Nethmi Hettiarachchi of Holy Cross College and Lasen Githmal of Royal College grabbed honours at the Western Province Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2017 organised and conducted by the Table Tennis Club which concluded at the S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia Indoor Stadium tables.

Chathura Jayendra, the acting President of the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka graced the occasion as Chief Guest and Distributed awards to the winners.

Nethmi Hettiarachchi defeated Erini Devachandra of Ladies Club in a close game while Githmal had to fight all the way to beat fightingAnandian Chanupa Gunasena to clinched the titles on Under 18 Girls and Boys events.

Finals Results:

Girls Under-8: Menuji Weerasinghe (Vihara Maha Devi BV) beat Anumi Yatigammana (Visakha Vidyalaya) 2-0 (11/4, 11/3) Under-10: Fathima Dheema Ali (Royal Institute) beat Mishanthi Padeniya (Visakha Vidyalaya) 2-0 (11/3, 11/3) Under-12: Sanaya Buddhadasa (Visahka Vidyalaya) beat Fathima Dheema Ali (Royal Institute) 2-1 (5/11, 11/8, 12/10) Under-15: Dilni Thesanya (Devi Balika) beat Pinidi Jayasinghe (Lyceum) 2-0 (11/5, 12/10) Under-18: Nethmi Hettiarachchi (holy Cross College) beat Erini Devachandra (Ladies College) 3-0 (14/12, 11/7, 11/9) Open Women’s: Amadi Seya (Musaeus College) beat Fathima Dheema Ali (Royal Institute) 2-0 (11/9, 11/8) Under-15 Doubles: Sanaya Buddhadasa (Visakha)/Pinidi Jayasinghe (Lyceum) beat Oneli Lehansa (Musaeus)/Ranudi Muthukudaarachchi (Musaeus College) 2-0 (11/6, 11/8) Boys Under-8: Sethik Dinsara (Ananda College) beat Ishan Faleel (Wesly College) 2-0 (11/9, 11/9) Under-10: Danuk Lamasuriya (Ananda College) beat Kakeru Hennayake (Ananda College) 2-1 (5/11, 11/6, 11/8) Under-12: Vinuka Gunawardene (Royal College) beat Mahith Jayasumana (Lyceum)2-1 (21/19, 9/11, 11/7) Under-15: Mahith Jayasumana (Lyceum) beat Sithum Niranga (Loyala) 3-1 (9/11, 11/8, 11/6, 11/7) Under-18: Lasen Githmal (Royal) beat Chanupa Gunasena (Ananda College) 3-0 (12/10, 11/9, 15/13) Open Men’s: Lalindu Chathuranga (Playgrounds) beat Sithum Niranga (Loyala) 3-1 (11/7, 11/2, 6/11, 11/9) Under-15 Doubles: Chanuth Amaratunga (Royal)/Venuk Wijesinghe (Royal) beat Thumal Adhikari and AAthif Rusthi (Royal) 2-0 (11/4, 11/8) - Lakshman Ranasinghe

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