Young paddlers impress while top guns win titles
All winners with guests and organisers of the event
Supuna Warusawithana of University of Moratuwa and Ishara Madurangi of Sri Lanka Ports Authority won the Open Men’s and Women’s Table Tennis Championships respectively at the GSM All Island Open Ranking Men/Women and Intermediate Novices Table Tennis Championship 2019 played at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium tables.
The tournament was worked off for three days and 887 men and women table tennis players were seen in action. Lt. Col. Nalin Herath RSP graced the occasion as Chief Guest and distributed the awards for the winners.
– Lakshman Ranasinghe
Open champs Ishara Madurangi (L) and Supuna Warusawithana with their titles
Results of the Final matches:
Girls
Under-8: K.S.T. Chanuki Akshana (Dharmaloka College) beat Kavindi Herath (Viharamaha Devi Balika) 2-0 (11/9, 11/7)
Under-10: Samindi Weerasooriya (Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy) beat Dulani Godakanda (Galle Intl’ School) 2-1 (7/11, 11/8, 11/8)
Under-12: Sinethmi Tesanya (Devananda College) beat Methnadi Kumarasinghe (Mahamaya College) 2-0 (11/3, 11/8)
Under-15: Hasini Liyanage (GD TTA) beat C. Dodammaga (Mahamaya GS) 2-0 (13/11, 11/7)
Under-18: Shenalie Mendis (Musaeus College) beat Shamalsha Dewmi (Holy Cross College) 2-1 (11/7, 10/12, 11/7)
Novices Women: Shenalie Mendis (Musaeus College) beat Indupraba Rathnayake (Mahamaya GS) 2-1 7/11, 11/9, 11/9)
Inter. Women: Navindi Senevitarhne (Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya) beat Hasini Ikiriwatta (Mahamaya GS) 2-0 (11/8, 11/7)
Open Women: Ishara Madurangi (SLPA) beat Ayala Chitty (Ladies College) 4-0 (11/7, 11/6, 11/8, 11/9)
Boys
Under-8: Rusath Mathvidu (Ananda College) beat Yasanga Rumeshitha (Vidyartha College) 2-1 11/13, 11/4, 11/3)
Under-10: Akil Lakdiv (Royal College) beat Agasthya Ananditha (Vidyartha College) 2-1 (12/14, 11/2, 11/8)
Under-12: Janith Batugedara (Royal College) beat Senul Rathnayake (Dharmaraja College) 2-0 (11/8, 12/10)
Under-15: Janith Batugedara (Royal College) beat Zaid Abdullah (Al Ude Intl’ School) 2-0 (11/8, 11/8)
Under-18: Gesandu Peiris (Dharmasoka College) beat S. Nawarathne (Kingswood College) 2-0 (11/6, 14/12)
Novices Men: Matheesha Wickremanayake (Kegalu Vidyalaya) beat Nuwan Chamara (Vidyartha College) 2-0 (11/4, 11/5)
Inter. Men: Rasindu Jayasundara (Kingswood College) beat Dewmith Weerasena (Lyceum Intl’ School) 2-0 (11/8, 12/10)
Open Men: Supuna Warusawithana (Uni. Of Moratuwa) beat Krishan Wickremarathna (Vidyartha College) 4-3 (11/9, 11/4, 6/11, 11/7, 5/11, 8/11, 11/5)