Agashan and Sinthuja take singles titles

Anuradha ABEYSEKERA

M. Agashan of Central College, Jaffna and S. Sinthuja of Union College, Jaffna won the most outstanding players awards and emerged men’s and women’s singles champions respectively in the Jaffna District Table Tennis Championship which was worked off at the Jaffna Central College recently.

Meanwhile in the Vavuniya District Table Tennis Championship which was conducted at the same venue, A. Stanley of the Sundarapuram Government Tamil Mixed School clinched the men’s open singles title along with the most outstanding player (men’s) award. His school mate S. Thushanthani who became the women’s most outstanding player bagged a double crown by winning under-17 and under-15 titles. The under-19 and Open women’s events have been withdrawn from the Vavuniya District tournament due to lack of entries.

Nilaveli Peace Village in collaboration with the Asian German Sports Exchange Programme and the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL) conducted the championships. The main sponsor of the event, Abans Ltd. Jaffna ‘A’ Show Room manageress Yarlini Vethanayagam was the chief guest at the award ceremony and distributed the awards.

TTASL Vice President, Chandana Perera specially thanked Abans Senior Director and former national TT player Pesi Pestonjee for their continues support to popularize the sport in North and East. He also pointed out that four players from Akkaraipattu Muslim Central College came all the way over 400 kms, traveling two days to participate in the tournament. ‘They were very enthusiastic and it is a good omen for the spreading of this sport in the Eastern part of the country’, said the TTASL Secretary.

[Jaffna District results]

Open Women’s Singles - S. Sinthuja (Union College, Jaffna) beat M. J. Karunya (Chundikuli Girl’s College , Jaffna) 11/02, 11/05

Open Men’s Singles – M. Agashan (Central College, Jaffna) beat L. Vijithan (Central College, Jaffna) 11/05, 11/08

Under 19 Girls’ Singles – J. Dansika (Union College, Jaffna) beat U. Vathana ( Urumpirai Hindu College, Jaffna) 11/03, 11/09

Under 19 Boys’ Singles – L. Vijithan (Central College, Jaffna) beat S. Samuel (Central College, Jaffna) 11/09, 11/08

Under 17 Girls’ Singles – S. Sinthuja (Union College, Jaffna) beat M. J. Karunya (Chundikuli Girl’s College, Jaffna) 11/03, 11/05

Under 17 Boys’ Singles – S. Sajeevan (Central College, Jaffna) beat B. Ajanth (Central College, Jaffna) 11/02, 08/11, 11/05

Under 15 Girls’ Singles S. Sinthuja (Union College, Jaffna) beat M. J. Karunya (Chundikuli Girl’s College , Jaffna) 11/09, 12/10

Under 15 Boys’ Singles – B. Ajanth (Central College, Jaffna) beat M. Agashan (Central College, Jaffna)12/10, 02/11, 11/08

Under 13 Girls’ Singles – R. Andriya (Chundikuli Girl’s College, Jaffna) beat J. Sharoon (Chundikuli Girl’s College , Jaffna) 11/04, 11/04

Under 13 Boy’s Singles – J. Stelon (Central College, Jaffna) beat A. Sansajan (Central College, Jaffna) 11/03, 11/02

Under 11 Girls’ Singles – K. Thenuga (Jaffna Hindu Ladies College) beat K. Thenusha (Jaffna Hindu Ladies College) 04/11, 11/08, 11/08

Under 11 Boys’ Singles – I. Thusyanthan (Anaicoddai R.C.T.M.School, Jaffna) beat J. Jesiharan

(Anaicoddai R.C.T.M.School, Jaffna) 11/02, 11/01

Under 09 Girls’ Singles – R. Anjeline (Chundikuli Girl’s College, Jaffna) beat R. Thamilini (ARC) 11/01, 11/07

Under 09 Boys’ Singles – U. Varajith (Hindu Primary, Jaffna) beat C. Dajeepan (Anaicoddai R.C.T.M.School, Jaffna) 11/01, 11/03

Veterans Men’s Singles – C. Baskaran (Uduvil Central Sports Club, Jaffna) beat C. Somasuntharam (Vector Sports Club, Uduppiddy) 11/07, 11/05

The most outstanding player of the tournament (women’s)- S. Sinthuja (Union College, Jaffna)

The most outstanding player of the tournament (men’s)- M. Agashan (Central College, Jaffna)

[Vavuniya District results]

Open Women’s Singles – event cancelled due to lack of entries

Open Men’s Singles – A. Stanley (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) beat S. Gouthamn (V/Tamil M M V) 11/07, 11/06

Under 19 Girls’ Singles – event cancelled due to lack of entries

Under 19 Boys’ Singles - K. Powgikan (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) beat A. Rockson (V/Sundarapuram G. T. M. S.) 11/09, 11/07

Under 17 Girls’ Singles – S. Thusanthani (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) beat A. Hamsagini (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) 16/14 , 11/09

Under 17 Boys’ Singles – K. Powgikan (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) beat P. Sasitharan (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) 11/03, 11/08

Under 15 Girls’ Singles - S. Thusanthani (V/ Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) beat S. Nishanthini (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) 11/09, 11/02

Under 15 Boys’ Singles – R. Santhan ( V/ Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) beat P. Sasitharan (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) 11/ 09, 11/04

Under 13 Girls’ Singles – S. Nishanthini (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) beat S. Kankeswari (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) 11/06, 11/09

Under 13 Boys’ Singles – A. Stanley (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) beat V. Sageevan (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) 11/06, 11/04

Under 11 Girls’ Singles – S. Saruka (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.) beat Y. F. Thahani (V/Al Iqbal Vidyalaya) 11/05, 11/04

Under 11 Boys’ Singles – F. M. Roshan (V/Al Iqbal Vidyalaya) beat Mihiran (V/Al Iqbal Vidyalaya) 11/06, 11/09

Under 09 Girls’ Singles – J. F. Sathika (V/Al Iqbal Vidyalaya) beat R. F. Suhaina (V/Al Iqbal Vidyalaya) 11/05, 11/07

Under 09 Boys’ Singles – S. M. Munas (V/Al Iqbal Vidyalaya) beat A. T. M. C. Sameer (V/Al Iqbal Vidyalaya) 11/02, 11/03

The most outstanding player of the tournament (women’s)- S. Thusanthani (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.)

The most outstanding player of the tournament (men’s)- A. Stanley (V/Sundarapuram G.T.M.S.)