Reigning Champs MAS Holdings off to a winning start
By Lakshman Ranasinghe
33rd Inter-Firm Badminton Championship 2016
View(s): Reigning Men’s and Women’s Champions MAS Holdings got off to a winning start at the 33rd Inter-Firm Badminton Championship 2016, organised by the Mercantile Badminton Association and sponsored by Dulux, with two convincing victories in their respective Group matches at the Mercantile Badminton Headquarters courts. Â A total of 2,000 Matches featuring 2,200 Shuttlers from 270 Mercantile Firms, in 24 Categories, will be worked off in this year’s edition, to be concluded this weekend. A noteworthy feature is that, over 40 National players will be seen in action.
Results of Group Matches as at 26-10-2016: Â Â
Men
- Â ’A’ Division- MAS Holdings beat Hatton National Bank (HNB) 3-0; McLarens beat Sampath Bank 3-1
- Â ’B’ Division- National Development Bank (NDB) beat Commercial Bank 3-0; McLarens beat Brandix 3-1
- Â ’C’ Division- Hayleys beat Sampath Bank 3-2; HDDES beat LOLC 3-2
Women
- Â ’A’ Division- MAS Holdings beat Sampath Bank 2-0; McLarens ‘A’ beat McLarens ‘B’ 2-0
- Â ’B’ Division- John Keells Holdings (JKH) beat McLarens 2-0; Nations Trust Bank (NTB) ‘B’ W/O from
NTB ‘C’
- Â ’D’ Division- HSBC beat AIA 2-1; JKH beat Brandix 2-1
Veterans Men
- Â ’A’ Division- HNB beat MAS Holdings 2-1; McLarens ‘A’ beat McLarens ‘B’ 2-1
- Â ’B’ Division- HNB beat NTB 2-1; Commercial Bank beat HSBC 2-1
- Â ’C’ Division- MIT beat NDB 2-0; Union Bank beat Airport & Aviation 2-0
Action at the Inter-Firm Badminton Championships