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Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT), emerged overall champions at
the Inter-
SLT emerge shuttle champs
Operator Badminton Tournament, which was held at the Royal College
Sports Complex, Colombo recently.
The SLT badminton team won most of the awards, winning the Women's
Team event, Mixed Doubles Open, Men's Double Veterans, Women's Doubles
Veterans' and the Mixed Doubles Veterans'. SLT also was the first
runner-up in the Men's Team event. Dialog Telecom was the overall first
runner-up while Sri Lanka Telecom Mobitel was placed third in this
tournament which was organized by the Telecommunication Regulatory
Commission of Sri Lanka.
The tournament marked it's third consecutive year, with all
fixed-line and mobile operators taking part. The teams which marked
their participation were, Dialog Telecom, Dialog Broadbrand, Hutchison
Telecom, Lanka Bell, Suntel, Sri Lanka Telecom, Mobitel, Tigo, TRC and
the fresh entrant, Bharathi Airtel. the first round games for singles
and doubles were held at S. Thomas' Indoor Stadium on September 13.
This tournament is annually organized by the TRC with the hope of
strengthening the unity and the relationship amongst all the
telecommunication operators. "The tournament is a very good opportunity
for the employees to get out of the routiene day-to-day life and
interact with the brothers and sisters of the fellow companies under a
competitive and friendly environment" said L.P.M.P. Balapitiya, GM/ SLT
Publications (Pvt) Ltd, and also the Chairman of the Organizing
Committee for this tournament.
Championship awards:
Womens' Team Event
Champion: SLT, 1st Runner up: Dialog, 2nd Runner up: LankaBell
Mens' Team Event.
Champion: Dialog, 1st Runner up: SLT, 2nd Runner up: Mobitel
Mens' Doubles(Open)
Winner: Dialog, 1st Runner Up: Dialog, 2nd Runner: Up Mobitel
Womens' Doubles(Open)
Winner: Dialog, 1st Runner Up: TRC, 2nd Runner Up: SLT
Mixed Doubles(Open)
Winner: SLT, 1st Runner Up: Dialog, 2nd Runner Up: Dialog
Mens' Doubles(Veterans)
Winner: SLT, 1st Runner Up: Mobitel, 2nd Runner Up SLT
Womens' Doubles (Veterans) Winner: SLT, 1st Runner Up: TRC, 2nd
Runner Up: Dialog
Mixed Doubles(Veterans)
Winner: SLT, 1st Runner Up: TRC, 2nd Runner Up: Dialog
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