Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka selects Dewmeth Weerasena for the Junior Table Tennis pool

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Dewmeth Weerasena

The Table Tennis Association of Sri Lanka recently selected Dewmeth Weerasena of Lyceum International School Nugegoda for the Junior Table Tennis pool, based on his excellent performances as a table tennis player at national and international sporting events.

Dewmeth’s achievements include achieving the first rank in the Under-12 age group and the fourth rank in the Under-15 age group in 2020. This year, Dewmeth also claimed the second rank in the Under-15 age group and currently holds the 47th rank in the ITTF Table Tennis Under-13 Boys Singles category.

Dewmeth has participated in international tournaments, such as the South Asian Regional ITTF Hope and Cadet Week and Challenge Program 2019 (13-18 December 2019) in Kathmandu, Nepal, where he secured the third spot.

Dewmeth has also participated in the Regional Hopes Week (South Asia) 2019 (22-27 January 2019), held in Harayana, India and the ITTF World Junior Circuit Premium Oman Junior and Cadet 2019 in Muscat, Oman (24-28 October 2019).

Additionally, Dewmeth was a participant in the Asia Hopes Week 2019 (6-13 May 2019) and the SET Thailand Junior and Cadet Open 2019 (15-19 May 2019), which were programs held in Bangkok, Thailand.