Suwaris and Udangawa triumph at Janashakthi Open Squash Championships

Gihan Suwaris and Damindi Udangawa emerged Men’s and Women’s Open Winners at the recent eighth annual ‘Janashakthi Open Squash Championships’ conducted by the Sri Lanka Squash Federation (SLSF).

Organised for the eighth consecutive year, this National Ranking Tournament was worked off at the Gymkhana Club Squash Complex, Maitland Crescent, Colombo 7.

This year’s Championships featured some great squash and brilliant performances of a very high standard, especially with the participation of top ranked players, who were in readiness for the forthcoming Asian Games in China and after the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

Chief Guest at the Finals, General Manager (Sales and Marketing) at Janashakthi Insurance PLC Ravi Liyanage presented the Championship Trophies to Gihan Suwaris and Damindi Udangawa, the Men’s and Women’s Open winners respectively.

The other top winners were:

Mens Over 50 - I.M. Ramzi

Mens Over 45 - I.M. Ramzi

Mens Over 35 - Lal Wickramasinghe

Boys’ Under 19 - Gihan Suwaris

Girls’ Under 19 - Naduni Gunawardane

Boys’ Under 17 - H.R.H. Laksiri

Girls’ Under 17 - Dulakshi Elikewela

Boys’ Under 15 - Udantha Hewage

Girls’ Under 15 - K.A.M. Methsarani

Boys’ Under 13 - M.W.M. Shamil

Girls’ Under 13 - K.A.M. Methsarani

Boys’ Under 11 - Rasitha Kadigamuwa

Girls’ Under 11 - Kasuni Gunawardane

Boys’ Under 09 - Diniru D. Diyabalange

Girls’ Under 09 - Sameera Deen

President of the Sri Lanka Squash Federation Oliver Guruge said that this has been the most consistent of all of the Federation’s Open tournaments, with Janashakthi sponsoring it without a break since its inception in 2003.

He added that the SLSF was particularly grateful to Janashakthi. Head of Marketing at Janashakthi Insurance PLC Paddy Weerasekera, in turn, said that Janashakthi particularly was proud to partner the SLSF for an unbroken eight years and looked forward to a stronger relationship in the years to come.