Ruwani Kannangara shows her class to bag under 10 Table Tennis title

By S.M.D.Sirisena

Ruwani Kannangara of Museaus showed that she is a future table tennis star when she turned in a fine performance to bag the Under 10 final in the girl’s event at the 61st Junior Table Tennis Nationals for 2007 sponsored by Finance and Guarantee Group at the S. Thomas’ Indoor Gymnasium yesterday. Ruwani Kannangara has been winning all the Under 10 age group events in competitions in 2007. In the Under 10 final against Eshani Dunusinghe of Kurunegala she trounced the latter in an under five game.

In the Under 18 semi-final Ishara Madurangi (Devananda) who entered the final has a good chance of winning it.

Today the senior nationals will be conducted at the same venue starting at 10 a.m.

Results Girls semi-finals
Under 10 - Ruwani Kannangara (Museaus) bt Vihangi Nimveka (Dharmasoka) 11-9, 11-7, 11-6; Heshani Dunusinghe (High School Kurunegala) bt Sathya Udayanga (Dharmasoka) 9-11, 11-6,11-9, 8-11, 11-8Under 12 – Erandi Warusuwitana (Dharmasoka) bt Umaya Tharaki (Dharmasoka) 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-8; Nuwani Navodya bt Chandima Madushani (Mahamaya Kandy) 11-8, 11-6, 6=11, 8-11, 11-6.

Under 16 – Tharinda Weerakone (Maliyadeva) bt Uthpala Pushpakumara (Museaus) 11-8, 11-5,11-7, 7-11, 11-9.

Under 18 – Ishara Madurangi (Devananda) bt Ruhansi Wijekoon (Devananda) 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3; Pavithra Gimhani (Dharmasoka) bt Nirmani Silva (HFC Kandy) 9-11, 11-9, 14-16, 11-6, 11-2.

Boys semi-finals Under 10 – Nuwansa Niroshana (Dharmasoka) bt Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha) 4-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-3; Iranga Imal (Richmond) bt Bevantha Harshana (Dharmasoka) 11-7, 11-8, 11-4.

Under 12 - Probodhana Rodrigo (SACK) bt Supun Sirisena (Maliyadeva) 11-8, 11-8, 3-11, 11-7; Nuwantha Niroshan (Dharmasoka) bt Kulanka Hendahewa (Royal) 12-10, 11-7, 6-11, 7-11.

Under 15 – A.N. Shashiranga (Dharmasoka) bt Malitha Dilusha (Devananad) 12-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-8.

Samitha Abeyratne (Royal) bt Chameera Ginige (Dharmasoka) 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 2-11, 11-7.

Girls finals Under 10 – Ruwani Kannangara (Museaus) bt Heshani Dunusinghe (HC Kurunegala) 11-4, 11-5, 11-3.

Under 12 – Nuwansi Navodya (Dharmasoka) bt Erandi Warusuwitana (Dharmasoka) 4-11, 11-3, 11-6, 14-12.

Under 15 – Tharinda Weerakone (Maliyadeva) bt Nuwani Navodya (Dharmasoka) 11-5, 5-11, 12-10, 11-6.

Boys finals
Under 10 – Nuwan Nirosha (Dharmasoka) bt Eranga Imali (Richmond) 11-5, 11-7, 11-8.
Under 12 – Promodya Rodrigo (SACK) bt Nuwantha Niroshana (Dharmasoka) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5.
Under 15 – A.M. Shasiranga (Dharmasoka) bt Chamitha Abeyratne (Royal) 11-8, 11-5, 15-13