Open Men, Women steal the show
Open Men’s and Women’s events stole the limelight at the Open All Island Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2016 for the Western Province Chief Minister’s Challenge Trophy organised by the Western Province Table Tennis Association and worked off at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium tables recently. In the Men’s Open Singles Chameera Ginige of the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, who was expected to give a tough time to B.N.B. Jayasinghe of MAS Intimates, failed to live up to his reputation and went down 1-4 to Jayasinghe, while in the Women’s Singles it was anybody’s game as the match went to the deciding 7th set, where Visakhian Hansani Piumila clinched a hard fought 4-3 win over Ishara Madurangi of Stag Table Tennis Academy.
In the Men’s Open Doubles, Sri Lanka captain Rohan Sirisena and Milinda Lakshitha won a pulsating 3-2 victory over schoolboy sensation Udaya Ranasinghe and Singles champion B.N.B. Jayasinghe. The Women’s Open Doubles finals was an inter-school affair with Visakhians Chamatsara Fernando and Hansani Piumila overcoming Ochini Dissanayake and Samadhi Hettiarachchi 3-0, who went down fighting. In the other age groups singles events fancied players were worthy winners. - LR
Final Results:
Open Singles
Men: B.N.B. Jayasinghe (MAS Intimates) beat Chameera Ginige (University of SJ) 4-1 (11/9, 11/5, 11/2, 9/11, 11/7)
Women: Hansani Piumila (Visakha Vidayalaya, Colombo) beat Ishara Madurangi (Stag Table Tennis Academy) 4-3 (11/9, 11/9, 9/11, 4/11, 4/11, 11/5, 11/8)
Open Doubles
Men: Rohan Sirisena-Milinda Lakshitha (Stag Table Tennis Academy) beat Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College, Kandy)-B.N.B. Jayasinghe (MAS Intimates) 3-2 (9/11, 12/10, 13/11, 11/13, 11/6)
Women: Chamatsara Fernando-Hansani Piumila (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo) beat Ochini Dissanayake-Samadhi Hettiarachchi (Mahamaya College, Kandy) 3-0 (11/8, 11/9, 12/10)
Under-10 Singles
Boys: Rasindu Jayasundera (Kingswood College, Kandy) beat Senal Dilmith (Prince of Wales College, Ratnapura) 3-2 (11/6, 11/8, 6/11, 7/11, 11/6);
Girls: Divya Dharani (Kularatne College, Ambalangoda) beat Fathmath Deema Ali (Royal Institute, Colombo) 3-2 (7/11, 8/11, 11/5, 11/4, 13/11)
Under-12 Singles
Boys: Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) beat Dhanushka Wijesinghe (Kingswood College, Kandy) 4-1 (8/11, 11/9, 12/10, 11/13, 11/8):
Girls: Nadithi Rehansa (Prajapathi Gothami BMV, Ambalangoda) beat Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood College, Kandy) 3-1 (11/6, 12/10, 9/11, 11/6)
Under-15 Singles
Boys: Helitha Hendavitharana (Royal College, Colombo) beat Dewmith Weerasena (Lyceum Intl’ School, Nugegoda) 3-0 (11/9, 11/9, 11/9)
Girls: Thanushi Rodrigo (Mahamaya College, Kandy) beat Sayuri Ranmni (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-2 (7/11, 9/11, 11/5, 11/3, 11/7)
Under-18 Singles
Boys: Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College, Kandy) beat Krishan Wickremaratne (Vidyartha College, Kandy) 3-0 (14/12, 11/8, 11/8)
Girls: Imasha de Silva (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Hansani Piumila (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo) 3-1 (11/7, 8/11, 11/7, 11/6)
Under-21 Singles
Boys: Prasad de Silva (Vidyartha College, Kandy) beat Supuna Warusavithana (Ananda College, Colombo) 3-2 (7/11, 11/6, 9/11, 11/8, 11/8)
Girls: Nuwani Navodya (Sri Lanka Army) beat Muthumali Priyadharshani (Devananda College, Ambalangoda) 3-1 (11/9, 5/11, 11/7, 11/3)
B.N.B. Jayasinghe
Visakhian Hansani Piumila