All-Island Intermediate Novices Table Tennis Championships 2023 Darshana, Senudi bag TT titles

All age group winners

By Susil Premalal

Darshana Babaranuge of Vidyartha College and Senudi Patabendi of Girls’ High School clinched the Men’s and Women’s Intermediate titles, respectively, at the All-Island Intermediate Novices Age Group Table Tennis Championships 2023, organised by the Umpires Committee of the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka and held at the Municipal Council Indoor Stadium in Kandy.

Senudi beat Renumi Patabendi of Girls’ High School 11-4, 11-7 in the Women’s final, while Darshana defeated Trinity’s Senhiru Deegalla 11-8, 11-6 in the Men’s Intermediate final.

Finals Results:

Under-7 Girls’ Singles: Chalodya Lavangi (G/Pe D. S. Kularathna MV) beat Hiruki Lisansa (Southland College) 11-5, 11-3
Under-7 Boys’ Singles: Gamlath Bandara (Ananda College) beat W. Shevon (St. Joseph’s College) 11-6, 13-11
Under-9 Girls’ Singles: Minudi Poojagoda (Mahamaya Girls’ College) beat Runithi Suriyabandara (Mahamaya Girls’ College) 11-7, 6-11, 11-7
Under-9 Boys’ Singles: Jinuka Herath (Ecole International) beat Thisara Dewthilina (Hanguranketha CC) 11-4, 9-11, 11-5
Under-11 Girls’ Singles: Saheli Siriwardana (Girls’ High School) beat Senuli Rajaguru (Girls’ High School) 11-7, 11-8
Under-11 Boys’ Singles: Hesath Minthula (Royal College) beat Dhanaja Nisal (Royal College, Polonnaruwa) 11-13, 11-9, 11-9
Under-13 Girls’ Singles: Gayashri Dissanayake (Girls’ High School, Kandy) beat Uvini Rathnayake (Hillwood College) 11-6, 11-8
Under-13 Boys’ Singles: Venura Abeyweera (Vidyartha) beat Sathsara Nimasha (Kegalu Vidyalaya) 11-3, 11-8
Under-15 Girls’ Singles: Gayashri Dissanayaka (Girls’ High School) beat Lakithma Somachandra (Girls’ High School) 5-11, 11-7, 20-18
Under-15 Boys’ Singles: Vinu Dinsara (Poramadulla Central) beat Danuka Polongoda (Vidyartha) 11-8, 6-11, 12-10
Under-17 Girls’ Singles: Imasha Ikkiriwatta (Mahamaya Girls College) beat Sayuni Kumarawansa (Maliyadeva Girls’ College) 6-11, 11-8, 11-5
Under-17 Boys’ Singles: Vinu Dinsara (Poramadulla Central) beat Dewrama Hapuarachchi (Dharmaraja) 13-11, 9-11, 11-4
Under-19 Girls’ Singles: Keshya Rajapaksha (Girls’ High School) beat Ameesha Kavindi (Viharamahadevi Girls’ College) 12-10, 11-7
Under-19 Boys’ Singles: Nenuka Liyanage (Seevali Central) beat Avishka Umayanga (Karandeniya Central) 11-9, 11-6
Novices Women’s Singles: Thinithi Hapuarachchi (Mahamaya Girls’ College) beat Ameesha Kavindi (Viharamahadevi Girls’ College) 9-11, 11-8, 11-9
Novice Men’s Singles: Yasanga Rumeshitha (Vidyartha) beat Dinsara Ranaweera (Kegalu Vidyalaya) 11-8, 11-6
Intermediate Women’s Singles: Senudi Patabendi (Girls’ High School) beat Renumi Patabendi (Girls’ High School) 11-4, 11-7
Intermediate Men’s Singles: Darshana Babaranuge (Vidyartha) beat Senhiru Deegalla (Trinity) 11-8, 11-6