Table Tennis: Chalitha Ranjana wins Gold at New Zealand Open 2017

Sri Lankan Chalitha Ranjana and Sri Lanka-born Rajitha Samaraweera stole the limelight at the New Zealand (NZ) Open Table Tennis (TT) Championships 2017, held in Christchurch, New Zealand, from October 5 to 14.
 
In a tournament of over 300 Paddlers, Ranjana playing in Grade 'A' won 2 Golds, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze, while Samaraweera playing in Grade 'B', won 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 

Chalitha Ranjana became the first Sri Lankan to win Gold at the NZ Open TT Championship. 

Chalitha Ranjana partnering Chinese Gina Liu won Gold in the Over (O)-30 Open Mixed Doubles, and Bronze in the Open Mixed Doubles event. 

He was partnered by Bulgarian Vladmir Ivnov to win Gold in the Open O-30 Doubles event. 

Results: 

Chalitha Ranjana:
 
O-30 Men's Doubles Final: Chalitha Ranjana-Valdmir Ivnov won 3-2 over Ben Collins-Jason Granville 

O-30 Mixed Doubles Final: Chalitha Ranjana-Gina Liu won 3-1 over Ben Collins-Michelle McCarthy 

O-30 Men' Singles Final: Chalitha Ranjana lost 0-3 to Yi-sien Lin 

Open Mixed Doubles: Chalitha Ranjana-Gina Liu lost 0-3 to Teng Teng Liu-Tianyi Li 

Rajitha Samaraweera: 

Open Doubles Final: Rajitha Samaraweera-Jae Lee won 3-0 over Kelsey Amor 

Open Singles Final: Sean Hanson won 3-0 over Rajitha Samaraweera