Chamathsara – most outstanding player
S.M. Jiffry Abdeen Kandy Sports Correspondent
Thirteen year old Chamathsara Fernando of Girls High School, Mount
Lavinia was adjudged the Most Outstanding Player at the seventh annual
Women's Friendship Under 18 Girls Table Tennis Championship organized by
the womens working group of Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka in
connection with the World Women's Day and worked off at the Lalith
Athulathmudali Indoor Stadium, Mount Lavinia even the weekend.
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Friendship Challenge Trophy winner 13 years old Chamathsara
Fernando of Girls High School, Mt Lavinia (member of the
Western Province TT Pool)receives her award from former
National Champion Namal Gunasekara |
Little Chamathsara Fernando is a promising paddler and by performance
she has been induced into the Western Province Table Tennis Pool and is
under the guidance of Western Province coach Nuwan Sampath.
The Friendship Trophy for the most outstanding player was donated by
Sri Lanka's number one ranked player and womens national champion from
Sri Lanka Air Force 21 year old Ishara Madurangi in recognition of the
efforts of little girls.
Chamathsara Fernando first won the under 15 singles title by
defeating the number one ranked Hansani Piumil Kapugeekiyana of Anula
Vidyalaya, Nugegoda 14/7, 11/7. Moving into the higher age group
category of under 18 by defeating the ranked number one player in this
category Chami Gangoda of St. Joseph's Balika Vidyalaya, Kegalle by the
comfortable margin of 11/2 and 11/5 thus underlying her dominance in
this competition.
Defeating the two top seeds in the under 15 and under 18 age groups
is a great achievement by 13 year old Chamathsara Fernando and she
richly deserved the ”Friendship Trophy”.
Gracing the occasion as guests of honour were Vice Presidents of
Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka Chandana Perera, W.A, Buddhasiri
and Western Province Table Tennis Coach and former National champion
Nuwan Sampath and they distributed the awards.
The results of the finale
Under 08 Singles: Mihinduni Dihansa of (Prajapathi MMV
Ambalangoda) beat Kavindi Kavishka (Prajapathi MMV) 8/11, 11/5, 11/3.
Under 10 singles: Hirushika Colonbage (Prajapathi MMV) beat
Thamodi Mendis (Girls High School Mt. Lavinia) 11/5, 11/2.
Under 12 singles: Hansani Mpimila Kapugeekiyana (Anula
Vidyalaya, Nuegegoda) beat Sachini Alwis (Girls High School, Mt. Lavinia)
11/3, 14/12.
Under 15 Singles: Chamathsara Fernando (Girls High School Mt.
Lavinia) beat Hansanee Piumila Kapugeekiyana (Anula Vidyalaya) 14/7,
11/7.
Under 18 Singles: Chamathsara Fernando (GHS Mt. Lavinia) beat
Chani Gangoda (St. Jospeh's BV Kegalle) 11/2, 11/5.
Friendship Trophy Winner awarded to most outstanding player
Chamathsara Fernando.
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