Mercantile Sevens Hockey Tournament on Sunday

V. Balagobi (President MHA),Chandana Weragama (Secretary MHA) Christo Tissera (Chairman Tournament Committee, MHA) and other officials of MHA at the media briefing

By Susil Premalal

The 44th Annual Mercantile Hockey Association (MHA) Seven-A-Side Tournament will take place on Sunday at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo.  
The matches will commence at 8:00 a.m. with the semi-finals set to be held from 3:30 p.m. onwards. The final will be at 4:30 p.m.  

Nippon Paints have come forward as the main sponsor for this year’s tournament while Browns PLC, Hilton, and Baraka Joint Ease Spray will be the co-sponsors.  

The tournament will see 22 teams compete under six Divisions,V. Balagobi President Mercantile Hockey Association and Chandana Weragama, Secretary of the MHA said during a media briefing held in Colombo.  There will be six trophies on offer with the runners-up trophies (first time) presented with medals and replicas.  The MHA has been consistently holding its tournaments for over six decades, except the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  

The teams which will vie for honours are:  

‘A’ Division: (Dennis De Rosairo Janashakthi Trophy); Commercial Bank ‘A’, Hatton National Bank ‘A’, MAS Holdings, Sampath Bank. ‘B’ Division – Singer Trophy: Allianz INC, Commercial Bank ‘B’, Hayleys Group, HSBC. ‘C’ Division – Lifebuoy Trophy: Browns ‘A’, John Keells Group, Singer Sri Lanka, ‘D’ Division – Edmond J. Cooray Trophy: Nations Trust Bank, Seylan Bank, ‘E’ Division – Ceylon Cold Stores Trophy: Ceylon Tobacco Company, DPMC, Orient Finance, ‘F’ Division – MHA President’s Trophy: Browns ‘B’, Hayleys Group ‘B’, John Keells Group ‘B’, MAS Group ‘B’, Sampath Bank