Udaya Ranasinghe steals the limelight
All winners with their trophies posing for a photograph with the invitees and tournament officials
Sri Lanka’s table tennis sensation Udaya Ranasinghe arrived in Sri Lanka from USA and stole the lime light by winning the Men’s Open Singles Championship representing Vidyartha College Old Boys Sports Club, at the All Island Open Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2019 at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Tables.
Conducted by the Colombo District Table Tennis Association in collaboration with the State Services Table Tennis Association saw while Udaya Ranasinghe won the Men’s Championship, Ishara Madurangi of Sri Lanka Ports Authority clinched the Women’s Open Singles championship.
Anandian Senura Silva enjoyed a very successful tournament to win the Under-15 and Under-18 Singles crowns.
– Lakshman Ranasinghe
Overall winners Udaya Ranasinghe (R) and Ishara Madurangi
Final Results:
Open Women’s Singles: Ishara Madurangi (Sri Lanka Ports Authority) beat Erandi Warusavithana (Sri Lanka Army) 4-1 (11/7, 11/9, 11/3, 17/19, 11/9)
Open Men’s Singles: Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College Old Boys’ Sports Club, Kandy) beat B.N.B. Jayasinghe (MAS Intimates) 4-2 (6/11. 11/8, 11/9, 6/11, 11/8, 11/8)
Under-18 Girls’ Singles: Jithara Warnajulasooriya (Ladies College) beat Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood College, Kandy) 3-1 (11/8, 11/5, 8/11, 11/9)
Under-18 Boys’ Singles: Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) beat Chadupa Alahakoon (Kingswood College, Kandy) 3-0 (11/4, 12/10, 11/9)
Under-15 Girls’ Singles: Bimandee Bandara (HIllwood College, Kandy) beat Sanduni Prabuddika (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-0 (11/8, 12/10, 11/6)
Under-15 Boys’ Singles: Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) beat Dhanushka Wijesinghe (Kingswood College, Kandy) 3-0 (11/8, 11/3, 11/5)
Under-12 Girls’ Singles: Tamadi Kavindya (Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda) beat Lesanya Sethmdee (Dharmasoka Collge, Ambalangoda) 3-0 (11/4, 19/17, 11/9)
Under-12 Boys’ Singles: Dewmeth Weerasena (Lyceum Intl’, Nugegoda) beat Kakeru Hannayake (Ananda College, Colombo) 3-2 (11/8, 11/3, 10/12, 7/11, 11/9)
Under-10 Girls’ Singles: Samindi Weerasooriya (Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy) beat Sadev Devroo (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-2 (11/8, 8/11, 12/10, 5/11, 11/6)
Under-10 Boys’ Singles: Sethik Dinsara (Ananda College, Colombo) beat Amash Dewmika (Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda 3-2 (12/10, 7/11, 11/9, 9/11, 12/10)