Central and Southern emerge champs
Central Province and Southern Province emerged champions in the Men’s and Women’s segments at the 41st National Sports Festival Table Tennis championships concluded at the S. Thomas College Indoor Stadium last weekend.
Winners: Men’s Central Province team receive their medals
Udaya Ranasinghe from the Central Province and Ishara Madurangi of the Southern Province guided their respective provinces coming out with flying colours to win the championships. Ranasinghe won the Men’s Singles and Doubles titles and was part of the victorious Men’s team event winners while Madurangi won the Women’s Singles, Mixed Doubles and Southern Province to win the team championship. She finished second runner-up in the Women’s Doubles event.
Ranasinghe and Madurangi were adjudged the Most Outstanding Players in their respective segments. Rajiva Wijetunga, President of the Sri Lanka Table Tennis Association graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and distributed the awards.
Winners: Women’s Southern Province team receive their medals
Final results:
Men’s Singles
Quarter-finals: (1) Rohan Sirisena (WP) beat I. Keshan (NP) 3/1, (2) Udaya Ranasinghe (CP) beat Supuna Sirisena (NWP) 3/0, (3) C. Ginige (SP) beat Savith Basnayake (UP) 3/0, (4) T. Dinujaya (SGP) beat Isuru Lakshan (NCP) 3/0
Semi-finals: (1) Rohan Sirisena (WP) beat C. Ginige (SP) 3/2, (2) Udaya Ranasinghe (CP) beat T. Dinujaya (SGP) 3/0
Final: Udaya Ranasinghe (CP) beat Rohan Sirisena (WP) 3/0
Most Outstanding Player: Udaya Ranasinghe (CP)
Men’s Doubles:
Quarter-finals: (1) B.N.B. Jayasinghe/Udaya Ranasinghe (CP) beat Haripiks/ Vithushan (NP) 3-0, (2) Rohan Sirisena/Milinda (WP) beat S. Sirisena/Moonamale (NWP) 3-0, (3) T. Dinujaya/Kasun (SGP) beat Isuru Lakshan/Madushanka (NCP) 3-0, (4) C. Ginige/S. Warusavithana (SP) beat Hyder/Savith (Uva) 3-0
Semi-finals: (1)B.N.B. Jayasinghe/Udaya Ranasinghe (CP) beat T. Dinujaya/Kasun (SGP) 3-0, (2) C. Ginige/S. Warusavithana (SP) beat Rohan Sirisena/Milinda (WP) 3-0
Final: B.N.B. Jayasinghe/Udaya Ranasinghe (CP) beat C. Ginige/S. Warusavithana (SP) 3-1
Men’s Team:
Quarter-finals: (1) Central Province beat Uva Province 3-0, (2) Western Province beat Eastern Province 3-0, (3) Southern Province beat Northern Province 3-0, (4) Sabaragamuwa Province beat North Western Province 3-0
Semi-finals: (1) Western Province beat Sabaragamuwa Province 3-0, (2) Central Province beat Southern Province 3-0
Final: Central Province beat Western Province 3-1
Champion team: Central Province (Udaya Ranasinghe, B.N.B. Jayasinghe, P.J. De Silva, C.P. Liyanage and P.D.U. Tennekoon)
Women’s Singles:
Quarter-finals: (1) Buddipani Rajaguru (NWP) beat A. Anojika (NP) 3-0, (2) Hansani Piumila (WP) beat Navoda Kalpani (NCP) 3-0, (3) Ishara Madurangi (SP) beat Bimandi Bandara (SGP) 3-0, (4) R. Karadanarachchi (CP) beat Sayuri Pawnika (Uva) 3-0
Semi-finals: (1) Ishara Madurangi (SP) beat Buddipani Rajaguru (NWP) 3-2, (2) R. Karadanarachchi (CP) beat Sayuri Pawanika (Uva) 3-2
Final: Ishara Madurangi (SP) beat R. Karadanarachchi (CP) 3-1
Most Outstanding Player: Ishara Madurangi (SP)
Women’s Doubles:
Quarter-finals: (1) Ishara Madurangi/Erandi Warusavithana (SP) beat Bimandi Bandara/Piyasadi (SG) 3-0, (2) Ruwani Kannangara/Hansani Piumila (WP) beat Sayuri Pawanika/Dewmi (Uva) 3-0, (3) Buddipani Rajaguru/Kavindi Sahabandu (NWP) beat Suganya Kamsika (NP) 3-0, (4) Samadi Hettiarachchi/Ochini Dissanayake (CP) beat Navoda Kalpani/Praboda (NCP) 3-0
Semi-finals: (1) Buddhipani Rajaguru/Kavindi Sahabandu (NWP) beat Ishara Madurangi/Erandi Warusavithana (SP) 3-2, (2) Ruwani Kannangara/Hansani Piumila (WP) beat Samadi Hettiarachchi/Ochini Dissanayake (CP) 3-1
Final: Buddhipani Rajaguru/Kavindi Sahabandu (NWP) beat Ruwani Kannangara/Hansani Piumila (WP) 3-2
Women’s Team:
Quarter-finals: (1) Western Province beat North Central Province 3-0, (2) Southern Province beat Eastern Province 3-0, (3) Central Province beat Sabaragamuwa Province 3-0, (4) North Western Province beat Uva Central Province 3-0
Semi-finals: (1) Southern Province beat Central Province 3-0, (2) Western Province beat North Western Province 3-2
Final: Southern Province beat Western Province 3-1
Champion team: Southern Province (Ishara Madurangi, Erandi Warusavithana, Muthumali Priyadarshini, Imasha De Silva and T. Shashini)
Mixed Doubles:
Quarter-finals: (1) Chameera Ginige/Ishara Madurangi beat Thushanthan/Suganya (NP) 3-0, (2) B.N.B. Jayasinghe/Samadi Hettiarachchi (CP) beat Supun Sirisena/Buddhini Jayaguru (NWP) 3-2, (3) Thenuka/Bimandi Jayaguru (SGP) beat Malith/Navoda (NCP) 3-0, (4) Sajith Kavinda/Hansani Piumila (WP) beat Savith/Pavinka (Uva) 3-0
Semi-finals: (1) Chameera Ginige/Ishara Madurangi (SP) beat Thenuka/Bimandi (SGP) 3-0, (2) Sajith Kavinda/Hansani Piumila (WP) beat B.N. Jayasinghe/Samadhi Hettiarachchi (CP) 3-2
Final: Chameera Ginige/Ishara Madurangi (SP) beat Sajith Kavinda.Hansani Piumila (WP) 3-1