction of winning three more age categories. Imasha de Silva had the privilege of keeping the Girls’ Under-12 Singles championship in Ambalangoda when she went on to beat Samadhi Hettiarachchi by three sets to one in the final. Helitha Hendavitharana beat his teammate Veron de Silva to win the Boys’ Under-12 Singles title in an all-Dharmasoka final while Hiruna Warusavithana had the comfort of winning the Boys’ Under-10 Singles championship beating Yasiru Maleesha of Vidyartha Kandy in straight sets. Dharmasoka paddler Minduli Dihansa had the honour of qualifying for the Girls’ Under-10 Singles final but Sanduni Prabuddika of Prajapathi Balika Vidyalaya turned the tables by snatching the final in a thrilling three sets to two victory.
Former Sri Lanka table tennis player and one-time student of Dharmasoka Ambalangoda, Namal Gunasekara, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest while W.A. Buddasiri, Y.C. Thilakaratne, Saranga de Silva and Sarath Gunaratne appeared as special guests for the event. The event was organized by the Dharmasoka College Centenary Commemorative Organisation and conducted by the Old Sokians Table Tennis Society. The tournament, which is part of many sporting events marking Dharmasoka’s Centenary Year celebrations, had the approval of the Ministry of Education and the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka. – NA
| Results: U-18 Girls’ Singles: Erandi Warusavithana (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) beat Sheshala Bandara (Mahamaya Kandy) 3-1 (9/11, 11/8, 13/11, 11/7) U-18 Boys’ Singles: Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha Kandy) beat Krishan Wickramarathne (Vidyartha Kandy) 3-0 (11/9, 11/9, 11/6) U-15 Girls’ Singles: Chamathsara Fernando (Girls’ High School, Mt. Lavinia) Ridmi Karandanaarachchi (Mahamaya Kandy) 3-0 (12/10, 11/7, 11/8) U-15 Boys’ Singles: Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha Kandy) beat Prasad de Silva (Vidyartha Kandy) 3-1 (11/13, 11/6, 11/4, 11/8) U-12 Girls’ Singles: Imasha de Silva (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) beat Samadhi Hettiarachchi (Mahamaya Kandy) 3-1 (4/11, 11/5, 11/9, 11/5) U-12 Boys’ Singles: Helitha Hendavitharana (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) Veron de Silva (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) 3-1 (11/13, 11/6, 11/9, 11/4) U-10 Girls’ Singles: Sanduni Prabuddika (Prajapathi BV) beat Minduli Dihansa (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) 3-2 (11/7, 11/5, 7/11, 7/11, 11/6) U-10 Boys’ Singles: Hiruna Warusavithana (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) beat Yasiru Maleesha (Vidyartha Kandy) 3-0 (11/7, 11/6, 11/8) |
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