Muthumali and Chanul best paddlers
Muthumali Priyadharshani of CSCT Campus and Chanul Dulshan of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda were adjudged the Best Players in the Girls and Boys categories and were awarded the Maheepala Herath Challenge Trophies at the All Island Open Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2018 held recently.
All age group winners with guests and officials
Priyadharshani was adjudged the Best Player for her excellent performance in winning the Under-21 Girls Singles and Open Women’s Singles events while Dulshan received the coveted award for winning the Under 18 Boys’ Singles event and finishing as runner-up in the Under-15 Boys Singles event.
The match of the tournament was the Open Men’s Singles clash between National Champion Udaya Ranasinghe from the hill capital and Supuna Warusavithana of Ananda College, Colombo. Warusavithana gave the national champion some anxious moments before going down fighting to a 3-4 defeat.
– Lakshman Ranasinghe
| Final Results: | |
| Under-10 Singles Girls: Sadinthi Jayasinghe (Museaus College) beat Thamadi Kavindya (Devananda College, Ambalangoda) 3-0 (11/8, 11/6, 11/5); Boys: Saifulla Akram (Alhuda International School, Kandy) beat Dewmeth Weerasena (Lyceum Intl’, Nugegoda) 3-0 (12/10, 11/7, 11/7) Under-12 Singles Girls: Navindi Senavirathne (Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya) beat Oneli Lehansa (Museaus College, Colombo) 3-0 (11/9, 12/10, 11/9); Boys: Oshan Senaratharachchi (Royal College, Colombo) beat Sanuth Jayasumana (Lyceum Intl’, Yakkala) 3-2 (5/11, 13/11, 8/11, 11/8, 11/9) Under-15 Singles Girls: Kavishka Kavindi (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Jithara Warnakulasooriya (Ladies College, Colombo) 3-1 (11/6, 8/11, 11/3, 12/10); Boys: Hiruna Warusavithana (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Chanul Dulsen (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-1 (11/6, 12/10, 6/11, 11/9) Under-18 Singles Girls: Imasha De Silva (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Saduni Prabuddika (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-1 (11/7, 12/10, 9/11, 11/3); Boys: Chanul Dulsen (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) 3-0 (11/6, 11/8, 16/14) Under-21 Singles Girls: Muthumali Priyadarshani (CSCT Campus) beat Imasha De Silva (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-0 (11/1, 11/8, 11/2); Boys: Isuru Anjana (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Prasad De Silva (Nexgen Campus, Kandy) 3-0 (11/9, 11/9, 11/2) Open Singles Women: Muthumali Priyadharshani (CSCT Campus) beat Jithara Warnakulasooriya (Ladies College, Colombo) 4-2 (11/5, 11/4, 9/11, 15/13, 9/11, 11/8); Men: Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College, Kandy) beat Supuna Warusavithana (Ananda College, Colombo) 4-3 (11/5, 9/11, 3/11, 11/4, 11/3, 5/11, 11/9) |
Chanul Dulshan receives his trophy from Maheepala Herath
Muthumali Priyadarshani (R)