Full house for Junior National Badminton C’ships

Full house for Junior National Badminton C’ships

A full house of 1205 shuttlers will be seen in action when the ‘AVI’ sponsored Junior National Championships is worked off from Wednesday, August 25 to 29 at four venues.

The tournament will be conducted by the Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) and the Schools Badminton Association of Sri Lanka (SBASL) in partnership with D.Samson and Sons (Pvt) Limited , the sole marketer and distributor for the ‘AVI’ range of sportswear under the flagship of DSI Samson Group.

The preliminaries were conducted on a District and Zonal basis from June to July where 6061 players from 201 schools in 19 districts/zones participated.

The following events are scheduled to be worked off. singles and doubles in the age groups for under 11,13,15,17, 19 for both boys and girls as well as a mixed for the under 19.

Given below are the age groups and venues Under 11 and 13 at S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, Under 15 at D.S. Senanayake. Under 17 and 19 boys at SLBA. Under 17 and 19 girls at Musaeus College.

The prize distribution and closing ceremony will be held on August 29 at 4.00 p.m. at S. Thomas’ College Indoor Stadium.

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SSC Badminton final today

The final events of the SSC Badminton Open Championships will be worked off today at the club Courts from 8 a.m. onwards. Being a ranking tournament, the open finals will commence at 2 p.m. which will be followed by the awards presentation from 6 p.m. onwards. Besides the trophies and certificates, this tournament carries cash awards totaling to a sum of Rs. 415,000/- which will be distributed among the winners and runners up.

The event is sponsored by Etisalat, HNB and Fonterra. In some of the semi-final events that were worked off yesterday Maheshi Fonseka qualified to meet Thilini Promodika in the Girl’s under 15 final while Mansala Ranawana will meet Aveesha Kisholi Dias in the under 19 final. The two matches will be played at 10 am. and 12 noon respectively.

In the girl’s under 15 doubles Maheshi Fonseka and Thilini Promodika will meet Yasmitha Wedamulla and Lihini Wijesinghe at 10 am. In the women’s doubles final Achini N. Ratnasiri and Upuli Samanthika will meet Chandrika de Silva and Oshadie Kuruppu at 4 p.m.

The programme reads as: 8 am to 11am: Boys U11 singles, Girls U 11 singles, U 13 Boys Singles, Girls U 13 singles, Boys U 15 singles and Girls U 15 singles. (All Finals).

10 am to 12 noon: Girls and Boys U 13 Doubles, Girls and Boys U 15 Doubles. Boys U 17 singles, Girls U 17 singles.

12 noon to 2 p.m. Boys U 19 Singles, Girls Under 19 singles, Girls U 17 Doubles Boys U 17 Doubles.

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Record entries for SSC badminton

Record entries for SSC badminton

A record number of 771 entries have been received for the much awaited SSC Open Badminton Championships, which has been approved by the Sri Lanka Badminton Association as a National Ranking Tournament for the Open events to be played from August 7 to 15 at the SSC badminton complex.

The championships will be conducted in collaboration with the SLBA.

Last year for some mysterious and weird reason this tournament was not granted Ranking Status.

Prize money for the winners and runners-up total a staggering Rs. 415,000 which is the highest prize money offered in any badminton tournament this year so far thus encouraging players to participate in this prestigious event.

Payment of this large sum of prize money has been made possible due to the generous sponsorship of Hatton National Bank, Etisalat Lanka (Private) Limited, Fonters Brands Lanka (Private) Limited and John Keels Food Products PLC.

SSC will be awarding prize money, trophies and certificates to all winners while the runners-up will receive prize money and certificates.

Certificates will be awarded to semi and quarter finalists of all categories.

All the top shuttlers (both men and women) will be seen in action and exciting badminton should be provided at this championship.

The draw will be held on Wednesday, August 4 and will be displayed on the SSC notice boards at the SLBA and on the SSC Websitre www.ssc.lk.

The following ranking events are scheduled to be worked off:

Mixed doubles, women’s singles and doubles, men’s singles and doubles while the over 40 and 50 veterans singles and doubles will no be ranking events.

The children’s events to be worked off are under 15 girls singles and doubles, boys and girls under 17 singles and doubles, under 19 girls and boys singles and doubles.

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Lanka shuttlers leave for Syrian Open

A team of four shuttlers left for Damascus yesterday to participate in the Syrian Open Badminton Championships which commences today.

While Lasitha Karunatilake and Kasun Madushanka comprises the men’s team, Thilina Jayasinghe and Chandrika De Silva will represent the women.

The participating countries are, Iran, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, Vietnam, Bahrain, Libya, Pakistan, Philippines, Kazakhastan, Sri Lanka and the host country Syria.

(BM)

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Entering 2nd round is creditable Says Niluka Karunaratne

Sri Lanka should be satisfied that their shuttlers were able to enter the second round of the Asian Badminton Championships in New Delhi as they were competing in a competition which was dominated by several world class players. This sentiment was expressed by Sri Lanka’s leading badminton player Niluka Karunaratne.

