Muthumali and Chanul best paddlers Final Results:
Muthumali Priyadharshani of CSCT Campus and Chanu l Dulshan of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda were adjudged the Best Players in the Girls and Boys categories and were awarded the Maheepala Herath Challenge Trophies at the All Island Open Ranking Table Tennis Championship 2018 held recently.
Priyadharshani was adjudged the Best Player for her excellent performance in winning the Under-21 Girls Singles and Open Women’s Singles events while Dulshan received the coveted award for winning the Under 18 Boys’ Singles event and finishing as runner-up in the Under-15 Boys Singles event.
The match of the tournament was the Open Men’s Singles clash between National Champion Udaya Ranasinghe from the hill capital and Supuna Warusavithana of Ananda C o l l e g e, C o l o m b o. Warusavithana gave the national champion some anxious moments before going down fighting to a 3-4 defeat.
– Lakshman Ranasinghe Under-10 Singles
Girls: Sadinthi Jayasinghe (Museaus College) beat Thamadi Kavindya (Devananda College, Ambalangoda) 3-0 (11/8, 11/6, 11/5); Boys: Saifulla Akram (Alhuda International School, Kandy) beat Dewmeth Weerasena (Lyceum Intl’, Nugegoda) 3-0 (12/10, 11/7, 11/7) Under-12 Singles
Girls: Navindi Senavirathne (Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya) beat Oneli Lehansa (Museaus College, Colombo) 3-0 (11/9, 12/10, 11/9); Boys: Oshan Senaratharachchi (Royal College, Colombo) beat Sanuth Jayasumana (Lyceum Intl’, Yakkala) 3-2 (5/11, 13/11, 8/11, 11/8, 11/9)
Under-15 Singles
Girls: Kavishka Kavindi (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Jithara Warnakulasooriya (Ladies College, Colombo) 3-1 (11/6, 8/11, 11/3, 12/10); Boys: Hiruna Warusavithana (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Chanul Dulsen (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-1 (11/6, 12/10, 6/11, 11/9)
Under-18 Singles
Girls: Imasha De Silva (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Saduni Prabuddika (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-1 (11/7, 12/10, 9/11, 11/3); Boys: Chanul Dulsen (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Senura Silva (Ananda College, Colombo) 3-0 (11/6, 11/8, 16/14) Under-21 Singles
Girls: Muthumali Priyadarshani (CSCT Campus) beat Imasha De Silva (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 3-0 (11/1, 11/8, 11/2); Boys: Isuru Anjana (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) beat Prasad De Silva (Nexgen Campus, Kandy) 3-0 (11/9, 11/9, 11/2)
Open Singles
Women: Muthumali Priyadharshani (CSCT Campus) beat Jithara Warnakulasooriya (Ladies College, Colombo) 4-2 (11/5, 11/4, 9/11, 15/13, 9/11, 11/8); Men: Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College, Kandy) beat Supuna Warusavithana (Ananda College, Colombo) 4-3 (11/5, 9/11, 3/11, 11/4, 11/3, 5/11, 11/9)