Pool: Exotic Holidays emerge TTSC champions

Rukshan Fuard from Exotic Holidays emerged champions of Travel Trade Pool, as he beat Ackiel M. Jameel in the Cup Championship final at the 2nd Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Pool Championships 2015, sponsored by Yenesha Travels Seeduwa and held at the ‘Shotz’ Pool Lounge at Excel World in Colombo.   Overall 34 players from 17 TTSC Member firms participated.   After the initial rounds, the eight quarter-finalists advanced to the Cup, Plate, Bowl and Shield championships. Vivek Kerkovan, last year’s Cup runner-up had to be satisfied with the Plate, when he beat Lakshan Samarasinghe from Cinnamon City Hotels in the final.   In an all Exotic Holidays battle for the Bowl, Rukshan Tharik Sawall beat his team mate Tuan Rizwan Mannan in the final.   Hasitha Hettiarachchi from Exotic Holidays won the Shield beating Vimukthi Pathirana from Connaissance de Ceylan in the final.   Awards were presented by the TTSC officials, Shan Perera, Dilshan Gnanaprakasam, Cammy Gunasekera and Sunethra Blok