Badminton: McLarens Holdings emerge MBA overall champs

McLarens Holdings Ltd with 41 points won the Overall Championship at the Li-Ning 33rd Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Individual Championships 2016 played over five days at the MBA Headquarters Courts last weekend, which saw over 45 National players in action. 

Buwanaka Gunathilake of MAS Holdings won the Men's Triple Crown, while Thilini Hendahewa of McLarens Holdings won the Women’s Double Crown. Gunathilake won the Men’s Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles, while Hendahewa won the Women’s Singles and Doubles partnering Achini Ratnasiri. 

MAS Holdings 37 points and Sampath Bank PLC 14 points were placed 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Overall Championship. 

Final Results: 

Men’s Singles: Challenge Trophy donated by Nawaloka Group - Buwanaka Gunathilake (MAS Holdings) beat Sachin Dias (McLarens Holdings Ltd.) 2-0 (21/15, 21/13); 3rd Place: Hasitha Chanaka (Sampath Bank) beat Vibavi Madusha (MAS Holdings) 2-1 (21/19, 18/21, 21/12) 

Men’s Doubles: Challenge Trophy donated by Major S.J. Weerasena – Buwanaka Gunathilake-Promodhya Ranaweera (MAS Holdings) beat Sachin Dias-R.S. Dahanayake (McLarens Holdings Ltd.) 2-0 (21/18, 21/16); 3rd Place: Hasith Chanaka-Chamika Karunaratne (Sampath Bank) beat Imesh Hasaranga-Vibavi Madusha (MAS Holdings) 2-0 (21/16, 21/13) 

Women’s Singles: Challenge Trophy donated by Li-Ning Sri Lanka – Thilini Hendahewa (McLarens Holdings Ltd) beat Achini Rathnasiri (McLarens Holdings Ltd) 2-1 (21/11, 10/21, 21/12); 3rd Place: Kavindi Isadhika (MAS Holdings) beat Upuli Weerasinghe (MAS Holdings) 2-0 (21/9, 21/12) 

Women’s Doubles: Challenge Trophy donated by Bernard Botheju Industries – Achini Rathnasiri-Thilini Hendahewa (McLarens Holdings) beat Kavindi Isadhika-Upuli Samanthika (MAS Holdings) 2-0 (21/15, 21/19); 3rd Place Kaushalaya Dissanayake-Ruwani Rathnasiri (McLarens Holdings) 

Mixed Doubles: Trophy donated by Nirodha de Costa – Buwaneka Gunathilake-Kavindi Nishsadika (MAS Holdings) beat Sachin Dias-Thilini Hendahewa (McLarens Holdings) 2-1 (17/21, 21/18, 21/18); 3rd Place: R.S. Dahanayake-Achini Rathnasiri (McLarens Holdings) 

Over-35 Women’s Singles: Challenge Trophy donated by MBA – Chandrika De Silva (Seylan Bank) beat Pameesha Dishanthi (Seylan Bank) 2-0 (21/10, 21/11); 3rd Place: Vindya Aponsu (Timex Garments) 

Over-35 Men’s Doubles: Challenge Trophy donated by MBA – Thanuja Liyanage (The Design Group Five Int'l Pvt. Ltd)-Nihan Ranasinghe (Commercial Bank) beat Roshan Fernando (Singer Sri Lanka)-Lochana Fonseka (HNB) 2-0 (21/11, 21/11); 3rd Place: Lasitha Ranasinghe (Nations Trust Bank)-Lasith Damith (Browns Group) beat Madura Jayasekera (Valible)-Vijith Weerakoon (Commercial Credit) 2-0 (21/13, 21/15) 

Masters’ Singles: Challenge Trophy donated by Gamini Jayasuriya – Niroshan Wijekoon [Asia Securities (Pvt) Ltd] beat Roshan Fernando (Brandix Apparel) 2-0 (21/9, 21/10); 3rd Place: Adrian Lima (St Regis) beat Wasantha Gunawardene (Akbar Bros.) 2-0 (21/15, 21/17) 

Masters’ Doubles: Challenge Trophy donated by MBA – Nirodha De Costa (Accurate Clearing & Forwarding)-Chandana Jayaweera [Eon Express (Pvt.) Ltd] beat Roshan Fernando-Jude Fernando (Brandix Apparel) 2-0 (21/9, 21/11); 3rd Place: Rohan De Silva (McLarens Holdings)-Niroshan Wijekoon (Asia Securities) 

Men’s Plate: Challenge Trophy donated by MBA – Shenuk De Soyza (Nations Trust Bank) beat Lasindu Nimsara (Seylan Bank PLC) 2-1 (21/18, 19/21, 21/16) 

Women’s Plate: Challenge Trophy donated by MBA – Soraya Miskin (HSBC) beat Kanishka Nimethri (HSBC) 2-0 (21/10, 21/1)