Sithuya makes Union College Jaffna proud
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S. Sinthuya of Union College Jaffna was adjudged the Most Outstanding player of the tournament in the women’s section at the All-Island Independence Day Celebrations Table Tennis Championship which was held at the S. Thomas’ Indoor Stadium in Mt Lavinia on February 2 and 3. Sinthuya won the Singles events of Women’s, Under-21 and Under-18 as she dominated the tournament against
The winners with Chief Guest P.N. Pestonjee and Chandana Perera , the Chairman of the Organising Committee of the competition, Thushara Sampath (Tournament Secretary - TTASL) and Prabath Priyantha (ITTF Umpire).
some of the prominent players from well known schools in Sri Lanka. In the Under-21 final she beat Dilanya Munasinghe of Musaeus College Colombo by two straight sets while overcoming S. Nishanthini of Sundarapura Tamil Girls’ School Vavuniya by two sets to one to clinch the Under-21 singles championship. In the Under-18 singles final Sinthuya beat Ashinshani Pothuwila of Hillwood College Kandy comfortably by two straight sets. In the men’s segment Tharindu Perera of Isipathana College Colombo emerged as the Most Outstanding Player. Tharindu won the Under-21 boys’ singles and Men’s singles events. He beat S. Sajeewan of Central College Jaffna to win the Men’s singles by two sets to one but in the Under-21 Boy’s singles he took very little trouble to beat Gayan Sanjeewa of Gampola TT Academy by two straight sets.
The tournament attracted 65 players from the Jaffna and 55 players from the Vavuniya districts in addition coaches, teachers and masters-in-charge of the schools and parents. All in all 432 players participated in the tournament from around the island. The key objective of this event was to give opportunities to new players, especially those from the Jaffna and Vavuniya districts to showpiece their talents and potential. Different categories for men, women and age groups of Under-8, 10, 12, 15, 18 and 21 were held over the two days.
The non-ranking tournament was conducted by the Asian-German Sports Exchange programme (AGSEP) in collaboration with the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL), Jaffna District Table Tennis Association and the Vavuniya District Table Tennis Association. The sponsorship for this event was spearheaded by Abans and the co-sponsors were Nilaveli Peace Village and Aquarius Beach Hotel.
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The results:
Women’s Singles: S. Sinthuya (Union College Jaffna) beat Dilanya Munasinghe (Musaeus College Colombo) 2-0 (11/6, 17/15)
Men’s Singles: Tharindu Perera (Isipathana Colombo) beat S. Sajeewan (Central College Jaffna) 2-1 (11/2, 8/11, 11/8)
Under-21 Girl’s Singles: S. Sinthuya (Union College Jaffna) beat S Nishanthini (Sundarapura GTS, Vavuniya) 2-1 (5/11, 11/4, 11/4)
Under-21 Boy’s Singles: Tharindu Perera (Isipathana Colombo) beat Gayan Sanjeewa (Gampola TT Academy) 2-0 (11/9, 11/8)
S. Sinthuya of Union College, Jaffna
Under-18 Girl’s Singles: S. Sinthuya (Union College Jaffna) beat Ashinshani Pothuwila (Hillwood College Kandy) 2-0 (12/10, 11/2)
Under -18 Boy’s Singles: Gayan Sanjeewa (Gampola TT Academy) beat M.U.M. Nawfer (Belmont Community Centre) 2-1 (11/9, 14/16, 11/7)
Under -15 Girl’s Singles: Sethma Nethmini (Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda) beat Dewma Chami (Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda) 2-1 (8/11, 11/4, 11/1)
Under -15 Boy’s Singles: J. Stelon (Central College Jaffna) beat Nadun Aluthge (Gampola TT Academy) 2-0 (11/9, 11/9)
Under -12 Girl’s Singles: Dewma Chami (Anula Vidyalaya Nugegoda) beat Hiruni Inoshi (Janadipathi BV, Nawala 2-0 (11/5, 11/5)
Under-12 Boy’s Singles: Nadun Aluthge (Gampola TT Academy) beat Chanith de Silva (St. Thomas’ College, Bandarawella) 2-1 (11/7, 7/11, 11/00)
Under-10 Girl’s Singles: Rishani Udeshani (Prajapathi BV Ambalangoda) beat Chehana Ravindi (Prajapathi BV Ambalangoda) 2-0 (11/2, 11/4)
Under-10 Boy’s Singles: Dasis Manchanayaka (Royal College Colombo) beat Puladitha de Silva (Royal College Colombo) 2-1 (12/14, 11/9, 11/5)
Under -8 Girl’s Singles: Rishani Udeshani (Prajapathi BV Ambalangoda) beat Chehana Ravindi (Prajapathi BV Ambalangoda) 2-0 (11/8, 11/3)
Under -8 Boy’s Singles: Gamith Laksara (Dharmapala Pannipitiya) beat Hiruna Ranawaka (Royal College, Colombo) 2-0 (11/3, 11/6)
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