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.