Carrom: Mt. Lavinia Hotel regain Travel Trade Championship

Mt. Lavinia Hotel regained the Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Men's Team Carrom Championship beating last year's runners-up, SriLankan Airlines, in 4th Championships held at the Galadari Hotel Arena Lounge last weekend. 

A total of 18 teams participated in the Men's Team Championship, a tie consisting three singles and two Doubles on a best of five basis. 

The Women's Singles contested by 17 players was won by Niluka Damayanthi from Thurrya Hotel , Kalutara, beating Shenali Herath from Green Holiday Centre, 9/3. 

In the semi-finals, Shenali Herath of Green Holiday Centre, who earlier eliminated the defending champion, Shereen Pietersz 11/0; while Niluka Damayanthi from Green Holiday Centre beat Sunila Fernando from Kingsbury Hotel, 9/0.

In the semi-finals the winners, Shereen Pietersz and Ashani Thudawewatte beat Sunila Fernando and Priyadarshani Subramaniam (from Kingsbury), 6/4. 

The runners-up, Nirmalie Clark and Shendrine de Costa beat Vanessa Vincent and Chalani Peiris (from Waters Edge) 2/0. 

The Awards were given away by Harsha Guruge, F&B Manager, Galadari Hotel, Anushka Perera, General Secretary /TTSC and Anuradha Peiris, Manager/Groups, Connaissance de Ceylan. 

Results: 

Quarter-finals: Ramada, Colombo (2015 Winner) beat Taj Samudra 3/1; Mt. Lavinia Hotel beat Thurrya Kalutara 3/1; Kingsbury Hotel beat Galadari Hotel 3/2; Sri Lankan Airlines beat Cinnamon Lakeside 3/0.

Semi-finals: Mt. Lavinia Hotel beat Ramada Colombo 3/0; Sri Lankan Airlines beat Kingsbury Hotel 3/0.

Final: Mt. Lavinia Hotel beat Sri Lankan Airlines 3/0, D.T. Pushpakumara (MTH) beat N. Abeysekera (Sri Lankan) 25/1; H.T.V. Duminda (MTH) beat P.K.D.S. Kalum 25/0; L.P.P. Chandimal beat F.C.R. Fernando 18/17.