Seylan Bank retain the srilankasports.com Netball Challenge Trophy

Seylan Bank retain the most prestigious srilankasports.com Netball Challenge trophy after beating arch rivals Hatton National Bank in a thrilling encounter at the Cup Championship of the srilankasports.com Inter Company Netball Challenge.

It was another chance for HNB to take sweet revenge and ownership of the prestigious Cup Championship as they were beaten by Seylan Bank by a one goal margin when they met last time in the finals. 

Buy Seylan Bankers had other ideas and this time they took away the Cup Championship with a three goal margin of 44-41 at the long whistle.

Once again, Seylan defended their title by beating Citizen Development Business Financial Plc at the mixed finals by 23 goals to 9.

But Citizen Development Business Financial Plc emerged winners in the Plate Championship of the all-female event when they beat Commercial Credit by 18 goals to 12 in the Plate Championship Finals.

It was another tough battle in the Bowl Championships finals and MAS Shadeline (Mayiyanganaya) lasses who participated for the first time in the srilankasports.com Netball Championship managed to take the Bowl Championship home by beating David Peiris Motor Company by 20 to 18 after a tense battle.

The Secretary to the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media Nimal Bopage was the Chief Guest of the event which was concluded for the tenth consecutive year.

Thirteen teams representing prestigious institutions in Sri Lanka vied for the honour at the srilankasports.com Netball Challenge which concluded on 21 January 2017 at the Indoor Stadium at St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10.

Eight teams competed in Female Category and five teams took part in the Mixed Division category.

The event was held in two categories, female and mixed. Hatton National Bank, Seylan Bank, HSBC, Citizen Development Business Financial PLC, Commercial Credit, David Peiris Motor Company, MAS Fabrics Matrix, MAS Active Shade line, will battle for the honors in the Female category while, Seylan Bank, Citizen Development Business Financial Plc, Commercial Credit, David Peiris Motor Company, Standard Charted Bank will be playing for the honors in the mixed category.

Female category of the srilankasports.com Intercompany Netball Championship played for Cup, Plate and Bowl Championships and mixed category will be played only for Cup Championship

Sri Lanka’s First Sports Website www.srilankasports.com organised the championship for the tenth consecutive year. Srilankasports.com has a successful history of organising special sporting events of this nature.