Lithmina Mahanama most outstanding

Anuradha Abeysekera

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Results

Under 08 girls singles - Bimandee Swarna Sri of Sussex College, Kegalle beat Isuri Yatigammana of Hillwood College, Kandy 11/06, 11/06

Under 08 boys singles - Attab Manzil Trinity College, Kandy beat Rasika Gunasekara of Sussex College, Kegalle 11/09, 11/06

Under 10 girls singles - W I S Priyashadi of Sussex College, Kegalle beat Naduni Aberathne of Our Lady’s School, Nuwara Eliya 11/01, 11/05

Under 10 girls doubles - Lavangi Rajapaksha and Vinuji Perera of Maliyadeva BMV, Kurunegala beat Lithara Perera with Ushiri Perera of Girl’s High School, Mt Lavinia 11/05, 11/06

Under 10 boys singles - Dewmith Weerasena of Lyceum International School, Nugegoda beat Abdulla Manzil of Trinity College, Kandy 13/11, 11/06

Under 10 boys doubles - Isuru Hansa and Nirashan Lahiru of Kagalu Vidyalaya, Kegalle beat Pium Ekanayaka with B.Srimal of Vidyartha College, Kandy 11/09, 11/13 ,11/09

Under 12 girls singles - Tharushi Naveena of Good Shepered Convent, Colombo beat Bimalka Perera of Holy Cross College, Gampaha - 06/11, 12/10, 11/05

Under 12 girls doubles - Roshini Dahanaka and Piumi Dewdini of Holy Family BMV, Kurunegala beat Ochini Dissanayaka with Samadhi Hettiarachchi of Mahamaya BMV, Kandy 12/14 , 11/04, 12/10

Under 12 boys singles - Lithmina Mahanama of Wesley College, Colombo beat Chathura Gunasekara of Sussex College, Kandy - 11/07, 11/08

Under 12 boys doubles - Chathura Gunasekara of Sussex College, Kandy and Lithmina Mahanama of Wesley College, Colombo beat Pium Ekanayaka with Harshana Karandawela of Vidyartha College, Kandy 11/06, 10/12, 11/08

Under 15 girls singles - Eroni Kavindya of Holy Family Convent, Kalutara beat Dewmini Weerasena of Musaeus College, Colombo - 11/06, 09/11, 11/08

Under 15 girls doubles - Pawani Sirisena with Rashini Rajapaksha of Maliyadewa BMV, Kurunegala beat Hansani Piumila of Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda and Yahani Mendis of Girl’s High School, Mt Lavinia 07/11 , 11/06, 11/09

Under 15 boys singles - Lithmina Mahanama of Wesley College, Colombo beat Savan Abeyrathne of Chandananda Buddhist School, Kandy 11/09, 11/08

Under 15 boys doubles - Chinthaka Ekanayaka and Thilini Wijesiri of Vidyartha College, Kandy beat Dinesh Kavishka with Savindu Jayasekara of Vidyartha College, Kandy 13/11, 11/08

Under 18 girls singles - Githmi De Silva of Musaeus College, Colombo beat Dewmini Weerasena of Musaeus College, Colombo – 11/04, 11/08

Under 18 girls doubles - Sheshala Bandara of St Joseph’s BMV Kegalle with Isuri Godawita of Maliyadewa BMV, Kurunegala beat Chamathsara Divyanjalee and Ashani Attapattu of Girl’s High School, Mt Lavinia - 11/09, 11/07

Under 18 boys singles - Daham Peiris of Trinity College, Kandy beat TMSY Tennakoon of S. Thomas College, Mt. Lavinia - 11/04, 11/08

Under 18 boys doubles - Prasad J De Silva and Pawan Hemasinghe of Vidyartha College, Kandy beat Krishan Wickkramarathne with Akila Dodankotuwa of Vidyartha College, Kandy -09/11, 11/09, 11/09

Open men’s doubles - B. N. B. Jayasinghe of Mas Intimates and Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College, Kandy beat Indika Prasad with Sukitha Wickkramanayake of Sri Lanka Air Force -11/07, 12/10, 11/05

Open women’s doubles - Ishara Madurangi with Mavulee Peiris of Sri Lanka Air Force beat Ruhansi Wijekoon and Srimalee Wijekoon of Sri Lanka Air Force - 11/07 , 06/11 , 12/10, 04/11 , 11/07

Open mixed doubles - Ishara Madurangi and Rohan Sirisena of Sri Lanka Air Force beat Ruhansi Wijekoon with Sahanaka Ganegoda of Sri Lanka Air Force -11/06 , 11/07, 15/13.

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Lithmina Mahanama of Wesley College, Colombo who clinched a double crown by winning under-12 and under-15 singles titles, was adjudged the Most Outstanding Player at the inaugural Doubles Event Table Tennis Championship which concluded at the Lalith Athulathmudali College Indoor Stadium, Mt. Lavinia recently. The two-day event’s first day matches were worked off at the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium, Mt. Lavinia.

The tournament has been conducted by the Ping Pong Academy with the assistance of the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka (TTASL). The all-island tournament’s age category events included players from International Schools, Private Schools and Semi Government Schools as well. The tournament has been sponsored by the ANC Education Limited.

Lithmina along with Githmi De Silva of Musaeus College, Colombo and Daham Peiris of Trinity College Kandy who became the under-18 girls’ and boys’ champions respectively received ANC Education Ltd Challenge Trophies from the closing day’s chief guest Gishan Sumanasiri, ANC Education Ltd. AGM Degree Completion Program. Nalin Athula, a former table tennis player of St. Anthony’s College, Kandy was the chief guest on the first day and distributed the awards. Ping Pong Academy President P. I. Sandarath and TTASL Vice President Chandana Perera were also present at the award ceremony.