McLarens Holdings steal spotlight in MBA doubles badminton
By Lakshman Ranasinghe
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Mclarens shuttlers dominated the MBA Inter-Firm Team Doubles Championships
McLarens Holdings Limited grabbed major honours at the 9th Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Inter-Firm Team Doubles Badminton Championship 2019 concluded at the MBA badminton courts last weekend.
Exhibiting a high quality of badminton, McLarens Group won the all important ‘Grand Slam’ along with the ‘Cup’ and ‘Plate championships. The shipping company men and women with excellent team work and understanding stood above the others winning three championships and a runner-up spot.
Results
- Grand Slam: McLarens Holdings Limited ‘A’ beat MAS Holdings Plc ‘A’ 3-1 to win the DSI Samson Group Challenge Trophy
- Cup: McLarens Holdings Limited ‘B’ beat Dialog Axiata ‘A’ 3-1 to win the Sumith Guruge Challenge Trophy
- Plate: McLarens Holdings ‘C’ beat Hayleys Plc ‘A’ 3-1 to win the E-Wis Challenge Trophy
- Novices: Commercial Bank of Ceylon Plc ‘B’ beat McLarens Holdings Limited 3-0 to win the Mercantile Badminton Association Challenge Trophy. 3rd Place: Mobitel (Pvt) Limited
- Bowl: Abans PLC beat Union Bank of Colombo Plc 3-0 to win the McLarens Challenge Trophy. 3rd Place: SriLankan Airlines
- Best Loser: Hirdaramani International Exports (Pvt) Ltd. beat Stafford Motor Company (Pvt) Ltd 3-1
Group Winners
- Novices: 1. Mobitel (Pvt) Ltd 2. Ceylon Biscuits Limited ‘B’ 3. Shipexpress (Pvt) Ltd 4. Commercial Bank ‘B’ 5. Royal Institute 6. Hayleys PLC ‘B’ 7. Camso Loadstar (Pvt) Ltd
- Bowl: 1. SriLankan Airlines 2. Union Bank of Colombo Plc, IFS RD International (Pvt) Ltd., Abans PLC
- Plate: 1. Hayleys PLC ‘A’ 2. Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC ‘A’ 3. McLarens Holdings ‘C’ 4. Nations Trust Bank ‘A’
- Cup: 1. Dialog Axiata ‘A’ 2. McLarens Holdings Limited ‘B’