AVI 30th MBA Novices Badminton:
Wahala, Ruwanthi champs
Thushan Jayasuriya
W.M.S.A.B. Wahala (HDDEX) and Ruwanthi Vidyani(Fransisku) emerged
champions in the AVI 30th MBA Novices Badminton Championships 2013
worked off from April 3 to 7 at St. Thomas' College Mt. Lavinia.
Wasala beat Mahela Thalpawila by 21-18, 18-21, 21-18 in the men's
singles final and Ruwanthi emerged victorious by outplaying Thilini
Gunatilleke(NTB) in a two setter (21-8, 21-13) in the women's singles
final.
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Men’s singles champion W. M. S. A. B.
Wasala of HDDEX and women’s singles champion Ruwanthi
Vidyani of Francisco Co. Ltd. |
Vasantha Goonawardena (Akbar) got the better of Ajith
Weeratunga(Carsons) to win the Masters Championship while men's Veterans
single was bagged by C.A.D. Samantha(Mc Larens) when he overcame
Dayantha Fernando(Sri Lankan). Mahenda Amarasinghe and Deepal Silva
(John Keells Holdings) cruised to victory in men's veterans doubles
final by beating Samantha Samarasinghe and Duminda Hettiarachchi(HNB).
Results -
Masters Singles - Vasantha Gunawardena(Akbar) beat Ajith
Weeratunga(Carsons) 12/21, 8/4 retired
Men's Veterans Singles - C.A.D.Samantha(Mc Larens) beat Dayantha
Fernando(Sri Lankan) 21/15, 21/14
Men's Veterans Doubles - Mahenda Amarasinghe and Deepal Silva(John
Keells Holdings) beat Samantha Samarasinghe and Duminda
Hettiarachchi(HNB) 20/22, 21/16, 21/13
Men's Singles - W.M.S.A.B.Wahala(HDDEX) beat Mahela
Thalpawila(Ceylinco) 21/18, 18/21, 21/18
Men's Doubles - Lahiru Kodithuwakku and Pathum Liyanage(NTB) beat
Navinda Malitha and Nalinda Salitha (Virtusa) 21/11, 21/18
Womens Veteran Singles - Mauri Karunakalage(A&A) beat Nalika
Abeysuriya(John Keells Holdings) 21/17, 21/17
Women's Veterans Doubles - Mauri Karunakalage and Dilri Miral (A&A)
beat Nalika Abeysuriya and Himali Premathilaka (John Keells Holdings)
21/10, 21/15
Women's Singles - Ruwanthi Vidyani(Fransisku) beat Thilini
Gunatilleke(NTB) 21/8, 21/13
Women's Doubles - Indika Gunasena(SCB) and Nadeesha Sugathadasa(WNS)
beat Kesara Amaradasa and Bhagya de Silva(Millenium) 21/12, 21/06
Mixed Doubles - Pathum Liyanage and Thilni Gunatilleke(NTB) beat
Mahesh Fernando and Upeksha Fonseka(NTB) 21/18, 21/09
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