Lochana, Warangana clinch NWPBA Open Badminton Championships singles titles

Men's single winner Lochana Oshan

 Women's single winner Varangana himsarani

Lochana Oshan de Silva and Warangana Jayawardena emerged Open Men’s and Women’s Singles Champions respectively at the North Western Province Badminton Association (NWPBA) Open Badminton Championships concluded recently.

Lochana fought back from one set down to defeat Aashinsha Herath 15-21, 21-17, 21-14 to lift the title while Warangana overpowered Rashmi Bhagya Mudalige 12-21, 21-7, 21-14 to win the singles crown.  

Earlier, Lochana and Nadeesha Gayathri won the mixed doubles title by defeating Aashinsha and Warangana 21-19, 13-21, 23-21. Hasitha Chanaka and Roshan Padmakumara won the men’s doubles crown following a 19-21, 21-13, 29-27 victory over Madhuka Dulanjana and R.S. Kasun in the final while Natasha Gunasekera and Rashmi won the open women’s doubles title when they beat Thiseja Damnadee Herath and Ranumi Suhasni Manage 21-15, 21-11. 

The championships, the first Level 1 ranking tournament in the SLB event calendar this year, was organised by the NWPBA under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Badminton and took place at Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment Indoor Stadium in Boyagane and the Welagedara Indoor Stadium in Kurunegala.

Champions

• U-19 Boys Doubles: Achinthya Imeshak/Pasindu Mihiranga Peiris

• U-19 Boys Singles: Aashinsha Herath

• U-19 Girls Doubles: Natasha Gunasekara/Rashmi Bhagya Mudalige

• U-19 girls Singles: Rashmi Bhagaya Mudalige

• U-17 Boys Doubles: Pamith bandara Atthanayake/Thidasa Irushika Veragoda

• U-17 Boys Singles: Thidasa Irushika Veragoda

• U-17 Girls Doubles: Thiseja Damnadee Herath/Ranumi Suhasni Manage

• U-17 Girls Singles: Ranumi Suhasni Manage 

• U-15 Boys Doubles: Keneth Aruggoda/Senuth Sesmitha Perera

• U-15 Boys Singles: Senuth Sesmitha Perera

• U-15 Girls Doubles: Isuri Bhagya Atthanayake/Sithumi Minara de Silva

• U-15 Girls Singles: Nethmi Amaya Rathnayake

• U-13 Boys Doubles: Thamindu Randula Fernando/Senuda Nethila Rajapaksha 

• U-13 Boys Singles: Thamindu Randula Fernando

• U-13 Girls Doubles: Sasand Guruge/Manuli Methara

• U-13 Girls Singles: Limandi Gajali Padma Bandara

• U-11 Boys Doubles: Kaweeshwara Hirushan Jayawardena/Navithu Kumarapperuma

• U-11 Boys Singles: Hansaka Rashminda

• U-11 Girls Doubles: Rashmi Dhinanya Herath/Sanumi Methnara

• U-11 Girls Singles: Sanumi Methnara

• U-65 Men's Singles: Gamini Jayawardena

• U-60 Men's Doubles: Rohan de Silva/Rohan Fernando

• U-55 Men's Singles: Lakshman Muthukuda

• U-50 Men's Singles: Jagath Sisira Kumara Perera

• U-50 Men's Doubles: Kingsley de Silva/George Karunanayake

• U-45 Men's Doubles: Upendra Jayawardena/Sahan Pradeep

• U-45 Women's Singles: Sandamali Senanayake

• U-45 Men's Singles: Asanka de Silva

• U-40 Men's Doubles: Randika Peiris/ Iranda dinesh Samaranayake

• U-40 Men's Singles: Srimal Randesh Aponso

• U-35 Men's Doubles: Hasitha Chanaka/Amila Perera

• U-35 men's Singles: Rohan Padmakumara

• U-30 Men's Doubles: Supun Lakranga Piyarathne/Prasanna Udayakumara

• U-30 Men's Singles: Hasitha Chanaka

• U-30 Mixed Doubles: Sahan Pradeep/Nadeesha Gayathri

• Open Men's Doubles: Hasitha Chanaka/Roshan Padmakumara

• Open women's Doubles: Natasha Gunasekera/Rashmi Bhagya Mudalige

• Open Men's Singles (Plate): R P S Rathnayake

• Open Women's Singles (Plate): Senomi Thinodya Bandara

• Open Men's Singles: Lochana Oshan de Silva

• Open Women's Singles: Warangana Jayawardena

• Open Mixed Doubles: Lochana Oshan de Silva/Nadeesha Gayathri