Seylan take TT double
View(s):Seylan Bank won the Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis championships at the Mercantile Table Tennis League Tournament concluded at the St. Thomas College, Indoor Stadium on Friday.
Chethika Sashini and D.T. Wijebandara of Seylan Bank
In this year’s tournament organised and conducted by the Mercantile Table Tennis Association over 44 teams comprising over 200 players from mercantile firms took part.
Seylan Bank won the Men’s ‘A’ Divsion title beating MAS Intimates by 3 matches to 2 matches in a close encounter. It was a superb display of top class TT by the Seylan Bank men as MAS Intimates had won the League title during the last eight consecutive years.
The winning Bankers team comprised K.S.T. Chalitha Rangana, Sasika Wijesuriya, Sahan Wickramasinghe and Malith Dinusha. The runner-up team comprised Nirmala Jayasinghe, Yohan Deshapriya, Rajiva Wijetunge and Gimhan Walisundera.
Seylan Women’s ‘A’ team scored a fighting 2-1 win over MAS Intimates Women’s team to emerge winners in the women’s segment with Chethika Sashini and D.T. Wijebandara. Losers MAS was represented by Srimali Wimalaratne and Sujani Bogollagama.
Seylan Men’s team: Chalitha Rangana, Sasika Wijesuriya, Sahan Wickramasinghe and Malith Dinusha
– LR