Top shuttle fare at International Challenge from June 2 to 6
The second Yonex Sunrise Sri Lanka International Challenge Badminton Championship 2015 will get off at the Sugathadasa Indoor Sports Complex from June 2 to 6.
Sri Lanka’s biggest badminton show will give the top local shuttlers a chance to showpiece their skills to their fellow fans - File pic
Organised and conducted by the Sri Lanka Badminton Association with the blessings of the World Badminton Federation and the Badminton Asia Confederation, the contest will be competed by 209 shuttlers representing 23 countries.
The championship will be played in five segments in Men’s and Women’s Singles, Men’s and Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles with World Ranked 110th Dinuka Karunaratne along with his brother Niluka (ranked 147th) will play in the Men’s Singles together with World High rankers while the rest of the Sri Lankans will play in the qualifying matches to play in the first rounds.
Six women shuttlers are billed to play in the Women’s Singles and six women’s double pairs drew byes and will be in action from the second round while four pairs will play in the Mixed Doubles.
First round match schedule of Sri Lankans:
Men’s Singles – High Rankers:
Niluka Karunaratne (17) vs. Chun Seang Tan (9) Malaysia, Dinuka Karunaratne (10) vs. Winson Neo (37) Malaysia
Qualifying Round: Nimmika Thisara vs. Moch. Revindra Reyhaldi (India), Roshan Padmakumara vs. Pratul Joshi (India), Madushan De Silva vs. Chaloempon Charoenkitamom (Thailand), Mahen Samaranayake vs. Abimanyu Singh (India), Lahiru Weerasinghe vs. Enzi Shafira (INA), Resintha Ridam De Silva vs. Shahzan Shah Misfahul (Malaysia), Nadith De Silva vs. Saihul Islam (INA), Ranthushka Sasindu vs. Aditya Joshi (India), Hasaranga De Silva vs. Peeranat Boontun (Thailand), Dilina Gunetilleke vs. Kaushal Dharmamer (India), Shamika Hasaranga De Silva vs. Kittipong Imnark (Thailand)
Men’s Doubles:
Resintha Ridam De Silva/Shamika Hasaranga De Silva vs. M.R. Arjun/Chirag Shetty (India), Oshada De Silva/Rajitha Manimelwadu vs. Pakin Kuna-Anuvit/Natthapat Trinkajee (Thailand), Dilina Gunatilleke/Anjana Samaranayake vs. Ikmal Hussain Jaafar/Eizlan Shah Misfahul Muneer (Malaysia),Imesh Hasaranga De Silva/Vibhvmadusha Kukulage vs. Sukrit Maunglai/Natchanon Tulamok (Thailand), Chanaka Manani Hewa/Kasun Rathnayake Senarathge v. Christian Bernado/Alvin Morada (Phillippines), Madusha De Silva/Nimmika Thisara vs. Krishna Prasad Garaga/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (India)
Women’s Singles:
Asini Galagamage vs. Negin Amiripour (Iran), Oshaddie Kuruppu vs. Sayali Gokhale (India), Achni Ratnasiri vs. Tassamon Sangkawatana (Thailand), Chandrika Hettiarachchige vs. Thamolwan Poopradubsil (Thailand), Thilini Hendahewa vs. Neha Pandit (India), Lekha Handunkuttihettige vs. Kunjira Khongdee (Thailand)
Women’s Doubles – Played from second rounds as drawn byes in the first round:
Oshadie Kuruppu/Kavindi Sirimannage vs. Natchpapha Chatupomkamchana/Kwanchanok Sudjaipraparat (Thailand), Asini Gallage/Chatumhari Wijayaratne vs. Chaladchalam Chayanit/Phataimas Muenwong (Thailand), Dinushi Gunasekera/Nayanathara Hewage vs. winner of J. Meghana/K. Maneesha (India) vs. Pattaranan Chamnaktan/Sanicha Chumnibannakam match, Kavindika Binari De Silva/Yasmitha Sankapalee vs. Shruti Mundada.Riya Pillai (India), Achini Ratnasiri/Samanthika Weerasinghe vs. Negin Amiripour/Agheel Hajiagha Soraya (IRI), Sithara Janithanjali/Ruvini Chaturika Ratnasiri vs. Eleanor Inlayo/Alyssa Leonardo (Phillippines)
Mixed Doubles:
Chanaka Manani Hewa/Kavindi Sirimannage vs. Paul Jefferson Vivas/Eleanor Christine Inlayo (Phillippines), Kasun Madusanka Ratnayakesenarathge/Upuli Samanthika Weerasinghe Vs. Ahmad Maziri Mazian/Sannatasah Saniru (Malaysia).