Ranthushka, Dilmi bag a double each at Summer Season Badminton Championships

Ranthushka Karunathilake and Dilmi Dias emerged men’s and women’s singles champions at the 2021 edition of the Summer Season All Island Open Badminton Championships held in Nuwara Eliya on Tuesday.

At the Municipal Council Indoor Stadium in ‘Little England,’ the duo also secured a double each by teaming up with their respective partners to win the doubles titles.

Ranthushka defeated Buwaneka Goonathileka 10-21, 21-19, 21-19 in the men’s final while Dilmi overpowered Ranithma Liyanage 21-10, 21-15 in the women’s title clash.

The men’s finalists then teamed up to beat Hasitha Chanaka and Clarence Homer in the men’s doubles final. Dilmi completed her double when she and Kavindika De Silva defeated Buthmi Galagamage and Nadeesha Gayanthi to emerge women’s doubles champions.

The event, organised by Central Province Badminton Association Together with Nuwera Eliya Badminton Association under the patronage of Sri Lanka Badminton, saw a total of whopping 1,117 matches conducted. 

A total of 993 shuttlers competed under 39 categories during the event which followed the highly successful completion of key events including the 68th nationals and Mercantile tournaments, adhering to COVID-19 protocols amid the pandemic situation over the past few months.

Summer Season All Island Open Badminton Championships 2021

Winners

XD 60: Adrian De Lima, Caryl Tozer

MD 60, MD 65 as Combined Event: Rohan De Silva, Louie Karunarathne

MS 60, MS 65 as Combined Event: Adrian De Lima

MD 55: Anil De Silva, K C R Fernando

MS 55: Zuhair Azeez

XD 50, XD 55 as Combined Event: Kamal Gamlath, Lakshmi Punchihewa

MD 50: W.H.A Jayantha, Aruna Krishantha

MS 50: Dayananda Ambalangodage

MD 45: Upendra Jayawardena, Sahan Pradeep

MS 45: Upendra Jayawardena

XD 40: Asanka De Silva, Sandamali Senanayake

WD 40, WD 50 as Combined Event: Priyanka Abeyrathna, Umanga Rathnayake

MD 40: Clarence Homer, Duminda Jayakody

WS 40, WS 50 as Combined Event: Dushyanthi Dissanayake

MS 40: Subash Janaka

MS 35: Lasantha Thilakawardana

MD 30: Hasitha Chanaka, Tony Wayudhi

MS 30: Roshan Kumara

GD U19: Panchali Adikari, Manudi Mithara

BD U19: Thenuka De Silva, Viren Nettasinghe

GS U19: Ashini Fernando

BS U19: Thenuka De Silva

GD U17: Dasithma Jayathilaka, Sithuki Onadee

BD U17: Shenuk Samararatne, Pulina Wellalage

GS U17: Dasithma Jayathilaka

BS U17: Shenuk Samararatne

GD U15: Dilshi Dissanayake, Lorani Weerasinghe

BD U15: Rithira Abayagunawardana, Thenul Ganewatta

GS U15: Sandathi Dewmini

BS U15: Hiruka Sahanmith

GD U13: Sandaruvi Jayalath, Ralindi Umagiliya

BD U13: Bihandu Ganege, Pamudu Randiligama

GS U13: Sandaruvi Jayalath

BS U13: Senuth Perera

XD: Buwaneka Goonathileka, Nadeesha Gayanthi

WD: Kavindika De Silva, Dilmi Dias

MD: Buwaneka Goonathileka, Ranthushka Karunathilake

WS: Dilmi Dias

MS: Ranthushka Karunathilake