Bimandi Bandara of Hillwood College, Kandy and Senura Silva of Ananda College were adjudged as the best players among girls and boys respectively at the All Island Open Ranking Table Tennis Championship (2018) held at the Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya, Kegalle Indoor Stadium from January 18 to 20.
Kanaka Herath MP and President of Kegalle District Table Tennis Association was the chief guest at the presentation of awards ceremony. The tournament was organized by the TS Table Tennis Academy in collaboration with the Kegalle District Table Tennis Association. Richard Peiris Finance Ltd. was the main sponsor of this event.
Results:(Finals) (Girls):
U-10singles: Tamadi Kavindya (Devananda College Ambalangoda) beat Sandinithi Jayasinghe (Musaeus) 11/3, 11/13, 11/4, 5/11, 11/3.
U-12: Navindi Seneviratna (Kegalu BV) beat Eshmini Sandunya (Kegalu BV) 11/4, 11/9,11/7.
U-15: Bimandi Bandara (Hillwood Kandy) beat Navindi Seneviratna (Kegalu BV) 8/11, 11/8,11/5, 11/5.
U-18: Imasha de Silva (Dharmasoka) beat Sanduni Prabuddika (Dharmasoka) 11/9, 12/10, 11/8. U-21:Muthumali Priyadarshani (Devananda) beat Chamathsara Fernando (Visakha Vidyalaya) 11/4, 12/14, 11/6, 13/15, 11/3.
Open Women’s Singles:
Bimandi Bandara (Hillwood) beat Ishara Madurangi (SLPA) 11/8, 11/7, 11/9, 11/7.
(Boys:)
U-10: Shafiullah Akram (Al-Huda International) beat Kakaru Hennayake (Ananda) 13/11, 11/9,11/7.
U-12: Danuk Lamasooriya (Ananda) beat Oshan Senaratharachchi (Royal) 12/10, 11/5, 11/8.
U-15: Senura Silva (Ananda) beat Thisas Ranchagoda (Royal) 11/7, 6/11, 13/11, 11/6.
U-18: Senura Silva (Ananda) beat Dewmith Weerasena (Lyceum International, Nugegoda)11/9, 11/7, 11/9.
U-21: Krishan Wickramaratne (Vidyartha, Kandy) beat Prasad de Silva (RDA) 11/6, 13/11,7/11, 10/12, 11/7.
Open Men: Chameera Ginige (University of Sri J’pura) beat Imantha Udanjaya (Army SC)13/11, 11/6, 11/7, 8/11, 11/3.