Fancied cueists advance to next stage
View(s):Fancied cueists won their first round matches of the All Island Lanka Plate billiards tournament on day one played at Moors Sports Club billiards table yesterday.
The All Island Lanka Plate tournament is the final qualification tournament to select the 16 cueists who will contest along with the 16 top ranked billiard players of the island at the 65th National Billiards Championship scheduled to be held this month. The tournament will be continued today.
Results
Faizal Haniffa (MSC) beat W.R.J. Atapattu (MSC) (270/197). Ranjan Ranatunga (Mawanella RC) b eat H.M. Priyadharshana (Army) (212/209). C.M.S. Chandrasekera (Army) beat A.A. Kareem (MSC) (270/200). T.D. Maduranga (Army) beat M.M. Rizmi (MSC) (249/167). S.M.M. Deen (Mawanella RC) beat P.A.M. Badurdeen (MSC) (346/138). S.J.M. Samarakoon (Army) beat K.W.A. Ratnasiri (SL) (256/210). P. Dulanjana (Air Force) beat S.S. Kumarapperuma (Army) (187/175). P. Guruge (Galle) beat Faizal Haniffa (MSC) (316/306). Rohitha de Silva (BRC) beat B.A.S. Balapitiya (Army) (186/175). M.S.M. Nasurdeen (MICH) beat D.M.K. Dasanayake (Army) (221/220). R.M.P.R. Ratnayake (Army) beat M. Roshan (MICH) (216/206). Dr. Pani Smoratne (YMBA) beat R.M.A. Bandara (Army) (194/164). M.P.J. Amaratunga (Army) beat M.D.M. Mustaq (Kandy) (271/202).