Thushan and Nimesha win Mercantile Novices Badminton championships

By Dhammika Ratnaweera

Thushan Gomes of Expo Lanka and Nimesha Perera of Union Bank emerged men’s and women’s open singles champion at the 36^thMercantile Novices Badminton Championships held recently at the Mercantile Badminton Indoor Stadium Colombo07.

Thushan Gomes made a two straight sets  21/15, 21/18 over Pubudu Mallikarachchi of Citizens Development Bank to win the title while Nimesha Perera had to make three setter game at the women’s singles final. Nimesha lost her first set 15/21 but she fought back strongly to  win the second and third sets 21/7, 21/18 to win the title .

Meanwhile, Indika Weerasinghe of Sangrilla Hotels won the men’s over 35 title defeating  A.A.S.S. Prasad of Dailog after hard-fought three-setter game. Indika who was beaten first set 17/21 finally won the second and third sets 21/18, 22/20 to win the title.

Sanjeewa Akuretiya Managing Director of the Flex Sportswear Pvt Ltd was the Chief Guest and gave away the awards. Mercantile Badminton President Roshan Fernando who was elected the Vice President of the Sri Lanka Badminton recently also graced this awards ceremony organised by the Mercantile Badminton Association

Results (finals )

Men’s singles

Thushan Gomes(Expo Lanka) bt Pubudu Mallikarachchi (Citizens Development Bank )21/15, 21/18

Women’s singles

Nimesha Perera(Union Bank ) bt Ayesha de Silva (Seylan Bank) 15/21, 21/7, 21/18

Men’s doubles

Pathum Dushmantha/Dasun Wickramasekara (Union Bank) bt Madawa Mihiranga/Krishan Galabadage(Netle Lanka) 21/14, 21/11

Women’s doubles

Ayesha de Silva/Roshani Dissanayake(Seylan Bank) bt Malka Dasunmali/Subodha Dhanali (Abans) 21/10, 21/13

Mixed doubles

Dasun Wickrmasekara/Nimasha Perera(Union Bank) bt Lasidu Nimsara/Ayesha de Silva (Seylan Bank) 21/15, 14/21, 21/19

Men’s over 35 singles

Indika Weerasinghe (Shangrilla Hotels ) bt A.A.S.S Prasad (Dialog) 17/21, 21/18, 22/20\

Men’s over 35 doubles

Suneth Gamage/A.A.S.S Prasad(Dialog) bt T.G.S Pushpakumara /H.B Athula (South Asia Gateway Terminals 0 21/16, 21/13

Men’s veteran single-

 Saminda Ketapearachchi (Abans) bt Samantha Kumara (Douglas and Sons) 21/13, 15/21. 21/14

Men’s veteran doubles

Saminda Katepiarachchi/D. Samantha(Abans) bt Roshan de Silva/Amila Ranasinghe (HNB) 21/8, 21/10

Women’s veteran singles

Shiromika Tissera(South Asia Gateway Terminals) bt Priyanthi Jeniffer(MDS Enterprises) 21/4, 21/5

Women’s veteran doubles

Manjula Hemachandra /Dushantha Dissanayake(Sri Lanka Airlines) bt Priyanthi Jeniffer /Poornima Kudahetti(MDS Enterprises) 21/6, 21/11

Veterans mixed doubles

R.M.L Muthukuda/Dushanthi Dissanayaka(Sri Lanka Airlines) bt Chaminda Gamage/ Priyanthi Jeniffer(MDS Enterprises) 24/22, 21/10

Masters singles

R.M.L Muthukuda(Sri Lankan Airlines) bt Sandanam Shankar(Eskimo Fashion)21/12, 21/7

 Caption

Thushan Gomes from Expo Lanka receiving his men’s novices champion award from chief guest Sanjeewa Akuretiya MD of Flex Sports Wear Pvt Ltd at the awards ceremony of the Mercantile Novices Badminton championships. Mercantile Badminton Association President and Vice President of SLB Roshan Fernando also in this picture