Zaeem Sheriff pockets title
2016 winner Zaeem Sheriff of Classic Travel regained the Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Pool Championship 2018 when he overcame 2017 ‘Bowl’ Runner-up, the vastly improved Ackiel Jameel of Amadeus Lanka, in the ‘Cup’ Championship Final at the 5th edition of the tournament completed at the ‘Q N’ Brave Pool Parlour, Wellawatte, last Friday.
A record number of 49 players from 18 TTSC member firms vied for the ‘Cup’, ‘Plate’, ‘Bowl’ and ‘Shield’ Championships.
| Results- Quarterfinals onwards | |
| Ackiel Jameel (Amadeus Lanka) beat Akila Nuwanga (2017 Cup winner – Infinity Vacations), Rimzan Hameed (2014 winner – Classic Travel) beat Rasheem Mendis (Butterflies Vacations), Lakshan Samarasinghe (Anantara Kalutara) beat Shervonne Herath (Infinith Vacations), Zaeem Sheriff (Classic Travels – 2016′ ‘Cup’ winner) beat D.N. de Silva (Eden Resort & Spa) Losing Quarterfinalists moved on to the ‘Bowl’ and ‘Shield’ Rasheem Mendis (Butterflies Vacations) beat Akila Nuwanga (Infinity Vacations), Shervonne Herath (Infinity Vacations) beat D.N. de Silva (Eden Resort & Spa) ‘Shield’ Final for 7th & 8th places (Best of 3 Frames): Akila Nuwanga (Infinity Vacations) beat D.N. de Silva (Eden Resort & Spa) ‘Bowl’ Final for 5th & 6th places (Best of 3 Frames): Rasheem Mendis (Butterflies Vacations) beat Shervonne Herath (Infinity Vacations) ‘Cup’ & ‘Plate’- Semifinals (Best of 3 Frames): Ackiel Jameel (Amadeus Lanka) beat Rimzan Hameed (Classic Travel), Zaeem Sheriff (Classic Travel) beat Lakshan Samarasinghe (Anantara Kalutara). ‘Plate’ Final for 3rd & 4th places (Best of 3 Frames): Lakshan Samarasinghe (Anantara) beat Rimzan Hameed (Classic Travel) ‘Cup’ Final (Best of 5 Frames): Zaeem Sheriff (Classic Travel) beat Ackiel Jameel (Amadeus Lanka) Awards were presented by Bonita Odayar (President), Dilshan Gnanapragasam (General Secretary) and Nilina Pathirana (Tournament Co-ordinator), all from TTSC. |