Lochana, Ranithma clinch open singles titles

NCPBA All Island Open Badminton Championships 2023

Lochana de Silva and Ranithma Liyanage emerged as singles champions in the open men’s and women’s divisions respectively at the North Central Province Open Badminton Championship, held in Anuradhapura.

At the event organized by the North Central Province Badminton Association, de Silva clinched the men’s singles title, defeating Roshan Padmakumara, while Liyanage secured the women’s singles title by overcoming Rashmi Bhagya Mudalige in the respective finals.

This thrilling tournament unfolded over a seven-day period, taking place at both the Anuradhapura Provincial Indoor Stadium and the Mike Cook Indoor Stadium.

In the men’s doubles category, Madhuka Dulanjana and Lahiru Weerasinghe emerged victorious over Oshamika Karunaratne and Thulith Palliaguru. In the women’s doubles final, Anurangi Hansamali Maskorala and Suhasni Vidanage triumphed over Irushi Amandi Hewa Gallage and Praveen Wijesundara. The mixed doubles title was claimed by Dulanjana and Nadeesha Gayanthi.

Earlier, Rashmi Bhagya Mudalige, the women’s singles runner-up had joined forces with Natasha Gunasekara to bag the Under-19 girls’ doubles title. In the Under-19 boys’ singles category, the youth badminton champion Senuk Samararatne emerged victorious, before teaming up with Sachen Chamuditha Fernando to claim the boys’ doubles title in the same age group.

Winners

Men’s singles 65:

Gamini Jayawardena

Men’s doubles 60:

Rohan De Silva / Frits Hermanus Mainaky

Men’s doubles 55:

K S Pushpakumara / Darshana Senarathna

Men’s singles 55:

Darshana Senarathna

Men’s doubles 50:

Indunil Pradeep Gunasena / Champika Periyapperuma

Men’s singles 50:

Manjula Dissanayake

Mixed doubles 45:

Rohan Fernando / Renu Chandrika de Silva

Men’s doubles 45:

T G S A Kumara / Dinushka Nilushana

Men’s singles 45:

Charles Bernard Bernard

Men’s doubles 40:

Iranda / Randika Peiris

Men’s singles 40:

Shimal Randesh Aponso

Men’s doubles 35:

Roshan Padma Kumara / Sahan Pradeep

Men’s singles 35:

Lasantha Thilakawardana

Mixed doubles 30:

Sahan Pradeep / Nadeesha Gayanthi

Men’s doubles 30:

Supun Lakranga Piyarathne / Prasanna Udayakumara

Men’s singles 30:

Asanka Iroshana Samarathunga

Girls’ doubles U19:

Natasha Gunasekera / Rashmi Bhagya Mudalige

Boys’ doubles U19:

Sachen Chamuditha Fernando / Shenuk Samararatne

Girls’ singles U19:

Rashmi Bhagya Mudalige

Boys’ Single sU19:

Shenuk Samararatne

Girls’ double sU17:

Dilni Thenuka Ambalangodage / Sandathi Dewmini Hewa Gallage

Boys’ doubles U17:

Rithira Sendil Abayagunawardena / Thenul Ransaja Ganewatta

Girls’ singles U17:

Ranithma Liyanage

Boys’ Singles U17:

Hiruka Sahanmith

Girls’ doubles U15:

Isuri Bhagya Attanayake / Sithumi Minara De Silva

Boys’ doubles U15:

Keneth Aruggoda / Senuth Sethmitha Perera

Girls’ singles U15:

Nethmi Amaya Rathnayake

Boys’ Singles U15:

Keneth Aruggoda

Mixed doubles:

Madhuka Dulanjana / Nadeesha Gayanthi

Women’s doubles:

Anurangi Hansamali Masakorala / Suhasni Vidanage

Men’s doubles:

Madhuka Dulanjana / Lahiru Madushan Weerasinghe

Women’s singles – Plate: Vinuthi Diyathna Ranasinghe

Women’s singles:

Ranithma Liyanage

Men’s singles – Plate:

Mihila Jayaweera

Men’s singles:

Lochana Oshan de Silva