Upeksha and Kavindi Most Outstanding

Upeksha Gihan of Royal College, Colombo and Kavindi Ravihari of Southlands College, Galle won the most outstanding players awards at the ninth Tibhar Intermediate and Novices Table Tennis Championships concluded last weekend at S Thomas Indoor Stadium, Mt.Lavinia.

Most Outstanding Players Upeksha Gihan of Royal College, Colombo and Kavindi Ravihari of Southlands College, Galle with their trophies.

Upeksha won the under 18 boys championship and the novices mens’ singles championship and Kavindi won the novices womens singles and the intermediate womens’ championships to become Most Outstanding Players.

All those who emerged as champions and runner-ups were awarded trophies. In addition, those who were qualified to enter quarter finals and above received gift vouchers from the Tibhar sports goods’ local agent B Withanachchi.

It has been a great encouragement for the local youngsters to receive gift vouchers of a world renowned TT equipment brand as awards for the first time in Sri Lanka.

Former secretary and treasurer of Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka, Asitha Vidanagamage was the chief guest at the award ceremony.

Vidanagamage congratulated the Tibhar Sports Club for conducting a well organized table tennis championship for the ninth consecutive year.

He further commended the successful efforts by Tibhar Sports Club to attract a large number of spectators to witness the finals.

With the intention of uplifting skills and standard of TT in Sri Lanka, B. Withanachchi, the president of Tibhar Spots Club and former National table tennis star, stated that Tibhar Sports will continue to extend sponsorships to talented, young and deserving paddlers as done in the past.

Tibhar Sports Club is proud about their service to the betterment of Sri Lankan TT and is the only sports club to reward all those who enter quarter finals and above during all tournaments from the inaugural tournament onwards.