Mahith Jayasumana is a rising TT star
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Mahith Jayasumana of Lyceum International School, Gampaha is a rising star in table tennis. This youngster possesses an extraordinary talent in TT and is among the top ranked players in schools.
Young Jayasumana was ranked No. 1 in the Under 12 and Under 15 categories in Western Province and was the highest ranked player in the Gampaha District in the Under 12 and 15 age group. He is among the top four ranked players in the island in 2018.
Jayasumana was an automatic choice for the Sri Lanka Under 13 TT team that took part in the Asian Junior Under 13 Table Tennis championship held in India last year.This lad is not only a top ranked player in Sri Lanka. He is also a world ranking player in the Under 13 list.
Having started to play the game four years ago Jayasumana had won a number of tournaments in various age group from under 8 to 12 in Novices, Intermediate, Western Province and All Island. This eleven olds playing style of TT captured the attention of everyone as he reels out an array of perfectly executed shots with a rare dexterity in his technique.