Open TT championships from today

Anuradha ABEYSEKERA

The open table tennis championship for the Asok Mottoomul Melvani Memorial Trophy will be worked off from today and will conclude on December 31 at the Jagath Rajapaksha Indoor Stadium, Peradeniya, Kandy. Sri Lanka Table Tennis Association (TTASL) organizes the championship, which is considered as one of the major All Island ranking tournaments in the local TT scene.

Altogether 17 events including open men’s and women’s singles, doubles, open mixed doubles, masters’ men’s women’s singles (35-45 age category), veterans’ men’s and women’s singles (over 45 age category), boys’ and girls’ under -10, 12, 15 and 18 singles. The championship will be conducted on a knock-out basis for under 10, 12, 15, open men’s/women’s doubles, mixed doubles, masters men’s/women’s and veterans’ events. The matches will start 7.30 am each day and the finals will be played on December 31.

This championships is very important as the results will be considered to select the national team to represent two international championships in 2012. (Asian TT Championships - February 2012 in Hong Kong and China World Team Championships in March / April 2012 in Dortmund, Germany). The team will be selected after the National TT Championships which will be held on January 21 and 22 at the Jagath Rajapaksha, Indoor Stadium. The Junior National TT Championships will be held on January 19 and 20 at the same venue.