Shenuk and Bhagya emerge top winners

All Category Winners   

By Susil Premalal   

Shenuk Samararatne and Rashmi Bhagya claimed top honours of the PDBA All-Island Open Badminton Championship, which concluded at the Albert F. Peiris Indoor Stadium in Wennappuwa.   

Samararatne claimed the Men’s Open Singles title while Bhagya comfortably made her way to the end and annexed the Women’s Open Singles championship.   

Samararatne defeated Thilina Rajakaruna in a three-setter final after locking at 1-1 after two sets. After claiming the first set 21-19, Samararatne was shocked by Rajakaruna who bounced back with an identical 21-19 win to equalise.   

However, top seed Samararatne bounced back to hand Rajakaruna a 21-16 defeat and seal the final 2-1 to claim the Men’s Open Singles title.   

Bhagya, on the other hand, had an easy outing against Jananuwani Amanda de Alwis in clinching the Women’s Open Singles title 21-11, 21-17.   

She went on to claim a double title, partnered by Varangana Jayawardena, to win the Women’s Doubles title.   

Bhagya and Jayawardena eased past Nisali Balasuriya and Jananuwani de Alwis in the final 21-16, 21-7 win.   

Madhuka Dulanjana and Lahiru Madushan Weerasinghe paired up to record a straight win against Roshan Padma Kumara and Supun Lakranga Priyantha to claim the Men’s Doubles title with set wins of 21-17and 21-16.   

Weerasinghe made it up to earn a double title, after he paired up with Irushi Amandi to record a straight 21-14 and 21-14 win as they defeated the pair of Vidoo Liyanage and Nisali Balasuriya in the final of the Mixed Doubles.   

Thilina Rajakaruna made it up to his loss in the Men’s Open Singles, as he bounced back to record a 2-1 win against Reshan Dimbukkuwalage to claim the Boys’ Under-19 Singles title.  

Sandathi Dewmini annexed the Girls’ Under-19 Singles championship following an explicit display against Rukshika Baskaran in the final. She recorded a straight win of 21-13 and 21-13 on the way to the title.   

Rithira Abaygunawardena and Thenuk Ransaja Ganewatta paired up to defeat Achinthya Imesha and Pasindu Peiris in the Boys’ Under-19 Doubles final with a 2-1 win.   

Senuth Perera won the Boys’ Under-17 Singles championship by defeating Yoshitha Silva in straight sets 21-16 and 21-12 while Vishwanie Wanniarachchi overcame Ralindi Umagiliya in straight sets, 21-15 and 21-14 to claim the Girls’ Under-17 Singles title.   

Aabid Hussain teamed up with Rashmitha Kodikara to win the Boys’ Under-17 Doubles championship defeating Duvinya Jayakody and Raniru Vishuddha in straight sets, 21-12 and 21-19 while the Girls’ Doubles title was won by Thisuri Gunawardena and Luckshana Sajeewakumar, who went on to record a comfortable 21-18 and 21-13 win against Isuri Attanayake and Sithumi de Silva in the final.