MAS Holdings A Team take Mercantile Shuttler’s Grand Slam

• McLarens are runners-up in MBA Inter-Firm Doubles Team Championship 2017

The MAS Holdings A Team emerged victorious in the recently concluded Inter-Firm Badminton Doubles Team Championship 2017 organised by the Mercantile Badminton Association of Sri Lanka. The final of the championship was held on 25 June between MAS Holdings A and McLarens Holdings A.

Grand Slam Winners of the AVI – DSI Samson Group Challenge Trophy MAS Holdings A Team with Vice President – Events Moditha Jayasekara, Head of Marketing Akzo Nobel Ranjith Perera, Managing Director of Captain Sports Sujeewa Herath andPresident MBA Roshan Fernando

This year, 55 teams representing 37 companies battled it out on the courts, with 427 men and 164 women shuttlers taking part. A total of 445 matches were played throughout the tournament. It is also noteworthy that more than 50 national players were among the participants.

The Novices Championship was won by CDB (Citizen Development Business Finance PLC) while the runners-up were Abans PLC. Janashakthi Insurance PLC won the Bowl Championship while the runners-up were IFS Lanka. Meanwhile, Dialog Axiata PLC A was the Plate Champions while Brandix A came in as runners-up. The Cup Championship went to McLarens B while the runners-up were NTB (Nations Trust Bank).

Speaking at the awards ceremony, President of the Mercantile Badminton Association Roshan Fernando said: “We are glad to see the enthusiasm and participation of so many corporates in the championship this year. The level of skill and competition has also increased with a number of national level participants playing for their respective companies. The event itself was a gala celebration of the game we all love. I take this opportunity to congratulate MAS for their outstanding performance and all the other teams for their wonderful sportsmanship and support of the MBA.”

The seventh MBA Inter-Firm Doubles Championship consisted of Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Double, and Men’s Veterans Doubles matches. Each team was required to have a maximum of 10 players consisting of seven men (including veterans) and three women.