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Thailand Junior and ITTF Global Junior Circuit TT
Championships – 2012:
Chathura wins Consolation final
Anuradha ABEYSEKERA
In an all Sri Lankan final, Chathura Gunasekara of Sussex College
Kandy beat Lithmina Mahanama of Wesley College Colombo (11/02, 11/08
13/11) in the under-12 Consolation Draw final of the Thailand Junior and
ITTF Global Junior Circuit Table Tennis Championships – 2012, worked off
in Pattaya, yesterday.
Chathura entered the final beating Australian Zenaidee Zaki (11/ 06,
09/11, 11/08, 11/08) in the semi final match while Lithmina received a
walkover from his Thailand opponent in the other semi-final.
Chathura Gunasekara |
Lithmina Mahanama |
Meanwhile in the Main Draw, three Sri Lankan under-12 girls entered
the quarter-finals, but could not proceed to the semis as they had lost
all three quarter-finals.
Roshini Dahanaka qualified to play in the quarter-finals defeating
Thailand player Phomma Thapanee (11/ 6, 11/6, 11/9) in the pre-quarter
final match. She could not enter the semi-finals as she had lost the
quarter final to the top seed Kallberg Christina Sweden.
Hansani Piyumila received a walk over to enter the quarters, but lost
the chance to enter semis when Thailand player Saritapirak Monapsorn
beat her in the pre-quarters. The other Sri Lankan under 12 girls player
Imasha De Silva beat Petthong Nattaporn of Thailand (11/7, 11/1,
-10/12,11/03) in the pre qarter finals, but lost the quarter final to
Mekamporn Naja of Thailand.
P. Dishanka Thennakoon performed well in the boys under-12 Main Draw
qualification round beating Thailand players Aranthanawong Vachipawich
(11/05,11/05 , 13/11) and Ngamprasert Natchanon (11/ 3, 11/ 6, 12/10).
Even though Dishanka lost his match against Inprom Baramee of
Thailand, he entered the pre-quarter finals.
His hopes were shattered when he went down to Thailand ‘s Shotelersuk
Varote in his pre-quarter final match.
Chinthaka Ekanayaka was the only under-15 local paddler to enter the
Main Draw, but was not fortunate enough to go beyond the qualification
round.
Local team will arrive in the country tomorrow. |
