SL paddlers off to Qatar for Asian Junior C’ship
View(s):Sri Lanka’s junior table tennis team left the country to participate in the Asian Junior TT Championship in Doha Qatar from August 30 to September 3. Both the boys and girls teams won silver medals at the South Asian Championships in India and qualified to participate in this event.
A strong clutch of junior players from 20 countries including China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and Taipei are set to
ferociously vie for the Asian title.
Seated Left to Right:
Mrs. Chithra Jayasuriya (Lady Chaperon), Group Captain KAL Ranathunga (Vice President-TTASL), Deputy Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing & Common Amenities Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanna (President – TTASL), Mr. M.M.M. Laffeer (Vice President-TTASL), Mr. W.A. Buddhasiri (Manager cum Coach), Mr. Chaminda Rodrigo (Coach)
Standing Left to Right:
Sheshala Bandara of Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy, Thilina Wijesiri of Vidyartha College, Kandy (Captain – Junior Boy’s Team), Pawani Sirisena of Maliyadeva BMV, Kurunegala (Captain – Cadet Girl’s Team), Nuwantha Niroshana of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda, Ruvini Kannangara of Musaeus College, Colombo, Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College, Kandy (Captain – Cadet Boy’s Team), Buddheepani Rajaguru of Maliyadeva BMV, Kurunegala, Prasad J De Silva of Vidyartha College, Kandy, Umaya Tharakie of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda (Captain – Junior Girl’s Team), Krishan Wickramarathna of College, Kandy.
BOYS TEAM
Thilina Wijesiri(Vidyartha College/Kandy) -( BoysTeam Captain)
Represented Sri Lanka at the South Asian Junior C’ship 2012/ 2013
Asian Youth Games China 2013
Nuwantha Niroshana (Dharmasoka College/Ambalangoda)
Represented Sri Lanka at the South Asian Junior C’ship 2012/ 2013
Krishan Wickramaratne(Vidyartha College/Kandy)
Represented Sri Lanka at the South Asian Junior C’ship 2013
Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College/Kandy) Junior National Champion 2012
Represented Sri Lanka at the World TT Championship 2013 – Paris
Commonwealth C’ship 2013 – India, Asian C’ship – Korea,
Asian Youth Games – China, South Asian Junior C’ship – India
Prasad De Silva (Vidyartha College/Kandy) – Junior National Runners up 2012
Represented Sri Lanka at the South Asian Junior C’ship 2012/2013
GIRLS TEAM
Umaya Tharakie( Dharmasoka College/Ambalangoda)Girls Team Captain
Represented Sri Lanka World TT C’ship 2012 – Germany
Asian TT C’ship 2012 – Macau,China , Asian Youth Games 2013 – China
South Asian Junior C’ship 2013 – India
Buddheepani Rajaguru(Maliyadewa B V/Kurunegala) Represented Sri Lanka at the South Asian Junior C’ship 2013
Ruwini Kannangara(Musaeus College/Colombo) Represented Sri Lanka at the 17th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship 2011 in New Delhi, India.
Indian World Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championship 2011 in Deharadun, India.
South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship 2012 in Shilong, India
18th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship 2012 China.
South Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship 2013 - New Delhi, India
2nd Asian Youth Games which was held in Nanjing, China.
Became the Junior National Champion at the Junior National Table Tennis Championship 2010.
Pawani Sirisena ( Maliyadewa B V/Kurunegala) Represented sri Lanka Junior TT C’ship – Thailand 2012
South Asian Junior C’ship – India 2012/2013, Commonwealth C’ship – India 2012
World TT C’ship – France 2013, Asian TT C’ship Korea 2013,
Sheshala Bandara(Mahamaya Girls College/Kandy)
Represented Sri Lanka at the World Hopes C’ship – Austria 2011
South Asian Junior C’ship – India 2013
OFFICIALS
Manager/Coach – W A Buddhasiri (Former National Player/Ex V President TTASL)
Old boy of Dharmasoka College,Ambalangoda Represented Sri Lanka for the World Championships(Sweden-1985,Germany-1989,Sweden-1993-Coach),Asian C’ships-(India,Pakistan),& other so many international events.
Coach – Chaminda Rodrigo (Old boy of Dharmaraja College/Kandy).Present coach of Dharmaraja College.Represented Srilanka as a coach for the south Asian Junior Championship in India.
Lady Incharge –Mrs. Chithra Jayasuriya (St Josephs B V/Kegalle)