Quarter finalists found

36th Junior National Badminton championships:

Sanjaya Ariyarathne

BADMINTON: All top players in their respective age groups entered quarter final rounds on the day three of their 36th Junior National Badminton championships continued at SLBA and Royal College courts Colombo, yesterday.

The top seed Eranga Fernando (Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala) booked a place in the under 19 boys singles quarter finals when he received a walk over from S.Peiris (CIS).

The other shuttlers who cruised into the quarter finals of this event are bottom seed Lasitha Menaka (Sri Sumangala, Panadura), N.K. Jayasuriya (Royal), K.G.K. Jayawardane (Dharmaraja), N. Hettiarachchi (Ananda), S.D. Peiris (St. John’s, Nugegoda), R.S. Dahanayake (Dharmaraja) and I. Maduranga (Darmashoka, Ambalangoda).

In the girls under 19 event top seed Erani Welivitagoda (Holy Family Convent), bottom seed I. Piyushani (Linsey) and her team mate Ishara Udayangani entered quarter finals while R. Chathurika will meet N. Wanamali and the winner will be selected to the semi finals. In the under 17 girls pre quarter finals top seed Gayani Perera (Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda) beat C. Kahadawela 21/10, 21/6 to secure her position in the quarter finals.

Bottom seed Suboda Ratnayake (Musaeus) beat Nimesha 21/6, 21/7 to enter quarter finals while K.H.T. Nilakshi (Anula), Senani Ranjula (Sri Sumangala, Panadura), S. Weerasinghe (Mahamaya), B. Wimalasinghe (Anula), Iranya Ratnayake and Naduni (Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda) also won their matches respectively to enter under 17 girl’s singles quarter finals.

In the under 17 boys singles event N. Hettiarachchi (Ananda), R.S. Kasun (St. John’s, Nugegoda), M. Wijeratne (Royal), R. Hettiarachchi (St. Joseph’s), U. Nayanajith, C. Manawadu (Royal), Sankalpa Gunawardane (St. Anthony’s, Kandy) and Nayanakantha (Ananda) entered quarter finals.

In the under 15 boys singles A.K. Kariyawasam (Ananda), T.L. Dickson (D.S), H.S. Perera (Dharmaraja), Didula Sahabandu (St.Peter’s), C. Minimuthu (Alethea), I.K. Gurusinghe (Dharmaraja) and Omesh Fernando (St.Sebastian’s, Moratuwa) entered quarter finals while Lekha Sehani, S. Nanayakkara, Mansala Ranawana, U. Senanayake, S.T. Wickkramasooriya, S. Shanaz, C. Ranasuriya and C. Madurawa entered girls under 15 quarter finals.