Anandian Senura and Jithara of Ladies are best players
All winners of Maheepala Herath Challenge Trophy 2019 with the guests and officials
Senura Silva of Ananda College, Colombo and Jithara Warnakulasuriya of Ladies College, Colombo were adjudged best players at the All-Island Open Ranking Table Tennis Championship for the Maheepala Herath Challenge Trophy held at the Municipal Council Indoor Stadium in Kegalle.
Senura won the Under-15 Singles title defeating Dhanushka Wijesinghe of Kingswood and the Under-18 Singles title defeating Chandupa Alahakoon also of Kingswood.
Jithara Warnakulasuriya of Ladies College also won a double claiming the Under-18 girl’s defeating D.H. Kolambage of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda and the Under-21 Singles title with a win over Hansani Piumila of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo.
Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College Old Boys TT club and Ishara Madurangi of Sri Lanka Ports Authority clinched the Maheepala Herath Challenge trophies by winning the Men and Women Singles titles respectively. - AO
Most Outstanding Player Boys, - Senura Silva of Ananda College
Results of finals
Under-10 Girl’s Singles: Mekayla Fernando (Museaus College, Colombo) beat Sadev Dewroo (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-2 (11/9, 11/9, 8/11, 10/12, 11/6)
Under-10 Boy’s Singles: Akain Bojith (P de S Kularathna College, Ambalangoda) beat Dilith Dinsara of Kegalu Vidyalaya, Kegalle 3-0 (11/8, 11/6, 12/10)
Under-12 Girl’s Singles: Imalsha Sewmini (Prajapathi Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda) beat Sandinithi Jayasinghe (Musaeus College, Colombo) 3-1 (7/11, 11/5, 11/8, 11/5)
Most Outstanding Player Girls - Jithara Warnakulasuriya of Ladies College
Under-12 Boy’s Singles: Kakeru Hennayaka (Ananda College, Colombo) beat Dewmeth Weerasena (Lyceum International College, Nugegoda) 3-1 (7/11, 11/6, 13/11, 11/7)
Under-15 Girl’s Singles: Oneli Lehansa (Musaeus College, Colombo) beat Sanduni Prabuddika (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-2 (5/11, 12/10, 11/8, 11/7, 11/9)
Under-15 Boy’s Singles: Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) beat Dhanushka Wijesinghe (Kingswood College, Kandy) 3-2 (12/10, 11/8, 9/11, 9/11, 11/7)
Under-18 Girl’s Singles: Jithara Warnakulasuriya (Ladies College, Colombo) beat D.H. Kolambage (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-1 (10/12,11/4,11/9,11/8)
Under-18 Boy’s Singles: Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) beat Chandupa Alahakoon (Kingswood College, Kandy) 3-0 (11/7,11/7,13/11)
Under-21 Girl’s Singles: Jithara Warnakulasooriya (Ladies College, Colombo) beat Hansani Piumila (Visaka Vidyalaya, Colombo) 3-2 (1/11, 6/11, 11/9, 13/11, 11/9)
Under-21 Boy’s Singles: Krishan Wickramarathna (Vidyartha College Old boys TT Club) beat Supuna Warusawithana (University of Moratuwa) 3-1 (11/9, 12/10, 5/11, 12/10)
Women’s Singles: Ishara Madurangi (SLPA) beat Erandi Warusawithana (Army) 4-3 (8/11, 8/11, 11/9, 11/13, 11/3, 11/9, 11/7)
Men’s Singles: Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College Old boys TT Club) beat Krishan Wickramarathna (Vidyartha College Old boys TT Club) 4-0 (11/7, 11/8, 11/9, 11/5)
Open Women's Singles champion - Ishara Madurangi of SLPA
Open Men's Singles champion Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College
Senura Silva (3rd L) and Jithara Warnakulasuriya (2nd R) with their trophies