Hillwood’s Bimandee Bandara bags four Junior Nationals TT titles

Hiruna Warusawithana (L) and Bimandee Bandara (R) receiving their awards

By Susil Premalal 

Bimandee Bandara of Hillwood College, Kandy bagged an unprecedented four titles at the Junior National Table Tennis Championship at S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium.   
She won the Under 17 and 19 singles titles and then teamed up with Ayla Chitty of Ladies College and Shaifullah Akram (Hill Country International School) to win the Under 19 Girls Doubles and Mixed Doubles finals respectively. 

Results

BOYS

Under 11: Champion - Kenura Silva (Ananda College), Runner Up- Darshana Bambaranuge (Vidyartha College); Under 13: Champion - Aken Bojith (Dharmasoka College), Runner-up - Mathil Sasdinu (Dharmasoka College); Under 15:Champion - Diran Haner (Royal College), Runner-up - Hareen Nimdinu (Dharmasoka College); Under 17: Champion- Thisum Gamage (Ananda College), Runner-up - Hareen Nimdinu (Dharmasoka College); Under 19:Champion - Yasiru Maleesha (Vidyartha College), Runner-up - Hiruna Warusawithana (Ananda College); Under 19 Doubles: Champion - Hiruna Warusawithana (Ananda College) / Thisas Ranchagoda (Royal College), Runner-up - Aken Suranga (Colombo International School) / Sehas Weerasinghe (Nalanda College)   

GIRLS

Under 11: Champion - Muthuli Sahanya (Southland College), Runner-up - S. Hulangamuwa (Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo); Under 13: Champion - Nikelya Fernando (Musaeus College), Runner-up - Yoshini Jayawardena (Mahamaya College); Under 15: Champion - Lesanya Sethumdi (Dharmasoka College), Runner-up - Thamadi Kavindya (Devananda College); Under 17: Champion - Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood College), Runner-up - Navindi Senananyake (Kegalu Balika); Under 19: Champion - Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood College), Runner-up - Ayla Chitty (Ladies College); Under 19 Doubles: Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood College) / Ayla Chitty (Ladies College), Runner-up - Shenali Mendis (Musaeus College)/ Heshi Nirmi (Prajapathi Balika)   
Under 19 Mixed Doubles: Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood College) / Shaifullah Akram (Hill Country International School), Runner-up - Hiruna Warusavithana (Ananda College) / Nadithi Rehansa (Visakha Vidyalaya); Best Player Girls - Bimandee Bandara (Hillwood College); Best Player Boys - Hiruna Warusawithana (Ananda College).