Table Tennis: MAS Holdings emerge Mercantile champs

MAS Holdings clinched top spot at the 61st Mercantile Open Table Tennis (TT) Championship 2018, conducted at the S. Thomas' College Sports Complex in Mt. Lavinia. 

A record number of 176 Paddlers, the highest in the history of the event, from 39 Mercantile establishments, participated in this mega event. 

Chalitha Ranjana, Kalpani Herath, Nirmala Jayasinghe, Lakshitha Chaturanga and Oshadee Gunasekera won Gold in this year's edition. 

Results 

Men's Singles 
Gold: Chalitha Ranjana (Seylan Bank); Silver: Nirmala Jayasinghe (MAS); Bronze: Samitha Abeyrathne (Fonterra) and Sukitha Wicktremanayake (MAS) 

Women Singles
Gold: Kalpani Herath (MAS); Silver: Oshadee Gunasekera (Scienter Technologies); Bronze: Heshani Wickremasinghe (EnJay International) and Srimali Wimalarathne (MAS) 

Men Doubles
Gold: Dilina Herath-Lilanka De Silva (Esoft); Silver: Nirmala Jayasinghe-Sukitha Wickremanayake (MAS); Bronze: Lakshitha Chaturanga-Chamath Dimantha (CDB Finance) and Samith Vishwajaya-Amila Hettiarachchi (Pan Asia Bank) 

Women Doubles
Gold: Kalpani Herath-Srimali Wimalarathne (MAS); Silver: Vinoli Silva-Chethika Shashini (Seylan Bank); Bronze: Dilini Perera (Virtusa)-Ikshani Wickremanayake (HSBC) and Oshadee Gunasekera (Scienter Technologies)-Bimla Madhavee (WSO2 Telco) 

Mixed Doubles 
Joint Gold: Nirmala Jayasinghe-Kalpani Herath (MAS) and Lakshitha Chaturanga (CDB Finance)-Chethika Shashini (Seylan Bank) 
Bronze: Nayana Wijethunga-Vidushini Malavige (Colombo Stock Exchange) and Chathura Weerakoon-Raiza Amanulla (MAS) 

Novices Singles Men 
Gold: Lakshitha Chaturanga (CDB Finance); Silver: Chamath Dimantha (CDB Finance); Bronze: Chanaka Perera (Zone 24x7) and Niroshan Weerasuriya (MAS) 

Novices Singles Women 
Gold: Oshadee Gunasekera (Scienter Technologies); Silver: Dulanjalee Samarasinghe (MAS); Bronze: Upekka Anuruddhi (Codegen International) and Gayathri Madigasekera (Emjay International) 

Masters Men's Singles 
Gold: Nirmala Jayasinghe (MAS); Silver: Praneeth Weerasekera (MAS); Bronze: Manura Fernando (ANC Education) and Chaminda Rohana (Unilevers) 

Veterans Men's Singles 
Gold: Gamini Moraes (Astron); Silver: N.M. Thilakananda (Singer); Bronze: Sudath Rohana Fernando (Unilevers) and Rajiva Wijethunga (MAS) 

Mercantile Rankings: 
1. MAS, 2. Seylan Bank, 3. SyscoLabs, 4. Unilevers, 5. EmJay International, 6. Virtusa, 7. CDB Finance, 8. Astron, 9. Codegen International, 10. Commercial Bank.