Hosts Club Bentota 'A' retained their Travel Trade Sports Club (TTSC) Beach Volleyball title for 2016 for the 2nd year running, when they beat their 'C' team in the 'Cup' Championship final, in the 10th edition of the tournament concluded at Paradise Island, Aluthgama, last week.
The tournament was sponsored for the fifth successive year by the Mt. Lavinia Hotels Group and was hosted by Club Bentota, Aluthgama.
Club Hotel Dolphin, Waikkala, won the 'Plate' Championship, beating Club Bentota 'B'.
In a keenly contested 'Bowl' final, which was stretched to 3 sets, Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera, Beruwala beat Avani Bentota .
14 teams participated in 4 Groups in 2 Stages, giving a total of 29 matches, including the 3 finals.
Awards were presented by Club Bentota Sports Club President-Entertainment Manager, L.P. Priyantha, Club Bentota HR Head, N.V.S. Kumara and Club Bentota GM-TTSC Treasurer, Chinthaka Daluwatte.
Results:
League Stage: (18 matches of 1 Set each)
Club Bentota 'C' beat Cape Weligama 21/12, Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'B' beat Avani Kalutara 22/20, Avani Bentota beat Mt. Lavinia Hotel 21/18, Club Hotel Dolphin beat Cinnamon Grand 'A' 21/5, Club Bentota 'A' beat Green Holidays 'A' 21/01, Club Bentota “B” beat Green Holidays “B” 21/03, Cape Weligama beat Mt. Lavinia Hotel 21/14, Avani Kalutara beat Cinnamon Grand 'A' 21/10, Cinnamon Grand 'B' beat Green Holidays 'B' 21/9, Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'A' beat Green Holidays 'A' 21/12, Club Bentota 'C' beat Avani Bentota 21/10, Club Hotel Dolphin beat Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'B' 21/10, Club Bentota 'B' beat Cinnamon Grand 'B' 21/05, Avani Bentota beat Cape Weligama 21/14, Club Bentota 'C' beat Mt. Lavinia Hotel 21/8, Club Bentota 'A' beat Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'A' 21/10, Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'B' beat Cinnamon Grand 'A' 21/06, Club Hotel Dolphin beat Avani Kalutara 21/12,
Knockouts (with 2 top teams of each Group in best of 3 Sets)
Quarterfinals: Club Bentota 'A' beat Avani Bentota 15/4, 15/4; Club Hotel Dolphin beat Cinnamon Grand 'B' 15/3, 15/6; Club Bentota 'C' beat Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'A' 15/8, 15/5; Club Bentota 'B' beat Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'B' 15/8, 15/7.
(Losing Quarterfinalists played in the Bowl Championship)
Bowl Semifinals: Avani Bentota beat Cinnamon Grand 'B' 15/4, 15/9; Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'B' w/o from their 'A' team.
Cup Semifinals: Club Bentota 'A' beat Club Hotel Dolphin 15/3, 15/13; Club Bentota 'C' beat Club Bentota 'B' 15/12, 15/11
All Finals:
Bowl Championship: Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'B' beat Avani Bentota 13/15, 15/10, 15/9
Best Player: Visal Sriyanka de Silva (Heritance Ayurveda Mahagedera 'B')
Plate Championship: Club Hotel Dolphin Waikkala beat Club Bentota 'B' 15/12, 15/10
Best Player: Vipula de Silva (Club Hotel Dolphin, Waikkala)
Cup Championship: Club Bentota 'A' (Sasitha Dhananjaya-Sanju Samodana) beat Club Bentota 'C' (Sumith Pradeep Kumara-A.S. Chandimal Silva) 21/15, 21/14
Outstanding Player of the Tournament: Sasitha Dhananjaya (Club Bentota 'A').
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