Youngsters impress at Inter-Club Badminton Championship
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Yukthi Badminton Academy and Ramesh Badminton Academy clinched the Men’s and Women’s ‘A’ Division titles respectively at the Inter-Club Championships which saw over 500 participants in action during the weekend.
Yukthi BA also clinched the Boys’ Under-19 title while Ramesh BA won the Girls’ Under-19 titles. The Boys’ Under-15 title was won by Danushka BA while the Girls’ title in the same age group was clinched by Ramesh BA.
Organised by the Western Province Badminton Association, the championship was held at the St. Joseph’s College and Mercantile Services Badminton courts, with shuttlers from 48 private badminton clubs taking part. The finals took place at St. Joseph’s Indoor Stadium. Bank of Ceylon was the sole sponsor of the tournament, while Lin Mi provided shuttlecocks throughout the event.
The prize giving ceremony was held under the patronage of Sameera Liyanage, the Chief Marketing Officer of Bank of Ceylon, in the presence of officials of the Western Province Badminton Association and Sri Lanka Badminton.
| Men’s ‘A’ Winner: Yukthi BA Runner-up: Nalin F BA Women’s ‘A’ Winner: Ramesh BA Runner-up: Yukthi BA Men’s Veteran II Winner: Ventri Runner-up: Shuttle Masters ‘B’ Men’s Veteran I Winner: ADS Runner-up: Otters Women’s Veteran Winner: Otters Runner-up: Thushan BA Men’s ‘B’ Winner: Old Nalandians Runner-up: SI Badminton Women’s ‘B’ Winner: Ramesh BA Runner-up: Shuttle Up Women’s ‘C’ Winner: All Queens Runner-up: NF BA Men’s ‘C’ Winner: Yamundra Runner-up: Lumbini Men’s ‘D’ Winner: Panadura Runner-up: Ventri BC Boys’ U-19 Winner: Yukthi BA Runner-up: Deemash Girls’ U-19 Winner: Ramesh Runner-up: BAC Boys’ U-15 Winner: Danushka BA Runner-up: Deemash Girls’ U-15 Winner: Ramesh BA Runner-up: Deemash | |