Jithara and Senura adjudged Most Outstanding Players
D.H. Kolambage
Jithara Warnakulasuriya of Ladies’ College, Colombo and Anandian Senura Silva were adjudged the Most Outstanding Players at the Junior National Table Tennis Championships staged at the Indoor Stadium of the Panagoda Sri Lanka Army tables last weekend.
Conducted by the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka a total number of 455 participants, both boys and girls exhibited a high quality of table tennis which was competed in six age groups for both girls and boys.
Jithara Warnakulasuriya won the Girls Under-15 Singles championship and went on to win the Under-18 Doubles championship partnering Thanushi Rodrigo of Mahamaya Girls’ School, Kandy.
Senura Silva of Ananda College, won the Boys Singles event and ended as runner-up in the Under-18 Mixed Doubles event.
D.H. Kolambage of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda emerged champion at the Girls’ Under-18 Singles event.
– Lakshman Ranasinghe
FINAL RESULTS:
Under-10 Girls’ Singles: A.W. Tamadi Kavindya (Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda) beat Sandinthie Jayasinghe (Musaeus College, Colombo) 3-0 (11/7, 11/3, 11/8)
Under-10 Boys’ Singles: Kakeru Hennayake (Ananda College, Colombo) beat Safiullah Akram (Al-Huda International School, Kandy) 3-1 (7/11, 12/10, 11/7, 11/7)
Under-12 Girls’ Singles: Chameesha Thushadhi (Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya) beat Sandunya Eshmini (Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya) 3-0 (11/4, 11/5, 11/4)
Under-12 Boy’s Singles: Rasindu Jayasundara (Kingswood College, Kandy) beat Safiullah Akram (Al-Huda International School, Kandy) 3-0 (11/8, 11/6, 11/7)
Under-15 Girls’ Singles: Jithara Warnakulasuriya (Ladies’ College, Colombo) beat Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood College, Kandy 3-0 (11/9, 11/3, 11/8)
Under-15 Boy’s Singles: Chanul Dulsen (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) 3-1 (11/8, 5/11, 11/3, 9/11, 5/11)
Under-18 Mixed Doubles: Helitha Hendawitharana (Royal College, Colombo)/NadithiRehansa (Prajapathi Gothami BMV) beat Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo)/JitharaWarnakulasuriya (Ladies’ College, Colombo) 3-1 (2/11, 11/9, 11/6, 11/9)
Under-18 Girls Doubles: Jithara Warnakulasuriya (Ladies’ College, Colombo)/Thanushi Rodrigo (Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy) beat Sanduni Prabuddhika/Sayuri Ranmini (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-1 (11/6, 11/09, 10/12, 11/6)
Under-18 Boys’ Doubles: Nimesh Ranchagoda/Thisas Ranchagoda (Royal College, Colombo) beat Helitha Hendawitharana (Royal College, Colombo)/DewmithWeerasena (Lyceum International School, Nugegoda) 3-2 (12/10, 8/11, 8/11, 11/8, 11/9)
Under-18 Girls’ Singles: D.H. Kolambage (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Sanduni Prabuddhika (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-0 (11/7, 11/7, 11/9)
Under-18 Boys’ Singles: Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) beat Chandupa Alahakoon (Kingswood College, Kandy) 3-2 (11/1, 11/7, 8/11, 12/14, 11/7)
Jithara and Senura with the titles
Senura Silva
Jithara Warnakulasuriya