Junior paddlers leave for world championships
An eighteen member Junior Table Tennis team is due to leave the island to compete at the Junior World Table Tennis Championship to be held in Thailand from May 5 to May 9. The junior paddlers are to compete in age groups under 12, 15, and 18. They will also take part in the Thai [...]
1500 TT tables to be distributed island wide
The Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka in conjunction with the Ministry of Education is making arrangements to distribute 1500 TT tables to Schools island wide (including North and East). This was stated by re-elected President of the TTASL Lasantha Alagiyawanna at a media briefing held at Otters Aquatic Club. He said that the Ministry [...]
Lankan paddlers finish runner-up
Sri Lankan paddlers were the runnersup in Group Five of the World Table Tennis Team Championships which concluded in Germany on Sunday. This also happens to be the best performance achieved by the Sri Lankanpaddlers in an international championship. The Lankans who won their league matches defeated Togo 3-2 to reach the semi-finals. Later they [...]
Lankan paddlers in World TT finals
The Sri Lankan Paddlers (Men) team competing in the World Table Tennis Championship in Germany came up with a stunning performance to reach the semi-finals. Sri Lanka playing in Group 5, made a clean sweep of their matches winning all five games. They beat Turkmenistan (3-0), Guernsey Islands (3-2), Namibia (3-0), Tanzania(3-0) and Zimbabwe (3-0). [...]
TT Coaching Camp for beginners
Former Table Tennis Star and National Champion, National Coach and President of the Friendship Table Tennis Club Jothipala Samaraweera, Ira Ruwanpathirana and Gayan Duleepa conducted a TT Coaching Camp for beginners and intermediate players at Shuttle Power Indoor Sports Complex, Poorwarama Road, Colombo 5.
Udaya wins Surendra Perera memorial trophy
Udaya Ranasinghe of Vidyartha College Kandy won the triple crown and was adjudged the overall best player at the western province table tennis championship to win the Surendra Perera memorial trophy. The trophy was awarded to the best player of the tournament for the first time. Udaya Ranasinghe won the Under 18 Boys Singles event, [...]
National TT team off to Asian Championship
Six member Sri Lanka Table Tennis team will leave for Macau, China, to participate in the 20th Asian Table Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The tournament will be held from February 23rd to 1st March at Macau East Asian Games Dome. Rohan Sirisena and Ishara Madurangi, the two men & women national table tennis champions, will [...]
Sri Lankan TT players to meet Tamil Nadu team
Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka President’s team will take on Tamil Nadu State Table Tennis team in two friendly encounters on Friday and Saturday (February 10 & 11). The first encounter will be held at S. Thomas’ Indoor Stadium, Mt Lavinia on Friday and the second will take place at Jagath Rajapaksha International Indoor [...]
Triple crowns for Madurangi and Sirisena at Table Tennis Nationals
Top ranked table tennis stars Ishara Madurangi and Rohan Sirisena both from Sri Lanka Air Force came up with sparkling displays to win the women’s and men’s senior table tennis national championship and also walked away with a triple crown each at the 65th Senior Table Tennis Nationals organized by the Sri Lanka Table Tennis [...]
Ruvini and Chameera Junior national champions
Ruvini Kannangara of Museaus Collage, Colombo and Chameera Ginige of Dhar masoka College, Ambalangoda were crowned junior national table tennis championship for girls and boys respectively at the Junior National Table Tennis Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Table Tennis Association and worked of f at the Jagath Rajapakse Inter national Stadium at Ganegoda of [...]
Oshada Athukorale ranked eight in TT
Seven year-old Oshada Athukorale of Lyceum International School, Bogamuwa is an outstanding table tennis player who was ranked among the under 8 age group boys best eight players at the 2011. Schools from Gampaha and Colombo table tennis players participated in this open ranking table tennis tournament held at the S. Thomas’ Sports Complex recently. [...]
Wesley Junior Paddlers emerge champs
Wesley junior paddlers emerged champions of the Under 15 Invitation inter-school table tennis tournament which was organized by Ananda Sastralaya Kotte which ended recently at S. Thomas’ Mt Lavinia Sports Complex. The champion team led by Senal Dahanayake comprised Lithmina Mahanama, Manul de Silva and Wijeratne brothers Matheesha and Ashen who together combined to outclass [...]
Kithmadie and Suresh win triple crowns
Kithmadie Ranawaka of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo, and Suresh Pushpakumara of Anura Central College, Yakkala won triple crown each at the Gampaha District Table Tennis tournament. Kithmadie won under 18, under 21 and women's open events while Suresh emerge the winner of under 18, under 21 and men's open events. The tournament was conducted by Parent's [...]
Vidyartha, Mahamaya and Girls’ High School dominate ‘Dream Team’ championship
A new concept of playing was introduced to table tennis called the ‘Dream Team’ championship with Vidyartha College (boys), and Mahamaya Girls’ College and Kandy Girls’ High School (girls) stealing the honours at the Central Province table tennis championships organised in connection with the World Childrens Day and organised by the Jagath Rajapakse Table Tennis [...]
Hendahewa player of WP TT Tournament
Kulanaka Hendahewa of Royal College who won four titles at the Western Province Open Table Tennis Ranking Tournament conducted by the I & D Academy at S. Thomas' Indoor Stadium last weekend, was adjudged the best player of the tournament. Hendahewa won the boys under 15 singles, under 18 singles, under 18 doubles and the [...]
WSC to conduct TT Championships
An All Island Intermediate/Novices Men’s and Women’s and Age Group for boys and girls Table Tennis tournament will be conducted by the Wellawatte Sports Club on September 24 and 25 at S. Thomas’ Indoor Stadium, Mount Lavinia . The tournament has been approved by the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka [...]
Paddlers Praveena and Nirmala shine in Nuwara Eliya
Kandy Girls High School girl fourteen year old Praveena Silva (Women) and Nirmala Jayasinghe (MAS Intimates) won the Open singles at the 4th annual Future Spin All Island Open Women’s and Men’s, Novices Age Group Girls and Boys Table Tennis Championship 2011 worked off at the Cinecita Indoor Stadium, Nuwara Eliya on Saturday night. This [...]
Sheshadi Kavindi springs surprise in All-Island Junior Ranking TT Champs
Low ranked Sheshadi Kavindi of Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda in a stunning upset dethroned the National Schools Games champion and went on to win the girls under 15 title at the All Island Junior Ranking Table Tennis Championship organized by the Jagath Rajapakse Table Tennis Academy on behalf of the Sri Lanka Table Tennis Association and [...]
Sri Sumangala Panadura emerge table tennis champs
Sri Sumangala College, Panadura table tennis team emerged the champions of the All Island Table Tennis tournament organised by the Sri Lanka Schools Table Tennis Association. Sri Sumangala team won the under 12 E section championship beating S. Thomas’ College, Mt. Lavinia 3-0. They also won the championship in the under 16 E category beating [...]
Kegalle emerge Table Tennis champs
Kegalle emerged champs in the inter Sussex Table Tennis Tournament 2011 held at St. Thomas College sports complex recently. Sussex College Kandy ended as runner-up. This tournament was organized by the Sussex College network under the guidance of Col. P.C. Ratnamalala. Deputy Director (Sports) Sussex College network. Founder Chairman Mr. K.A.S. Jayatissa, Mr. Gamini Karunaratne, [...]
