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125th Sri Lanka Amateur Championship 2012:
Ladies semi-finals tee off today
Anuradha ABEYSEKARA
The ladies event of the 125th Sri Lanka Amateur Championship’s has
reached the semi-final stage after completing its quarter-finals at the
Royal Colombo Golf course yesterday.
Top eight lady golfers battled it out in the Match Play and two
Indians and two Sri Lankans were qualified for today’s semi-finals.
Jackie Dias overcame Swen Selvaratnam on the 20th hole after a well
contested quarter-final match. Top seeds Gursimer Badwal (IND) and Niloo
Jayatileka (SL) won their quarter-finals comfortably while Nanaki Chadha
(IND) defeated her team mate Anisha Padkone to book a place in semis.
Today the first semi-final will work off between Gursimer and Nanaki
while Niloo will meet Jacky Dias in the second semi-final.
Meanwhile in the F. B. De Mel Cup finals for ladies’ bronze medal
will tee off today between R. Sangani and Sandya Kumari.
Sangani beat Indira Tibling 8/7 and entered the final while Lalin Mui
Dharmaratne conceded the victory to Sandya on a walkover to enter the
final.
The men’s knock out stage began with top 32 seeded players competing
in the morning session and 16 golfers were qualified for today’s
pre-quarter-finals after the first round of Match Play.
Top seed, reigning champion Thangaraja beat D. M. Pradeep 8/7 to
enter pre-quarters and the highlight of the day was young local National
Pool player P. Hemantha of Victoria Golf Club (VGC) creating a major
upset by beating leading National Pool player M. Amarapadma on the 18th
hole to book his pre-quarter berth.
Local ‘A’ team golfer N. Ranga was given a ‘fright’ by Bhawani Singh
from India when he managed to win on the second sudden-death hole
(20th). Ranga will meet three-time title holder India’s Simarjeet Singh
in today’s pre-quarter final. Sing qualified for the pre-quarters by
comfortably overcoming R. Logaraja of VGC 6/4.
Men’s first round Match Play results
N. Thangaraja beat D.M Pradeep - 8/7, R. Sureshan beat B.A Sanjeewa –
2/1, Simarjeet Singh (IND) beat R. Logaraja - 6/4, N. Ranga beat Bhawani
Singh (IND) – 20th, Zen Dharmaratne beat M. Waseem Rana (PAK) – 4/3,
Paul San Weng Yau (MAL) beat M.H Chalitha Pushpika – 2/1, P. Hemantha (VGCR)
beat M. Amarapadma - 1up, Angad Cheema (IND) beat Sachin De Silva – 3/2,
Md. Dulal Hossain (BAN) beat Taimur Hassan (PAK), Karan Taunk (IND) beat
J. Waseerman - 3/2, Md. Rahman (PAK) beat Md. Rubel (BAN) – 3/1, M.
Naquiddin M. Faud beat Vijitha Bandara - 1 up, Sisira Kumara beat
Danusha Perera - 4/3, Md. Ali Hai (PAK) beat J.M.D Indika – 3/1, M.
Arumugam beat Derek Karunaratne - 2/1, B.A Rohana beat Pradeep
Gunasekera - 21st
Ladies Amateur Championship (quarter-finals results)
Gursimar Badwal (IND) beat Sumithra Ukwatta (VGCR) – 10/8, Nanaki
Chadha (IND) beat Anisha Padkone (IND) – 5/4, Niloo Jayatilaka beat
Rasika Ekanayake (VGCR) – 6/5, Jackie Dias beat Swen Selvaratnam - 20th |
