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View(s):Top seeded players Nishantha Fernando partnering Chalani Lakmali emerged Mixed Double winners at the 28th Federation Rankers Carrom 
Championship 2015 at the Carrom Federation Headquarters in Maharagama last weekend. They defeated M. Shaheed and Madusha Vithana in the final.
The biggest upset at this year’s event took place at the second semi-final of the Women’s Singles event when Sri Lanka’s No.2 ranked Chalani Lakmali was beaten by Arosha Wickremasinghe after a gruelling battle. Present Women’s National Champion Joseph Roshita had to fight all the way to the final defeating former National Champion Yashika Rahubaddha in a ding dong battle in the first semi-final.
Chamil Cooray, Dimal Senaratne, Nishantha Fernando and Anas Ahamed will battle it out at the Men’s Singles semi-finals this weekend is sure to provide top class slice work. All semi-final and final matches along with the position games of Men’s and Women’s Singles will be played this weekend followed by the awards ceremony.
Mixed Doubles quarter-finals: (1) M. Shaheed/Madusha Vithana beat Chamil Cooray/M. Kanchanamala 25/17; (2) Ajith Chandrasoma/Sumalya Vidanagama beat Hasitha Perera/N. Wijeratne 25/00; (3) Anas Ahamed/Maduwanthi Gunadasa beat Charith Madusanka/Sashika Sandamali 25/24; (4) Nishantha Fernando/Chalani Lakmali beat Udesh Chandima/K. Dissanayake 25/9.
Semi-finals: (1) M. Shaheed/Madusha Vithana beat A. Chandrasoma/S. Vidanagama 24/22; (2) Nishantha Fernando/Chalani Lakmali beat M. Shaheed/Maduwanthi Gunadasa 25/20.
Final: Nishantha Fernando/Chalani Lakmali beat M. Shaheed/Madusha Vithana 25/0, 25/23.
Men’s Singles quarter-finals: (1) Chamil Cooray beat Ajith Chandrasoma 25/0, 25/21; (2) Dimal Senaratne beat M. Shariffdeen 6/25, 25/19, 25/22; (3) Nishantha Fernando beat M. Shaheed 25/17, 25/17; (4) Anas Ahamed beat Udesh Chandima 18/25, 25/12, 25/22.
Women’s Singles quarter-finals: (1) Joseph Roshita beat Detuni Nomaya 20/1, 25/1; (2) Yasika Rahabadda beat Maduwanthi Gunadasa 11/25, 25/05, 25/16; (3) Arosha Wickremasinghe beat Kusalya Vidanagama 25/23, 6/25, 25/3; (4) Chalani Lakmali beat Buddini Dias 25/12, 25/5.
Semi-finals: Joseph Roshita beat Yasika Rahubadda 25/9, 23/25, 24/25; (2) Arosha Wickremasinghe beat Chalani Lakmali 25/15, 0/25, 25/4.
-LR