Manoj Dissanayake was the outstanding player

by Upananda JAYASUNDERA – Kandy Sports Special Corr.

TABLE TENNIS: Manoj Dissanayake of Kandy Municipality playing in the 30 to 35-year-age group turned out to be the outstanding player and he beat Colombo Municipality’s N. Sampath in the All-Island State Services Table Tennis Championship at the ‘Senisita’ Indoor Stadium, Nuwara Eliya.

The result:

[Men]

25 to 30 years: M. Nilanka (Customs) beat P. Nimesh (Colombo M.C),
30 to 35 years: M. Dissanayake (Kandy MC) beat N. Sampath (Colombo MC),
35 to 40 years: D. Karunaratne (District Secretariat, Galle) beat S. Vithanage (Kandy MC),

40 to 45 years: S. Balasubramaniam (Education Dept.) beat S. Kumara (Govt. Press),
45 to 50 years: S. Fernando (Kandy MC) beat A. Kumara (Kandy MC),
59 to 55 years: K. Sisirakumara (Kandy MC) beat S. Vithana (Kandy MC),
55 to 60 years: Gamini Silva (Kandy MC) beat H. Silva (Govt. Press).

[Women]

25 to 30 years: K. Premasiri (Audit) beat D. Tharanga (Colombo MC),
30 to 35 years: T. Peiris (Audit) beat M. Wickremarachchi (Audit),
40 to 45 years: N. Silva (Secretariat, Galle) beat N. Wijepura (Secretariat, Galle),
45 to 50 years: N. Swarnakanthi (Audit) beat D. Jayawardena (Secretariat, Galle),
50 to 55 years: Dr. S. Mihindukulasuriya (Health Dept. Kandy beat R. Wasanthi (Sports Dept. Kurunegala).

[Men’s Doubles]

20 to 30 years Champions: M. Sampath and P. Nimesh (Colombo MC) beat S. Roshantha and M. Seneviratne (Audit),

30 to 40 years Champions: D. Karunaratne and G. Jayamaha (Secretariat, Galle) beat M. Dissanayake and S. Vithanage (Kandy MC),

40 to 50 years Champions: S. Wijesuriya and J. Arnolda (Kandy MC) beat S. Kumara and U. Kumara (Govt. Press),

50 years to 60 years Champions: Gamini Silva and Sunil Abeygunasekera (Kandy MC) beat S. Bandara and L. Upatissa (Kandy MC).

[Women Doubles]

30 to 40 years Champions: S. Damayanthi and C. Wickremarachchi (Audit) Runners-up: A. Silva and D. Tharanga (Colombo MC),

40 TO 50 Years Champions: N. Swarnakanthi and G. Sriyani (Audit) Runners-up: beat N. Silva and N. Wijepura (Secretariat, Galle).