DPMC Shuttlers shine

Anushka WITHANAGE

Nalaka Kumarasinghe/Mahesh Kurupu and Buddhika Wejesinghe/Buddhika Hemachandra of David Peiris Motor Company and Thilan Dharmawar-dena/Duminda Weerawardena and Damitha Aloka/B. Corea of Richad Peiris qualified for the second round in the 26th Open Badminton Championships which is organized by The Mercantile Badminton Association and conducted at S. Thomas' College Indoor Stadium Mount Lavinia yesterday.

The Championships continues today starting at 4.00p.m.

Results (Men's doubles)

Nalaka Kumarasinghe/Mahesh Kurupu (DPMC) beat T. Jayasundara/Naveen De Silva (Sampath Bank) 21/19, 18/21, 21,19, Damitha Aloka/B. Corea (Richard Peiris) beat Nalin Nanayakkara/Sanka Anthony (NDB) 21/18, 24/22

Prasanna Corea/Sameera (Perera and Sons) beat Sirimanna/D. Karunarathne (Air Port Aviation) 21/14, 21/15, Sanka Illepe-ruma/Muditha Jayasekara (HNB) beat Thilan Dharmawardena/Duminda Weerawardena (Richad Peiris) 21/13, 21/11, Buddhika Wejesinghe/Buddhika Hemachandra (DPMC) beat R. Jude/R. Rozairo (Traffic Travels) 23/21, 22/11