SriLankan Airlines win 3 Shuttle titles
SriLankan Airlines bagged a "triple" for the second successive year
at the 14th Travel Trade Sports Club Badminton Championships, sponsored
by Travel Connection (Pvt) Ltd., held at St. Thomas' College, Mt.
Lavinia Indoor Sports Complex over the week-end.
Their men's team led by Anuraji de Silva retained the Men's Open
title for another successive term. Meanwhile their women's team led by
K.T. Inosha won the women's title for the 9th successive year & their
Men's Senior team (over 40), led by Upul Fernando retained the veterans
title for the 3rd successive year.
Awards were presented by the Chief Guest, Steve Weerasinghe, General
Manager, and Guest of Honour Wimal Laksiri Perera, Asst. Manager,
Finance (both from the Sponsors), Travel Connection (Pvt) Ltd. and
President/TTSC, Chris Quyn.
Results: Men's Open
Semi Finals: SriLankan Airlines beat Jetwing Beach/Blue Oceanic 3/0;
Hotel Topaz, Kandy beat Neptune Hotel, Beruwala 3/1.
Third place Play off; Jetwing Beach/Blue Oceanic beat Neptune Hotel,
Beruwala 3/2.
Final : SriLankan Airlines beat Hotel Topaz Kandy, 3-0.
Suranga Fernando (Sri Lankan) beat Lasantha Thilakawardena (Topaz)
21/17, 21/18; Anuraji de Silva (Sri Lankan) beat Suresh Kumar (Topaz)
21/17, 21/13
Anuraji de Silva/Upul Fernando (Sri Lankan) beat Tudor Stouter/Mohan
Wijesinghe (Topaz) 21/18, 21/12.
Women Final: SriLankan Airlines beat Confifi Group 2/0.
K.T. Inosha (SriLankan) beat Roshini de Silva (Confifi) 21/15, 21/13;
Ayesha Silva/D. Kulaveera (SriLankan) beat Roshini de Silva/Thamara
Dissanayake (Confifi) 21/12, 21/11
Veterans:
Semi Finals: SriLankan Airlines beat Airport Garden Hotel 2/0;
Hotel Topaz, Kandy beat Aitken Spence Travels 2/0.
Final: Sri Lankan beat Hotel Topaz, Kandy 2/0;
Upul Fernando (SriLankan) beat Anura Basnayake 21/9, 21/10;
Upul Fernando/C.W. Peter (SriLankan) beat Tudor Stouter/Mohan
Wijesinghe (Topaz) 21/16, 23/21.
Special Awards:
Best Player Veterans: Upul Fernando (Sri Lankan)
Most Promising Player: Arju Vijayarajah (Neptune Hotel);
Best Player (Women): Ayesha Silva (SriLankan )
Most Outstanding Player of the tournament: Suranga Fernando (SriLaknan)
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