Northern Badminton Championship 2023

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Sowmiya clinches a triple crown, Silvijan bags a double

T.SilvijanDalima was crowned men’s singles champion while S.Sowmiya clinched a triple crown at the Northern  Badminton Championship 2023 in Kilinochchi during the weekend.

At the Provincial Indoor Stadium in Kilinochchi, Silvijan met K Thusan in the final clash in which the latter retired in the second set with scores reading 21-14, 16-11 in favour of the champion.

L Hentry and K Kajan were the losing semi-finalists.

Meanwhile, S.Sowmiya won all three of her open events, the women’s singles, doubles and the mixed doubles with respective partners.

Sowmiyaclinched the women’s singles crown with a 21-15, 21-13 win over R Ragavi in the final following her doubles title win with B.Oliviya. Sowmiyaand Oliviyaovercame Athmika and M.Kavinaya 21-9, 21-15 to seal the women’s doubles crown.

Earlier, Sowmiya and Silvijan, the best singles duo in the tournament, also won the mixed doubles title by defeating R.Sulacsan and S.Thanojana 21-12, 21-16 in the final.

The men’s doubles final was won by L.R.Reminsan and T.Thusyanthan who beat G.Thanukanth and R.Yuthakaran with a 21-13, 21-9 scoreline.

The tournament, organised by the Northern Province Badminton Association, was conducted under the guidance of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB). SLB President Rohan de Silva and a host of top officials were among the special guests at the presentation ceremony.

 



 

 




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