Seylan Bank retain sports.com Netball trophy
Cup championship winners, Seylan Bank
Seylan Bank retained the most prestigious Sri Lanka Sports.com Netball Challenge trophy after beating arch rivals Hatton National Bank in a thrilling encounter at the Cup Championship of the Sri Lankasports.com Inter Company Netball Challenge
It was another chance for HNB to take a sweet revenge and take the ownership of the prestigious Cup Championship as they were beaten by Seylan Bank by one goal margin when they met last time in the finals of the Netball Challenge.
But Seylan Bankers had other ideas and this time they took away the Cup championship with a three (3) goal margin to read the score board 44-41 at the long whistle. Once again Seylan defended their mixed championship at the netball Challenge title as well by beating Citizen Development Business Financial PLC at the mixed finals by 23 goals to 9.
But Citizen Development Business Financial PLC emerged winners in the Plate Championship of the all female event when they beat Commercial Credit by goals 18 goals to12 in the Plate Championship Finals.
Mixed championship was won by Seylan Bank
It was another tough battle in the Bowl Championships finals and MAS Shadeline (Mahiyanganaya) lasses who participated for the first time in the Netball Championship managed to take the Bowl Championship home by beating David Peiris Motor Company by 20-18 after a tense battle.
Thirteen teams representing prestigious institutions in Sri Lanka vied for the honours at the Sri Lankasports.com Netball Challenge which concluded on January 21 at the Indoor Stadium at St. Joseph’s College in Colombo. Eight teams competed in Female Category and five teams took part in the Mixed Division category.
The event held in two categories, female and mixed. Hatton National Bank, Seylan Bank, HSBC, Citizen Development Business PLC, Commercial Credit, David Peiris Motor Company, MAS Fabrics Matrix, MAS Active Shadeline and Standard Charted Bank fielded teams under different categories.