Nirmala Jayasinghe wins Men’s Open Singles TT title
View(s):Nirmala Jayasinghe of MAS Intimates won the Men’s Open Singles title at the 56th Open Mercantile Table Tennis Championships conducted by the Mercantile Table Tennis Association at S. Thomas’ College indoor Stadium tables.
Three former men’s singles, women’s singles and veteran’s singles national champions Nirmala Jayasinghe, Srimali Wimalaratne and Rajiva Wijetunge of MAS Intimates came to the finals, but only Nirmala Jayasinghe was able to win.
Sirimal Fernando, Marketing Director of Astron was the Chief Guest and Senior Vice President of MTTA R. Jabbir gave away the Trophies and Certificates to the Winners, Runners-up and Semi-Finalists.
Results:MEN’S OPEN SINGLES – Nirmala Jayasinghe, MAS Intimates beat KST Chalitha, Seylan Bank, 11/6, 11/7, 11/9.
WOMEN’S OPEN SINGLES – Chaushalya de Silva, Dialog beat Srimali Wimalaratne, MAS Intimates, 11/9, 12/10, 11/7.
MEN’S VETERAN’S SINGLES- Gamini Moraes, Astron Sports Club beat Rajiva Wijetunge, MAS Intimates, 9/11, 11/5, 12/10, 15/13.
MEN’S OPEN DOUBLES – Pubudu Chanaka de Silva and Chameera Ginige, Commercial Credit, beat Rajiva Wijetunge MAS Intimates and Samith Prasad, Hayleys, 11/6,15/13,11/8.
WOMEN’S OPEN DOUBLE – Chethika Sasini and Dulmini Wijebandara, Seylan Bank, beat Prabashani Perera and Navodya Seneviratne, Millennium IT, 11/1, 11/2, 11/2.
NOVICES MEN’S SINGLES – Laleendra Dharmasiri, Dialog beat Priyantha Janasena, Astron Sports Club, 11/8, 7/11, 11/9, 11,7.
NOVICES WOMEN’S SINGLES-Chethika Sasini, Seylan Bank, beat Dulmini Wijebandara, Seyland Bank, 11/4, 12/10, 11/7.