Mihinsa de Alwis and Ashen Wijeratne - the outstanding players at
Friendship TT
TABLE TENNIS: Mihinsa de Alwis of Lyceum International, Wattala and
Ashen Wijeratne of Wesley College were picked as the Most Outstanding
Player among the girls and Ashen Wijeratne of Wesley College - the Most
Outstanding Player among the boys at the Friendship Table Tennis
Championships held at S. Thomas' College Indoor Stadium at Mount Lavinia.
This tournament was held to celebrate Sri Lanka Children's Day.
Under 8 Girls Singles: Winner: Nethhara Ruwanpura (Lyceum
International, Wattala). Runner-up: Sanaya Buddhadasa (Visakha
Vidyalaya).
Under 8 Boys Singles: Winner: Aadesh Jayathevan (S. Thomas',
Mt. Lavinia). Runner-up: Senura Dilanka Silva (Isipathana
College).
Under 10 Girls Singles: Winner: Anoushka de Silva (Ladies
College). Runner-up: Ayla Chitty (Ladies College).
Under 10 Boys Singles: Winner: Yohan Gomes (S. Thomas' Mt.
Lavinia). Runner-up: I. Dissanayake (Royal College).
Under 12 Girls Singles: Winner: Mihinsa de Alwis (Lyceum
International, Wattala). Runner-up: Upamali Rodrigo (Ladies
College).
Under 12 Girls Doubles: Winners: Dilani Bimalka Perera (Holy
Cross) and Mihinsa de Alwis (Lyceum International, Wattala).
Runners-up: Upamali Rodrigo and Alana Seneviratne (Ladies College)
Under 12 Boys Singles: Winner: Livan Aloysius (Royal College).
Runner-up: Sanjula Peiris (St. Peter's)
Under 12 Boys Doubles: Winners: L. Aloysius and Oditha Gamage
(Royal College). Runners-up: Kavinda Suranga and Isiwara
Dissanayake of Royal College.
Under 15 Girls Singles: Winner: Mihinsa de Alwis (Lyceum,
Int'l, Wattala). Runner-up: Dilanya Munasinghe (Musaeus College).
Under 15 Boys Singles: Winner: Ashen Wijeratne (Wesley
College). Runner-up: C. Indrajith (D. S. Senanayake Vidyalaya)
Under 18 Girls Singles: Winner: Vinodya de Silva of Royal
Institute. Runner-up: Dilani Bimalka Perera (Holy Cross).
Under 18 Girls Doubles: Winners: Vinodya de Silva and Janathri
de Silva (Royal Institute). Runners-up: Sethma Nethmini
Weerasinghe and Sanju Vehara Kodituwakku (Anula Vidyalaya).
Under 18 Boys Singles: Winner: Avishka Maittipe (St. Peter's
College). Runner-up: Ashen Wijeratne (Wesley College).
Under 18 Boys Doubles: Winners: S. Dahanayake and Ashen
Wijeratne of Wesley College. Runners-up: G. Tharindu Keshan
Perera (Isipathana) and Mohamed Imrad (Lalith Athulathmudali College).
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Champs and runners-up at The Friendship Table Tennis
Championship and organisers – Jothipala Samaraweera – former
National Champ and National Coach, Ira Ruwanpathirana, Rohan
Ganegoda and the Chief Guest Wijesinghe Kumarage – President
of the Nationalised Services Table Tennis Association. |
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