Bimsara, Samindi claim novices TT titles

U17 Girls singles champion Roshen Arnolda   

U17 Boys singles champion Shashiranga Ranasinghe   

By Susil Premalal 

Bimsara Rathnayake of Maliyadeva College Kurunegala and Samindi Weerasooriya of Good Shepherd Convert Kandy won the Men’s and Women’s Novices Singles title at the All-Island Intermediate Novices Age Group Table Tennis Championships 2022 organised by the TS Table Tennis Academy and held at the Municipal Council Indoor Stadium in Kandy.   
Rathnayake defeated Thilina Wickramanayake of the University   

of Peradeniya 13-11, 11-6 in the Men’s final while Weerasuriya had the better of Hesanga Kamburawala of Musaeus College 11-8, 11-6 in the Women’s final.   

Results (All finals):

Under-7 Girls’ Singles: Dharani Jayasinghe (Girls’ High School, Kandy) beat Tashini Olivia (Mahamaya, Kandy) 14-12, 12-10, Under-7 Boys’ Singles: R. K. Aarosh (St. John Bosco’s Vidyalayam) beat Dinoddya Prasanna (Meepawala Amarasooriya   
College) 14-12, 11-4, Under-9 Girls’ Singles: Aveesha Herath (St. Anthony’s, Kandy) beat Pawani Godakumbura (Kanishta Balika Vidyalaya, Nawalapitiya) 11-3, 11-8, Under-9 Boys’ Singles: Anusara Chanmith (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Thevinu Perera (St. John’s, Nugegoda) 11-7, 11-6, Under-11 Girls’ Singles: Senaya Hulangamuwa (Visakha, Colombo) beat Aveesha Herath (St. Anthony’s, Kandy) 11-3, 11-2., Under-11 Boys’ Singles: Darashana Babaranuge (Vidyartha) beat Kenul Hansana (P. De. S. Kularatne College, Ambalangoda) 11-7, 12-10, Under-13 Girls’ Singles: Tharuli Jinethma (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Melisha Anthony (Good Shepherd Convent, Kandy) 11-9, 11-5, Under-13 Boys’ Singles: Darashana Babaranuge (Vidyartha) beat Yasanga Rumeshitha (Vidyartha) 11-3, 13-15, 11-7, Under-15 Girls Singles: Tharuli Jinethma (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) beat Tashmi Ketakumburage (Girls’ High School, Kandy) 11-5, 15-13, Under-15 Boys’ Singles: Isitha Balasooriya (Royal, Colombo) beat Lithira De Silva (Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda) 4-11, 11-6, 11-8,   
Under-17 Girls’ Singles: Roshen Arnolda (St. Anthony’s, Kandy) beat Methnadi Kumarasinghe (Mahamaya, Kandy) 2-11, 11-7, 13-11, Under-17 Boys’ Singles: Shashiranga Ranasinghe (Vidyartha) beat Aaqif Rusthi (Royal, Colombo) 11-8, 11-5, Under-19 Girls’ Singles: Methnadi Kumarasinghe (Mahamaya, Kandy) beat Ushara Senuji (Swarnapali BMV, Anuradhapura) 6-11, 13-11, 11-8, Under-19 Boys’ Singles: Bimsara Rathnayake (Maliyadeva, Kurunegala) beat Thimothi Nawarathnaraja (Trinity) 11-2, 11-3. Novices Women’s Singles: Samindi Weerasooriya (Good Shepherd Convert, Kandy) beat Hesanga Kamburawala (Musaeus) 11-8, 11-6. Novices Men’s Singles: Bimsara Rathnayake (Maliyadeva, Kurunegala) beat Thilina Wickramanayake (Universityof Peradeniya) 13-11, 11-6, Intermediate Women’s Singles: Yoshini Jayawardena (St. Anthony’s, Kandy) beat Methuki Udunuwara (Good Shepherd Convert, Kandy) 10-12, 13-11, 11-4, Intermediate Men’s Singles: Shashiranga Ranasinghe (Vidyartha) beat Bimsara Rathnayake (Maliyadeva, Kurunegala 11-4, 11-3