Junior and Senior players enter quarter-finals

National Table Tennis Championships:

by Richard DWIGHT

TABLE TENNIS - The four-day junior and senior table tennis championship which enters the third day today at the S. Thomas' College Indoor Sports Complex, saw much excitement and enthusiasm prevail especially amongst juniors. They have got past the preliminary rounds and are now completely their quarter final matches.

The seniors too have gone through their first and second rounds and will be engaged in the quarters and semi-finals today. Most of the seeded and fancied players true to form have won their matches save for an upset or two in under-15 and under-10 boys singles.

Results: Under-15 boys Pre-quarter-final (Singles): P. Bimsaro (Royal) bt K. Asela (Royal) 11/7, 12/10, 10/12, 11/7. M. Dilusha (Devananda) bt V.K. Hewage (Kingswood) 11/6, 11/7, 13/11. N. Jayasundera (Maliyadeva) bt D. Ranathunga (Isipathana) 11/7, 9/11, 12/10, 11/7. P. Rodrigo (St. Anthony's) bt C. Maduranga (Dharmasoka) 11/8, 11/8, 11/7. C. Ginige (Dharmasoka) bt S. Pushpakumara (Anura CC) 11/6, 15/13, 11/09. S. Sirisena (Maliyadeva) bt. S. Senaratne (Kingswood) 5/11, 13/11, 11/4, 9/11, 11/5. H. Sashiranga (Dharmasoka) bt Rasika Manoj (Anura CC) 11/6, 11/0, 11/5. T. Ukanjaya (Darmasoka) bt R. Warusavitharana (Dharmasoka) 11/4, 12/14, 12/10, 11/7.

Under-15 girls pre-quarter-finals (Singles): K. Dilshani (Devi) bt Z. Jikkria (GHS Mt.L) 12/14, 11/7, 7/11, 11/6, 11/7. N. Navodya (Dharmasoka) bt S. Kavinda (Dharmasoka) 11/1, 12/14, 12/14, 11/9, 11/06. T. Sashini (Devananda) bt N. Serasinghe (Southlands) 7/11, 9/11, 11/5, 11/9, 11/3.

E. Warusuwitharne (Dharmasoka) bt. R. Maduwanthi (Devananda) 11/6, 11/6. 11/2; K. Madara (Dharmasoka) bt. N. Kumarasinghe (GHSK) 13/11, 11/5, 11/7; C. Madushani (Mahamaya) bt I. Gunasinghe (Dharmasoka) 11/4, 11/6, 11/9; O. Gunasekara (Dharmasoka) bt U. Tharvakie (Dharmasoka) 14/2, 11/6, 8/11, 11/5; C. de Silva (Dharmasoka) Samarasinghe (Sangamitta) 13/11, 11/9, 11/5, 15/3.

The Quarter-finals boys singers under-18

R. M. L. Lakshitha (Dharmasoka) bt R. Samaraweera (Dharmaraja) 11/6, 11/8, 11/6; B. Walgampola (Royal) bt. D. Ranatunga (Isipatana) 12/10, 11/8, 11/5. C. Viskam (Devananda) bt M. Dilusha Silva (Devananda) 7/12, 12/8, 12/5, 14/2; P. Janaka (Dharmasoka) bt C. Ginige (Dharmasoka) 7/11, 11/5, 12/10, 14/12.