Dakshitha in easy win over Lasitha
Thushan Jayasuriya
Last year’s under 15 champion Dakshitha Gunatilleke of Ananda College
,Colombo 10 outplayed Lasitha Madurasinghe of Bandaranayake College
Gampaha in straight sets (21/13, 21/15 )in the second round of the Under
17 boys title in the 42nd AVI Junior National Badminton Championship
worked off at Royal College Sports Complex yesterday.
In the Under 19 boys event, Chamath Akalanka of Nalanda College,
Colombo a staged a superb game against Vishwamithra Karannagoda of
St.Peter’s College, Colombo (21/15, 21/11) while Ramitha Heshan of
Devananda College, Ambalangoda trounced R.Sadeep of S.Thomas’ College,
Bandarawela. (21/16, 22/20)
Suleka Perera of Musaeus College Colombo outplayed D.K.Samintha of
Sri Sumangala Balika Vidyalaya Panadura 21/12,21/14 in straight sets
while Rochelle Cooray of Our Lady of Victories Convent , Kalutara beat
Limashi Kosgoda of Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo (21/19, 21/12).
Under 17 Boys (first round), Anjana Madusanka beat H. M. B. H. Herath
(21/11, 21/7), Kanchana Tharanga beat Niwanka Wijesekara (17/21, 15/21,
21/11), M.Kariyawasam beat R.D.U.M.Ranasinghe ( 11/2, 8/21)
M.Fernando beat Sachintha Bandara (21/19,21/3), Thamal Thilina beat
Rashmika Fernando (8/21, 9/21)
S.P.Rajapaksa beat Madusanka Kahawa (21/2, 21/5)
Suwin Rajapaksa beat Buddhi Chathuranga (21/10, 21/14),
D.A.D.Wijesuriya beat Dineth Kumarapperuma (21/18, 18/21, 18/21)
[Under 19 Boys]
Chamath Akalanka beat Vishwa Karannagoda (21/15, 21/11), Ramitha
Heshan beat R.Sadeep (21/16,22/20)
[Under 19 Girls]
Suleka Perera beat D.K.Samintha (21/12, 21/14), Rochelle Cooray beat
Limashi Kosgoda (21/19, 21/12)
[Under 17 Boys ]
M.Fernando beat Dinidu Galappaththi (21/12, 21/7)
Chanaka Moragoda beat M.Kariyawasam (21/14, 16/21, 21/18), Aaron de
Veisser beat Theekshana de Silva (21/5, 21/6), Anjana Madusanka beat
Niwanka Wijesekara (21/8,21/8), Iresh Manage beat Sharush Nawaratne
(21/7,21/15), Dakshitha Gunatilleke beat Lasitha
Madurasinghe(21/13,21/15), Vidura K.Gamage beat Steffan Van Roen
(17/21,21/19,22/20)
Sadanidu de Silva beat Uvin Perera (21/18, 21/13)
Sachin Dias beat Gayan Rajapaksa (21/2, 21/3)
Thamal Thilina beat Ramal Keerthiratne(14/21,21/19,23/21)
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