Sri Lanka lost her only hope when the Karunaratne brothers Nilika and Dinuka were defeated in the second round of the men’s doubles event at the Asian Badminton Championships in New Delhi.
The Korean duo of Gun Woo Cho and Yeon Seong You took the game 2-0 thus doing away the need of playing a third set.

Players from 20 countries amounting to about 300 players took part in the championships.
With this defeat every member of the Sri Lanka contingent bowed out of the Asian championships.
India is hosting the championship as a forerunner for the Commonwealth Games to be held in the same city in October this year.

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Unimpressive Sri Lankan shuttlers crushed in India

Sri Lanka lost her last hope yesterday when the Karunaratne brothers, Niluka and Dinuka, succumbed to defeat in the second round of the men's double event at the Asian Badminton Championships, 2010, in New Delhi, India. The Korean duo of Gun Woo Cho and Yeon Seong You pocketed the game 2-0, thus doing away the need for a third set.

With this defeat, every member of the Sri Lankan contingent has bowed out of the Asian Championship. Only the Karunaratne brothers, Niluka and Dinuka, managed to progress towards the second round.

The Karunaratne brothers battled determinedly against the Koreans yesterday. They lost the first round 16/21 and then conceded the game by losing 15-21 in the second. However, Niluka and Dinuka were able to beat their Pakistani counterparts in the tournament and were content with their achievements.

“Our main focus was on the singles event. Therefore we are really happy as we managed to stretch the Korean players and earlier beat the Pakistanis" elder brother Niluka said after the game. In the women's doubles event, Achini Ratnasiri and Upuli Samanthika lost the first round game by 2 sets to nil. The scores read 21/08 and 21/10.

World's number one, Dan Lee has already qualified for the semi finals in the men's individual event while India's national champion Sania Nehwal also booked her place in the quarter finals of the women's singles event.

The tournament concludes tomorrow. India is hosting this championship as a forerunner for the Commonwealth Games to be held in the same city in October this year.

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Asian shuttle championships begin today

Asian shuttle championships begin today

Three hundred participants from 20 countries will be in action from today at the Asian Badminton championships which start today at Sri Port indoor sports complex in New Delhi, India.

Sri Lanka national champion Niluka Karunarathne will play against Asian number seven Hong Kong Yun Hu in the singles event scheduled to be played today while Dinuka Karunaratne and Chandrika de Silva will also the in action in the Doubles against Bangladesh. According to Dinuka Karunaratne the Sri Lanka standard is higher than that Bangladesh “Sri Lanka will have a chance to win the first round match against Bangladesh” he said.

According to the tournament’s mens rankings, Tawfik Hidayat of Indonesia is ranked first followed by world champion and Olympic medalist Lin Dan in second place.

This will be the fourth time India will be organizing the Asian tournament and winners of this tournament will be awarded 150,000 US dollars.

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15-year old Achini for Asian badminton championship

15-year old Achini for Asian badminton championship

Fifteen year old Sri Lankan Achini Ratnasiri will be among a seasoned and professional band of world badminton players who will contest the Asian Badminton Championships to be held in New Delhi starting on April 12.

Achini caused a major upset when she bagged the National title last year while Sri Lanka’s only Olympic player Thilini Jayasinghe has fallen to the number nine rank and not found a place in the eight-member team which leaves today.

Jayasinghe represented Sri Lanka as the first badminton player at an Olympics in 2008 in Beijing.

Twenty countries will contest the tournament including the world’s top five nations China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Japan.

Sri Lanka’s singles champ on nine occasions Niluka Karunaratne is in the team while so is 11 times winner Chandrika de Silva.

In the Under-16 Asian meet this year Achini teamed up with Upuli Samanthika to win a first time Gold Medal.

Sri Lanka squad: Dinuka Karunaratne, Niluka Karunaratne, Hasitha Chanaka, R. S. Dahanayake, Lasitha Meneka. Women: Chandrika de Silva and Achini Ratnasiri, Upuli Samanthika. Coach: Danesh Maliyawadu.

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They went, saw but did not conquer

It was yet another disappointing performance by the Sri Lankan shuttlers at the Yonex-Sunrise Asia Youth Under 19 Badminton Championships that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia recently.

In the Mixed Team event, they were completely whitewashed 5-0 by Thailand. The only redeeming feature was in the women’s doubles where Achini Ratnasiri and Samanthika Weerasinghe took the first set (21-12) off Kititarakul Chonthicha and Phetmaneelumkha Rassanan, but the next two sets were won by the Thailand pair, though the Sri Lankan girls went down fighting before conceding 21-19 in the third set.

In the ‘tie’ against Philppines, Sri Lanka gave a better account of themselves where they won men’s and mixed doubles.

