Western Province a Slice above the rest

Western Province (WP) Slicers dominated the 44th National Sports Festival's 2018 Carom Championship at Sports Ministry Indoor Stadium, Colombo 7, with 4 Gold and 2 Silver.

The champion WP Slicers won Gold in the Men's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Women's Team events, while Sabaragamuwa Province with 1 Gold in the Women's Singles and 2 Silver in the Women's Doubles and Team event, were Runnersup followed by Uva Province (UP) with a Gold in the Men's Team event.

Nishantha Fernando (WP) and Yasika Rahubadda (Sabaragamuwa P) were

Men Singles-

RESULTS

Gold: Nishantha Fernando (WP)

Silver: Anas Ahamed (UP); Bronze: Y.M.P. Udayanga [North Western Province (NWP])

Doubles

Gold: Shaheed HilmyHasithja Anuruddha (WP) Silver: A.C.M. AslamO.M.H.P. Kumara (NWP) Bronze: S.M. Shiyamdeen/M.M.M. Mazahir (UP)

Team Event-

Gold: UP (Anas Ahamed, M.M.M. Muzahir, S.M. Shiyamdeen, K. Gopishan, Nuwan Ravindra Shan) Silver: WP (Nishantha Fernando, Shaheed Hilmy, Hasithja Anuruddha, Charith Madusanka, Suraj Maduwantha)

Bronze: NWP (Y.M.P. Udayanga, A.C.M. Aslam, O.M.H.P. Kumara, H.M.A. Priyasanka, Disuru Dilmith)

adjudged the Best Men and Women Players respectively, with Nishantha executing the solitary White Slam in the tour-

Women Singles-

Gold: Yasika Rahubadda (Sabaragamuwa)

Silver: Joseph Roshita (WP)

Bronze: K. Kasajini [Northern Province (NP]) Doubles

Gold: Chalani LakmaliMaduka Dilshani (WP) Silver: Maduwanthi Gunadasa-Madusha Vithana (Sabaragamuwa); Bronze: E. Dishyanthi-R. Bhawatharani (NP)

nament

The Sports Development Department of the Ministry of Sports in collaboration with the

Team Event-

Gold: WP (Joseph Roshita, Chalani Lakmali Liyanage, Maduka Dilshani Ranaweera, Nipuni Dilrukshi, Rebecca Dalrine) Silver: Sabaragamuwa (Yasika Rahubadda, Maduwanthi Gunadasa, Dulanjali Vithana, B.G. Niroshini Gamlath, H.A.C.M. Premaratne) Bronze: NP (K. Kesajini, R. Bavatharani, E. Dishanthy, L. Thushajini, S. Vojana)

Sri Lanka Carom Federation, organised this Championship which had over 90 participants representing the 9 Provinces.