Cinnamon Lakeside wins Travel Trade Sports Club Men’s Team Carom Championship

Cinnamon Lakeside, whilst dethroning the defending Champion, SriLankan Airlines, in the Semi Finals went on to win the 9th edition of the Travel Trade Sports Club Men’s Team Carom Championship 2023, beating Mt. Lavinia Hotel in the final recently at the Galadari Hotel “Arena” Hall.

The tournament saw the participation of 12 men’s teams pooled in to four groups on a league format and five women on an individual knock out.

Buddhini Dias from Columbus Tours retained the Women’s individual singles title; and Sri Lankan Airlines deo, G.H.S. Priyadarshani and Nadeeka Weerakoon won the doubles.

Mens League Stage Match Results

Sri Lankan Airlines “A” beat Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts (5/0); Galadari Hotel beat Hayleys Aviation (3/2) ; Sri Lankan Airlines “B” beat Turyaa Resort (3/2) ; Mt. Lavinia Hotel beat Ramada Colombo (4/1); Cinnamon Lakeside “A”  beat Galadari Hotel (3/2) ; Turyaa Resort beat Walkers Tours (5/0);  Mt. Lavinia Hotel beat Cinnamon Lakeside “B” (3/2); Cinnamon Lakeside “A” beat Hayleys Aviation  (4/1); Sri Lankan Airlines “B” beat Walkers Tours (5/0); Cinnamon Lakeside “B” beat Ramada Colombo (5/0)

At the completion of the league stage, the four group winners, Sri Lankan Airlines “A” (Group “A”), Cinnamon Lakeside “A”  (Group “B”), Sri Lankan Airlines “B” (Group “C”) and Mt. Lavinia Hotel (Group “D”) advanced to the Semi Finals

In the Semi Finals Cinnamon Lakeside “A” dethroned the defending champion, Sri Lankan Airlines “A” (3/2) and Mt. Lavinia Hotel beat Sri Lankan Airlines “B” (4/1)

• Mens Team Final: Cinnamon Lakeside beat Mt. Lavinia Hotel, 4/1

• Singles (3): R.A.P. Anuradha (CLS) beat K.A.R. Fonseka (MTLH), 15/9; Chamara Pradeep (CLS) beat G.N.S. Fernando (MTLH), 25/0; BGA Rajapaksa (MTLH) beat Sanka Perera (CLS), 15/4; 

• Doubles (2): Sanka Perera and Dinesh Silva (CLS) beat BGA Rajapaksa and Priyankara Peiris (MTLH) 9/5; RAP Anuradha and Nalin Hettiarachchi (CLS) beat KRC Fonseka and SDR Dissanayake (MTLH) 9/5

• Womens Singles Final: Buddhini Dias (Columbus Tours) beat GHS Priyadarshani (Sri Lankan Airlines) 20/0

• Womens Doubles Final: GHS Priyadarshani and Nadeeka Weerakoon (Sri Lankan Airlines) beat Nadeeka Wijesundara and Kavisha Sathsarani (Turyaa Resort, Kalutara) 6/0

The awards were presented by Chief Guest Galadari Hotel F&B Manager Harsha Guruge and TTSC Officials General Secretary Adrian Jansz, Asst. Secretary Mani Sugathapala, Treasurer Anushka Perera and Committee Member Marvan Madanayake.