However, it was unfortunate that Sri Lanka was drawn into Group’C’ with Thailand one of the strongest team in the circuit and Philippines.

Results:

Mixed Team event – Thailand beat Sri Lanka 5-0

Mixed doubles: Apisuk Inkarat and Taerattanachai Sapsiree beat Dilshan Kariyawasam and Samanthika Weerasinghe 21-11, 21-17.

Men’s singles: Poodchalat beat Nuwan Perera 21-3, 21-11.

Women’s singles: Intanon Ratchanok beat Achini Ratmasiri. 21-14, 21/9.

Men’s doubles: Ampunsuwan Wannawat and Istiyanet Tinn beat Dilshan Kariyawasam and Vishwanath Dharmawardena 21-12, 21-14.

Women’s doubles: Kititarakul Chonthicha and Phetmaneelumka Raassanan beat Achini Ratnasiri and Samanthika Weerasinghe 12-21, 21-12, 21-19.

Philippines beat Sri Lanka 3-2

Women’s singles: Ann Venice beat Achini Ratnasiri 21-18,21-9.

Men’s singles: Philip Joper beat Vishwanath Dharmawardena 12-15, 21 -15.

Women’s doubles: Ann Venice and Gelita Castilo beat Achini Ratnasiri and Samanthika Weerasinghe 21-16, 21-15.

Men’ doubles: Dilshan Kariyawasam and Vishwanath Dharmawardena 19-21, 21-10, 21-17.

Mixed doubles: Dilshan Kariyawasam and Samanthika Weerasinghe beat Philip Joper and Gelita Castilo 21-7, 21-3, 21-0.

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YONEX-SUNRISE ASIA YOUTH UNDER 19 2010 (KUALA LUMPUR)

PHILIPPINES - SRI LANKA : 3-2

Time:	Sun 3/21/2010 6:00 PM
Draw:	MIXED TEAM - Group C
Score:	3-2

Match overview

YONEX-SUNRISE ASIA YOUTH UNDER 19 2010 (KUALA LUMPUR)

THAILAND (THA) - SRI LANKA (SRI): 5-0

Time:	Sun 3/21/2010 9:00 AM
Draw:	MIXED TEAM - Group C
Score:	5-0

Match overview

Sri Lanka annihilate Cambodia 5-0

Sri Lanka annihilated Cambodia by five games to nil in the Thomas Cup preliminary badminton championships now on in Thailand.

However, Sri Lanka came a cropper when India beat them 5-0. But Niluka Karunaratne took one set off Anand Chetan in his men’s singles match and then combined with his brother Diluka to take a set off S. Thomas and R. Kumar in their men’s doubles.

In the ‘tie’ against Thailand, though Sri Lanka went down by 4-1 they put up a gallant fight when Hasitha Chanaka and Rajith Dahanayake beat T. Saesomboonsuk and N. Puangpuapech 21/19, 21/14. In the first men’s singles, Niluka Karunaratne gave T. Saesomboonsuk a good run for his money before going down in two sets while in the second men’s singles, Dinuka Karunaratne was beaten by S. Avihingsanon in a close game.

Results: India beat Sri Lanka 5-0

Men’s singles (1)A. Chetan beat Niluka Karunaratne 21-18, 19-21, 21-17. Men’s singles (2) K. Parupalli beat Dinuka Karunaratne 21-11, 21-10. R.M.V. Gurusaidutt beat R. Dahanayake 21-13, 21-19. Men’s doubles (1) S. Thomas and R. Kumar beat N. Karunaratne and D. Karunaratne 21-14, 18-21, 21-12. Men’s doubles (2) A. Dewalkar and V. Diju beat H. Chanaka and R. Dahanayke 21-11, 21/8.

Thailand beat Sri Lanka 4-1

Men’s singles (1) T. Saensomboonsuk beat N. Karunaratne 21-19, 21-14. S. Men’s singles (2) S. Avihingsanon beat D. Karunaratne 21-19, 21-17. Men’s singles (3) W. Burankruea beat R. Dahanayake 21-5. 18-21, 21-10. Men’s doubles (1) L. Thitipong and P. Chalardchaleam beat N. Karunaratne and D. Karunaratne 21-10, 19-21, 21-14. Men’s doubles (2) Hasitha Chanaka and Rajitha Dahanayake beat N. Puangpuapech and T. Saensomboonsuk 21-19, 21-14.

Sri Lanka beat Cambodia 5-0

Men’s singles (1) N. Karunaratne beat Vann Chanpisey 21-7, 21/1. Men’s singles (2) D. Karunaratne beat Troeung Veasna 21-9, 21-6. Men’s singles (3) Rajitha Dahanayake beat Suon Sophors 21-14, 21-08. Men’s doubles (1) N. Karunaratne and D. Karunaratne beat Chindet and Vandy Mesa 21-14, 21-14.

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