Under-13 Girls winners Standing from left: Senesa Semali, Thulasi Tharanesparan, Udana Jagoda (Vice Captain), Himaya Wijesekara (Captain), Adithya Bandara, Ranudi Jagoda
View(s):Thanushi Rodrigo of Mahamaya College and Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College, made Kandy proud when they were adjudged the Most Outstanding Players in the Girls/Women’s and Boys’/Men’s categories at the Mayor’s Cup All Island Open Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2015 held last week-end at the Bandula Gunawardene Indoor Stadium, Lumbini College, Colombo 5.
This championship was organised by the Colombo District Table Tennis Association in collaboration with the Playground and Recreation Department of the Colombo Municipal Council to mark the 150th Anniversary celebrations of the council.
Results at-a-glance:
Men’s Singles – Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College) bt. Milinda Lakshitha (SLAF) 11/08, 04/11, 11/09, 11/07
Women’s Singles – Ishara Madurangi (SLAF) bt. Erandi Warusavithana (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 08/11. 07/11, 11/06, 11/09, 02/11, 11/07, 13/11
Under 21 Boys Singles – Krishan Wickremaratne (Vidyartha College, Kandy) w/o from Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College, Kandy)
Girls Singles – Erandi Warusavithana (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) bt. Nuwani Navodya (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 11/09 – withdrew due to injury
Under 18 Boys Singles – Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College) bt. Prasad J. de Silva (Vidyartha College) 11/04, 11/06, 02/11, 05/11, 11/07
Girls Singles – Thanshui Rodrigo (Mahamaya College, Kandy) bt. Ridmi Karadanaarachchi (Mahamaya College, Kandy) 11/09, 07/11, 11/08, 07/11, 11/08
Under 15 Boys Singles – Lithmiana Mahanama (Wesley College, Colombo) bt. Virunaka Hendahewa (Royal College, Colombo) 03/11, 11/06, 11/09, 01/11, 11/07
Girls Singles – Hansani Piumila (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo) bt. Thanushi Rodrigo (Mahamaya College, Kandy) 09/11, 11/08, 11/06, 11/05
Under 12 Boys Singles – Thisas Ranchagoda (Royal College, Colombo) bt. Chanul Dulsen (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 04/11, 11/05, 11/09, 11/04
Girls Singles – Vinuji Perera (Maliyadeva BMV, Kurunegala) bt. Jithra Warnakulasooriya (Ladies College, Colombo) 11/13, 11/09, 11/07, 06/11, 11/06
Under 10 Boys Singles – Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) bt. Hasindu Rodrigo (Dharmaraja College, Kandy) 11/09, 11/06, 06/11, 11/04
Girls Singles – Nadithi Rehansa (Prajapathi BMV, Ambalangoda) bt. Dilini Thesanya (Prajapathi BMV, Ambalangoda) 11/13, 11/09, 11/07, 11/07
Veterans Men’s Singles – Gamini Moras (Ashton Sports Club) bt. N.H. Piyadasa (Veterans TTA) 11/06, 12/10, 11/07
His Lordship the Mayor of Colombo and Deputy Mayor Colombo graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and Guest-of-Honour.
– Lakshman Ranasinghe