Sri Lanka’s number one Rohan Sirisena bagged a triple and leading woman player Ishara Madurangi a double at the Ashok Melvani Memorial Open All-Island Ranking Table Tennis tournament conducted at the Jagath Rajapaksa International Indoor Stadium in Peradeniya yesterday.
Sirisena who got the better of a former champion of 2008 Buddhika Walagampala in the final, did not have things his own way. In fact he was down a set after three and had to pull out all the stops to overcome his Air Force colleague.
Sirisena teamed up with Milinda Lakshitha to win the men’s doubles and with Ishara Madurangi to annex the mixed doubles title. Madurangi missed out on a triple crown when she and her partner were defeated in the semi-final of the women’s doubles event.
Under fifteen player Umaya Tharakie of Dharmasoka annexed the Under-15 title, but lost the Under-18 final to Ruwani Kannangara of Methodist College and the women’s event to Madurangi. A creditable performance from her nevertheless. Vidyartha’s highly-rated Udaya Ranasinghe won the boy’s Under-18 event, but was upstaged in the Under-15 final by Sokian Warusavithana.
Results:
Men’s singles: Rohan Sirisena (SLAF) beat Buddhika Walagampala (SLAF) 10/12, 11/4, 10/12, 11/4, 11/5, 11/5
Women’s singles: Ishara Madurangi (SLAF) beat Umaya Tharakie (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) 11/6, 11/5, 11/9, 11/5
Men’s doubles: Rohan Sirisena / Milinda Lakshitha (SLAF) beat Dinesh Deshapriya / G.P.H. Sajith (SL Navy) 9/11, 11/9, 11/8, 11/3
Women’s doubles: Kasuni Pitigala / Naduni Surasinghe (Southland Galle) beat Erandi Warusavithana / Thedini Thushara (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) 11/8, 11/7, 11/5
Mixed doubles: Rohan Sirisena / Ishara Madurangi (SLAF) beat Nuwani Navodya / Pubudu Chanaka (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) 11/8, 11/8, 11/5
Under-18 boys singles: Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha) beat Chameera Ginige (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) 3/11, 11/8, 11/9, 11/7
Under-18 girls singles: Ruwani Kannangara (Musaeus) beat Umaya Tharakie (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) 11/7, 8/11, 14/12, 1/11, 11/8
Under-15 boys singles: Randula Warusavithana (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) beat Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha) 8/11, 11/6, 5/11, 12/10, 11/9
Under-15 gilrs singles: Umaya Tharakie (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) beat Ruwani Kannangara (Musaeus) 11/6, 11/4, 5/11, 8/11, 11/3
Under-12 boys singles: Dishanka Tennakoon (Dharmaraja) beat Chathura Gunasekara (Sussex Kandy) 15/13, 7/11, 11/7, 6/11, 11/7
Under-12 girls singles: Kavindya Sheshadi (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) beat Chamathsara Fernando (Girls High School) 12/14, 11/8, 11/5, 6/11, 11/6
Under-10 boys singles: Helitha Hendavitharana (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) beat Dewmith Weerasena (Lyceum Nugegoda) 11/6, 7/11, 11/9, 9/11, 11/4
Under-10 girls singles: Imasha de Silva (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda) beat Natasha Sandaninee (Maliyadeva GS Kurunegala) 11/4, 11/9, 11/8.
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