Rumal and Dewmini clinch U-18 TT title
View(s):Rumal Intikab of Royal College defeated his schoolmate Virunaka Hendahewa in straight sets, while Dewmini Weerasena of Musaeus
The winners and runners-up.
College downed Chamathsara Fernando of Visakha Vidyalaya in a three setter to emerge the Under 18 boys and girls champions at the Western Province Open Ranking Table Tennis Championships, which was conducted by the I and D Table Tennis Academy at S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium recently.
In the open category, Hansani Kapugeekiyana of Visakaha Vidyalaya defeated Chamathsara Fernando in a four setter to pocket the women’s singles, while Milinda Lakshitha of SLAF had his hands full before he eventually got past Rohan Sirisena of the SLAF in a four setter to take the men’s title.
The following players won the special awards.
Men’s Challenge Trophy
Milinda Lakshitha
Women’s
Hansani Kapugeekiyana.
Best players of the tournament
Men’s category
Winners of the I &D Challenge Trophies Hansani Kapugeekiyana on left and Milinda Lakshitha on right with the chief guest.
Milinda Lakshitha – Open Men’s singles champion and Open Men’s doubles champion.
Women’s category
Chamathsara Fernando – Under 15 champion, under 18 runner-up, Open Doubles Champion and Open Women’s singles runner-up.
Results
Boys singles
Best players. Chamathsara Fernando on left and Milinda Lakshitha on right with the chief guest Dr. Lal Ekanayake.
Under 8. Senura Silva beat Sandin Methmal 11/6, 12/10.
Under 10. Thisas Ranchagoda beat Sayuru Munasinghe 12/10, 11/5.
Under 12. Dewmith Weerasena beat Michael Perera 6/11, 11/8, 11/4.
Under 15. Virunaka Hendahewa beat Nimesh Ranchagoda 11.3, 12/10.
U-18 Rumal Intikab beat Virunaka Hendahewa 11/9, 11/9.
Doubles
Under 12. Dewmith Weerasena and Thisas Ranchagoda beat Zavareh Chitty and Asel Wickramatileke 3/11, 12/10, 11/5.
Girls singles
Under 8. Sanaya Buddadasa beat Savithri Lochana 11/8, 11/5.
Under 10. Ushiri Perera beat Ayla Chitty 11/9, 6/11, 11/3.
Under 12. Natasha Sandavinee beat Senuri De Silva 11/1, 11/4. Under 15. Chamathsara Fernando beat Thanuri Gayara 11/9, 8/11, 11/5.
Under 18. Dewmini Weerasene beat Chamathsara Fernando 1/11, 11/8, 11/9.
Under 12 doubles. Senuri De Silva and Senuri Perera beat Nathasha Sandavinee and Vinalya Dulmini 11/7, 14/12.
Open
Men’s doubles.
Rohan Sirisena and MilindaLakshita beat Rasika Manoj and Sajith Kavinda 11/7, 6/11, 11/5, 11/8.
Women’s doubles.
Chamathsara Fernando and Hansani Kapugeekiyana beat Dewmini Weerasena and Denethi Wijegunawardena 11/8, 12/10, 9/11, 11/5.
Men’s singles.
Milinda Lakshitha beat Rohan Sirisena 1/5, 11/8, 6/11, 11/7.
Women’s singles.
Hansani Kapugeekiyana beat Chamathsara Fernando 11/2, 7/11, 11/9, 11/3. (BM)