Nuwani, Kulanaka most outstanding paddlers
Anuradha ABEYSEKERA
Kulanaka Hendehewa (Royal College, Colombo) walked away with a double
as he won the under -15 and under-18 singles titles and became the most
Outstanding Player (boys) at the recently concluded All Island Ranking
Table Tennis (TT) Championships which was conducted by the North Western
Province TT Association. The tournament was worked off at the Kurunegala
Municipal Council Indoor Stadium.
The girls under-18 champion Nuwani Nawodya (Dharmasoka College,
Ambalangoda) who beat Tharunya Shashini (Sri Devananda College,
Ambalangoda) in the final match was adjudged as the Most Outstanding
Player in the girls category.
Kulanaka defeated Udaya Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College, Kandy) in the
under-15 final match and in the under 18 he out pointed Nuwan
Jayasundara (Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala) in the final three sets to
two. This is the very first time that Kulanaka has clinched a double in
a national level tournament.
Nearly 500 paddlers from all parts of the country participated in the
tournament.
Results:
Girls U-10: Imasha de Silva (Dharmasaoka College, Ambalangoda) beat
Thanushi Rodrigo (Mahamaya Girls College, Kandy) 08-11, 14-12, 10-12,
11-5, 11-8
Girls: U-12: Kavindya Sheshadi (Dharmasaoka College, Ambalangoda)
beat Sathya Udayangi, (Dharmasaoka College, Ambalangoda) 11-7, 12-14,
15-13, 11-2
Girls: U-15: Umaya Tharaki (Dharmasaoka College Ambalangoda) beat
Paveena Silva (Girls High School, Kandy) 12-10, 11-6, 11-8
Girls U-18: Nuwani Navodya (Dharmasaoka College, Ambalangoda) beat
Tharunya Shashini (Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda) 11-5, 11-8, 7-11,
8-11, 13-11
Boys under-10: Helith Hendavitharana (Dharmasaoka College,
Ambalangoda) beat Tharusha Dulmith (Dharmasaoka College, Ambalangoda)
11-8, 11-8, 11-9
Under-12: P.D.U.Thennakoon (Dharmaraja College, Kandy) beat Chamod
Sandeepa (Dharmasaoka College, Ambalangoda) 12-10, 11-5, 11-6
Under-15: Kulanaka Hendehewa (Royal College,Colombo) beat Udaya
Ranasinghe (Vidyartha College, Kandy) 10-12, 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5
Under-18: Kulanaka Hendehewa (Royal College,Colombo beat Nuwan
Jayasundara (Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala) 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 7-11,
11-8
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