Lithum and Naduni most outstanding players
All Island Novices TT
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Lithum Karunasena
Naduni Abegunarathne
Lithum Karunasena of Royal College Colombo (Boy’s Category) and Naduni Abegunarathne of Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy ( Girl’s Category ) were adjudged the most outstanding players of the tournament respectively at the All Island Intermediate/Novices Table Tennis Championship 2018 concluded at the Indoor Stadium, Anuradhapura last weekend.
The tournament was organised by the Ping Pong TT Academy.
– Lakshman Ranasinghe
Final Results:
- Under-8 Boys Singles: Yoshitha Vihangasiri (Vidyartha College, Kandy) beat Dinula Attanayake (S Thomas’ College, Bandarawela) 2-0 (14/12, 12/10)
- Under-8 Girls Singles: Melisha Anthony (Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy) beat Nirmani Dananjana (G/ Denzil Kobbakaduwa Vidyalaya, Urugasmanhandiya 2-0 (11/3, 11/3)
- Under-10 Boys Singles: Dhanuka Polongoda (Vidyartha College, Kandy) beat Yoshitha Vihangasiri (Vidyartha College, Kandy) 2-0 (12/10, 11/7)
- Under-10 Girls Singles: Mekalya Fernando (Musaeus College Colombo) beat Imasha Ikkiriwatte (Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy) 2-1 (8/11, 11/6, 11/7)
- Under-12 Boys Singles: Arosha Pathiranage (Dharmaraja College, Kandy) beat Sawan Induwara (Playgrounds TT League , Colombo and Lumbini College, Colombo) 2-0 (11/7, 11/7)
- Under-12 Girls Singles: Oshani Perera (Janadhipathi BV, Nawala) beat Moksha Jayasooriya (Hillwood College, Kandy) 2-0 (11/ 7, 11/6)
- Under-15 Boys Singles: Diran Harmer (Royal College Colombo) beat Lithum Karunasena (Royal College Colombo) 2-0 (11/7, 11/9)
- Under-15 Girls Singles: Naduni Abegunarathne (Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy) beat Mandini Mohottiarachchi (Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy) 2-0 (12/ 10, 11/8)
- Under-18 Boys Singles: Lithum Karunasena (Royal College Colombo) beat M G K Priyan (Chandananda Buddhist College, Kandy) 2-0 (14 /12, 11/9)
- Under-18 Girls Singles: Naduni Abegunarathne (Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy) beat Hashini Ikkiriwatte (Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy) 2-1 (11/9, 9/11, 14/12)
- Under-21 Boys Singles: Maneth Karunasena (Royal College Colombo) beat Saluka Matheesha (Ananda College, Colombo) 2-0 (11/3, 11/9)
- Under-21 Girls Singles: Cancelled due to lack of entries
- Novices Men’s Singles: Chamuditha Dilruk (Dudley Senanayake College, Tholangamuwa) beat Dinansa Bandara (Dudley Senanayake College, Tholangamuwa) 2-1 (11/7, 8/11, 11/7)
- Novices Women’s Singles: Jayani Herath (Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy) beat Mandini Mohottiarachchi (Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy) 2-0 (11/5, 11/4
- Intermediate Men’s Singles: Dinansa Bandara (Dudley Senanayake College, Tholangamuwa) beat Chamuditha Dilruk (Dudly Senanayake College, Tholangamuwa) 2-1 (11/5, 9/11, 11/8)
- Intermediate Women’s Singles: Mandini Mohottiarachchi (Mahamaya Girls’ College, Kandy) beat Jayani Herath (Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy) 2-0 (11/8, 11/8)
The boys and girls who won the Under-8 and Under-10 age categories