Ahamed and Moahowshayan clinch U-15 and U-11 titles
By Lakshman Ranasinghe
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R.R. Ahamed and R. Moahowshayan became the first winners in the Boys’ category to emerge champions in Under-15 Novices Boys and Under-11 Novices events respectively at the ongoing 29th National Junior Squash Championship at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium courts yesterday.
Over 260 boys and girls competed in the Ritzbury sponsored championship which will be continued today with the semi-finals and final events.
In the Girls events W.P.N. Wickremasinghe clinched the Girls’ Under-11 Novices crown and in the Girls Under-15 Novices A.M. Dhanapala emerged winner along with A. Weerasinghe and D.M.I.B.M. Samaranayake winning the Under 19 Novices and Under-9 Open events respectively.
Events scheduled to continue at the championship:
- Boys U-9 Open finals: (K. Kohombage/R.Y. Siriwardene); U-15 Open finals: (E..A.N. Lakman/D.H.T. Randina); U-19 finals: (D. Perera/M. Haleem); U-13 Open semi-finals: (S. Dias, P.M. Talagala/J.S. Prematllleke/H. Koralage); U-11 Open semi-finals: (M.Rilwan, M. Wijesekera/P.K.T.N. Pinwatta, M.A.S.A. Dias)
- Girls U-11 Novices: Winner – W.P.N. Wickremasinghe; Runner-up – S.T.Y.M. Serasinghe; U-15 Novices: Winner – A.M. Dhanapala; Runner-up – W.N.D. Wijesekera; U-19 Novices: Winner – A. Weerasinghe; Runner-up – Maya Weerasinghe; U-9 Open: Winner – D.M.I.M.B. Samaranayake; Runner-up – M.L. Rajapaksa
- Matches to be played: Girls U-11 Open semi-finals (K.S. Silva, D.S. Dhanayake/A.W.M.S. Vitharana, A. Gunasekara); U-13 Open: V.S.C. Sinaly will meet winner of the semi-final (S.D. Kulatunga/R.I. Wood); U-15 Open semi-final: (A. Perera, Y.U. Kuruppu/V.S.C. Sinaly/S.D. Siriwardene); U-17 Open Finals: (S.Deen/Y.V. Kuruppu); U-19 Open Finals: (K. Gunawardene/S. Deen)