Badminton: Walkers Tours TTSC champs

Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) President, Veteran, Prabath Harshakumar was in brilliant form, as he took his firm, Walkers Tours to 2 TT Badminton titles- Winner Open Team Championship and Runners-up Veterans Team Championships 2016. 

The 21st TTSC Badminton Championships, sponsored by Serendib Leisure Hotels for the 6th year, was concluded at S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium on Sunday (4). 

20 teams participated in the Open Team Championship and 10 teams participated in the Veterans Team Championships (Men Over-40 and Women Over-35). 

Walkers Tours on their way to the title, overcame a stiff hurdle when they eliminated the strong SriLankan Airlines in the Team Championship, pre-quarter-finals. 

Team Championship Results 

Quarter-finals: Cinnamon Grand ‘A’ beat Citrus Waskaduwa 3-2; Walkers Tours beat Serendib Leisure 3-1; Classic Travels beat Habarana Village 3-2; Cinnamon Grand ‘B’ beat Jetwing Travels 3-2. 

Semi-finals: Walkers Tours beat Cinnamon Grand ‘A’ 3-1; Cinnamon Grand ‘B’ beat Classic Travels on a Technical Knockout. 

Final: Walkers Tours beat Cinnamon Grand ‘B’ 3-0.
 
Final results 

Men’s Singles: Joel Ratnayake (Walkers) beat Chandika Jayaratne (Cinnamon) 26-16, 26-12 

Women’s Singles: Kavindya Perera (Walkers) beat Shanika Rajakaruna (Cinnamon) 21-6, W/O

Mixed Doubles: Prabath Harshakumar-Shivanthi Kottage (Walkers) beat Tharindu Samaranayake-Shanika Rajakaruna (Cinnamon) 21/8, 21/9 

Special Awards: 

Joint Most Outstanding Men's Players: Prabath Harshakumar & Joel Ratnayake (Walkers Tours) 

Most Outstanding Women's Player: Kavindya Perera, (Walkers Tours) 

Veterans Team Championship Results: 

Quarter-finals: Citrus Waskaduwa beat Habarana Village 2-0; Serendib Leisure beat Aitken Spence Travels 2-0; Walkers Tours beat Cinnamon Grand 2-1; Jetwing Travels beat Metro Travels 2-0; SriLankan Airlines beat Citrus Waskaduwa 2-0; Kingsbury beat Jetwing Travels 2-0. 

Semi-finals: SriLankan Airlines beat Serendib Leisure 2-0; Walkers Tours beat Kingsbury 2-1 

Final: SriLankan Airlines beat Walkers Tours 2-0. 

Final results: 

Men’s Singles: Namal Rajakaruna (SriLankan) beat Prabath Harshakumar (Walkers) 21-6, 21-2

Men’s Doubles: Anuraji de Silva-Sujith Wijetunga (SriLankan) beat Anil Gunamuni-Keerthi Ekanayake (Walkers) 21-7, 21-5 

Special Awards: 

Most Outstanding Player-Men: Namal Rajakaruna (SriLankan Airlines) 

Most outstanding Player-Women: Shiranthi Kottage (Walkers Tours)