Royal College clinches gold
The Royal College team, led by Ashan Athapathu and deputised by Methmal Wood, emerged victorious at the finals after an arduous battle against the D.S. Senanayake College team at the Inter-School Squash Championship 2019. Royal secured a record victory in the team championship with a complete whitewash of their competition, winning the team ‘A’ event (3-0) and the team ‘B’ event (3-0).
They were also crowned as overall champions by establishing a comfortable lead of 22 points. Each player of the Royal lineup remained unbeaten throughout the team championship. This is the second year in succession that Royal dominated the competition in all three championship categories.
The Royal team functioned under the guidance of the school principal B.A. Abeyratne, the Senior Games Master M.A.M. Riyaz, Teacher-in-Charge K. Wadugodapitiya , Head Coach R.S. Deen and Assistant Coach V.S.M. Chandana.
The annual All-Island Inter-School Squash Championship, the most awaited event in the squash calendar of this year was held at the S. Thomas’ College Sports Complex in Mount Lavinia from September 17 to 20. This event had some of the most prestigious institutions around the country battling it out for the national title.
The novices’ singles tournament was held on September 17 and 18 while the championship singles tournament commenced simultaneously on September 18. The team championship kicked off on September 19.
The Royal outfit comprised of Ashan Athapathu, Methmal Wood, Druvinka Perera, Heshan Balasuriya, Nadun Karunaratne, Seniya Jayathilake, Qays Sangani, Akila Athapathu, Chamath Weerasinghe, Vinal Salgado, Sadeesha Rajapakshe, Sehath Perera, Akash Wijesekara, Bashitha Alwis, Minaga Padeniya, Thenuwan Meegalla, Sandil Batuwanthudawa, Vinupa Nethmina and Aritha Alahakoon.