Karandeniya and Prajapathi Balika bag U-10 TT titles

By Susil Premalal

Karandeniya Primary School and Prajapathi Balika Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda won the Boys’ and Girls’ A Division titles respectively at the All-Island Inter-Schools Under-10 Table Tennis Team Championships held at the Indoor Stadium in Bandaragama.

In the Boys’ A Division final, Karandeniya Primary School beat Maliyadeva, Kurunegala 3-0 and Prajapathi Balika Vidyalaya beat Karandeniya Primary School 3-2 in the Girls’ final.  
Fifty Girls’ teams and 60 Boys’ teams participated in this tournament, which was conducted by the Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka.

Results:

Under-10 Girls’ (‘A’ Division): Champions: Prajapathi Balika, Ambalangoda. Runners-up: Karandeniya Primary. Third place: High School Kandy and Mahamaya Girls’ School, Kandy. (‘B’ Division): Champions: High School Kandy. Runners-up: Prajapathi Balika, Ambalangoda. Third place: Maliyadeva, Kurunegala and Musaeus. (‘C’ Division): Champions: Kegalu Balika. Runners-up: Anula Balika, Nugegoda. Third place: P. de. S. Kularathna MV, Ambalangoda and Musaeus. (‘D’ Division): Champions: Viharamaha Devi Balika, Kiribathgoda. Runners-up: Gateway, Kandy. Third place: Sirimavo Balika, Colombo and Maliyadeva Balika, Kurunegala. (‘E’ Division): Champions: Hanguranketha C.C. Runners-up: St. Joseph’s Balika, Gampola. Third place: St. Thomas’ Balika, Matale and Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala. (‘F’ Division): Champions: St. Joseph’s Balika, Gampola. Runners-up: St. Lawrence’s Convent, Colombo. Third place: Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala and Christ Church Balika, Baddegama. (Under-10 Boys’): (‘A’ Division): Champions: Karandeniya Primary. Runners-up: Maliyadeva, Kurunegala. Third place: Dharmasoka, Ambalangoda and Loyola College, Bopitiya. (‘B’ Division): (Champions): St. Sebastian’s, Moratuwa. Runners-up: D. S. Senanayake, Colombo. Third place: Royal, Colombo and St. Joseph’s, Colombo. (‘C’ Division): (Champions): Vidyartha. Runners-up: St. Sebastian’s, Moratuwa. Third place: Maliyadeva, Kurunegala and Gateway, Colombo. (‘D’ Division): (Champions): Lyceum, Kurunegala. Runners-up: Richmond. Third place: Polymath College, Nawinna and St. Anthony’s, Kandy. (‘E’ Division): (Champions): Sri Devananda MV, Ambalangoda. Runners-up: Lyceum, Panadura. Third place: Lyceum, Yakkala and Christ Church, Baddegama. (‘F’ Division): (Champions): Springfield International, Kandy. Runners-up:  Christ Church, Baddegama. Third place: Colombo South International, Nugegoda and OKI International, Wattala.