Junior Carrom Nationals off to a flying start
View(s):The 14th Junior National Carrom Championship 2015 got off to a flying start at the Carrom Federation Headquarters when young and upcoming youngsters amounting to over 400 locked horns in order to gain supremacy.
The Carrom Federation is heading towards the right direction where these talented youngsters are sure to bring the game of carrom to the top bracket and are sure to dethrone the long dominated reign of the world champs India in the near future.
In the matches played so far champions were found at the Girls’ Under 15, 17 singles and under 17 doubles. In the Boys’ category under 17 and 21 doubles were worked off and the rest of the finals in under 17, 19 and 21 singles will be worked off at the Federation Headquarters over this weekend.
Results of the
matches completed:
Girls Singles – Under 15: Semi Finals (1) Minsadhi Laknara (Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda) bt. Nethma Sewmini (Mahamaya, Nugegoda) 25/00 (2) Sumalya Vidanagama (Dharmapala, Pannipitiya) bt. Diniti Pabasara (Mahamaya, Nugegoda) 25/04
Finals: Minsadhi Laknara (Anula Nugegoda) bt. Sumalya Vidanagama (Dharmapala Pannipitiya) 08/25, 25/22, 25/09
Under 17: Finals: Tharushi Himahansika (Mahamaya Nugegoda) bt. Sadini Nirasha (Mahamaya Nugegoda) 25/15, 25/12
`Under 19: Semi Finals (1) Detuni Nomaya (Dharmapala Pannipitya) bt. Dewni Pabasara (Mahamaya) 25/14, 25/07 (2) Pavani Yasoda (Samudradevi) bt. Suchini Sashikala (Mahamaya) 25/20, 25/05
* Finals to be played this weekend
Under 17 Doubles: Semi Finals (1) Sadini Nirasha/Tharashi Himahansika (Mahamaya Nugegoda) bt. Detuni Nomaya/Shalini Senadeera (Dharmapala Pannipitiya) 25/05, 25/21 (2) Kusalya Vidanagama/Sumalya Vidanagama (Dharmapala Pannipitiya) bt.Misadi Laknara/Vinuki Senudini (Anula Nugegoda) 25/00, 25/15
Finals: Sadini Nirasha? Tharashi Himahansika (Mahamaya Nugegoda) bt. Kusalya Vidanagama/Sumalya Vidanagama (Dharmapala Pannipitiya) 25/15, 25/12
Boys Singles: Under 17: Semi Finals (1) W.M. Mufees (St. Sylvester’s Kandy) bt. Dineth Dulakshana (S. John’s Nugegoda) 00/25, 25/13, 25/00 (2) Kaveen Nimneth (S. John’s Nugegoda) bt. Sahan Geeth (S. John’s Nugegoda) 25/04, 20/25, 25/11
* Finals to be played
Under 19: Semi Finals and Finals to be played
Under 21: Semi Finals (1) Udesh Chandima Perera (SL Air Force) bt. Hassan Azeez (Royal College) 25/16, 25/00 (2) Prameda Mendis (Prince of Wales Moratuwa) bt. Minoj Ravindu (Prince of Wales Moratuwa) 25/12, 06/25, 25/20
* Finals to be played
Doubles Under 17: Finals: W.M. Mufees/I.N. Kalansuriya (S. Sylvester’s Kandy) bt. Dineth Dulakshana/Sahan Geeth (S. John’s Nugegoda) 25/18, 22/25, 25/08
Under 21 Semi Finals (1) Anas Ahamed/Mohamed Shaheed (Royal College) bt.Abishek Jayawardene/D. Wijesinghe 25/02, 25/09 (2) Sasrika Mutunayake/Minoj Ravindu (Prince of Wales Moratuwa) bt. Udesh Chandima Perera/Chadeepa Kaushalya 25/22, 25/23
Finals: Anas Ahamed/Mohamed Shaheed (Royal College) bt. Sasrika Mutunayake/Minoj Ravindu (Prince of Wales Moratuwa) 25/13, 25/03
– Lakshman Ranasinghe