Badminton Archives - Page 12 of 13

March 22, 2023

Shuttlers above the age of 70 will be seen in action for the first time in their own age classes at this year’sSummer Season Open Badminton Championship in NuwaraEliya, the organisers of the event have announced. The popular tournament which will be held at the NuwaraEliya Municipal Indoor Stadium is organised by […]

March 7, 2023

Sri Lanka’s highest ranked shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe was recognised as the Most Outstanding Badminton Player at the recently held SportUnleash School Sports Awards in Colombo. Nettasinghe was honoured at Sri Lanka’s first annual national schools sports award ceremony which recognised the outstanding performances of schoolboys and girls across all sports, and that […]

January 25, 2023

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The North Western Province Badminton Association (NWPBA) has called entries for the NWPBA Open Badminton Championships which will be held next month. The championships, organized by the NWPBA under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Badminton will be held at the Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment Indoor Stadium in Boyagane and the Welagedara Indoor […]

January 20, 2023

Pulina Wellalage of St Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa yesterday cinched the U-17 Boys Singles title at the 38th Junior Nationals, organised by Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) and currently underway in Colombo. Wellalage, the younger brother of National Cricketer Dunith, beat Thilina Rajakaruna in straight sets (21-10, 21-16) in the final to lift the […]

January 16, 2023

Over 75 umpires took part in the National Umpire Accreditation Course, conducted by Sri Lanka Badminton, marked its successful completion at the National Institute of Sport Science, Colombo. The two-day course, held in conjunction with the 70th National Championship, saw umpires from every part of the country taking part. The course was […]

November 28, 2022

A 57-member Sri Lanka contingent left the country early Sunday morning to take part in the Toyota Gazoo Racing Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships which will take place at the Central Changwattana Mall in Nonthaburi in the Thailand capital. The tournament will see the Sri Lankan juniors in contest against […]

November 23, 2022

Lochana and Gayathri win triple crowns Lochana de Silva and Nadeesha Gayathri clinched triple crowns at the Uva Provincial Open All Island Badminton Championship conducted by the Uva Provincial Badminton Association under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Badminton on Sunday. At the S. Thomas’ College Indoor Sports Complex in Bandarawela, Gayathri […]

November 21, 2022

Eastern Provincial Badminton Association has called for entries to conduct The Eastern Provincial All Island Open Badminton Championship this year. The championship organized by the Eastern Provincial Badminton Association under the auspices of the Sri Lanka Badminton will be held in Batticaloa from 13th of December. The championship will see events being […]

October 31, 2022

Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) Level 1 ranking tournament, The Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Open Badminton Championships was held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium from 23rd to 28th October 2022. The tournament was organized by the MBA jointly together with SLBA for the first time, Tournament saw events conducted under 66 categories, […]

October 17, 2022

The Sri Lanka junior badminton team left the island last night to take part in the 22nd World Junior Badminton Championships which will be held in Spain from October 17 to 30. The team which will begin campaign in Group G, consists of seven boys and four girls. The players are: (Boys) […]

Badminton: Over-70 age class to debut at Summer Season Open Championship next month

School Sports Awards: Nettasinghe most outstanding shuttler of the year

NWPBA Open Badminton Championships: Entries to close on February 9

Wellalage wins U17 singles title at 38th Junior National Badminton Championships

SLB marks successful completion of National Umpire Accreditation Course

Sri Lanka contingent leaves for Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships

Uva Province Open Badminton Championship

Entries called for Eastern Provincial All Island Open Badminton Championship

Inaugural MBA OPEN award over rupees 1 million in cash for winners

World Junior Championships: Sri Lankan shuttlers leave for Spain