31st Mercantile Badminton Championship

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The DULUX 31st Mercantile Badminton  Association inter-company Team Championship 2014 was held at their home courts for the first time ever.

Two hundred and one teams from 71 companies participated over 11 days. Over 1600 Men / Women were in competition in 1473 matches spread over 22 categories.The cream of Badminton Talent fought out some close matches and the standard of play witnessed was of very high quality.

 

Women’s Veterans A Div

Runners Up – Janashakthi Insurance

Champions – Seylan Bank

Best Player – Chandrika De Silva [ Seylan ]

 

Men’s Veterans A Div

Runners Up – McLaren’s Holdings

Champions – Hatton National Bank

Best Player – Sanka Illeperuma – [ HNB ]

 

Women’s A Div

2nd Runners Up – Hatton National Bank

Runners Up – Seylan Bank

Champions – McLaren’s Holdings

Best Player – Amali Amarasinghe [McLaren’s ]

 

Men’s A Div

2nd Runners Up – Sampath Bank

Runners Up – Hatton National Bank

Champions – McLaren’s Holdings

Best Player – Thisara Nimmika [ McLaren’s ]

 

Overall Winners

4th Runners Up – McLaren’s Holdings [79 pts]

3rd Runners Up – Seylan Bank [90 pts]

2nd Runners Up -John Keels Holdings [105 pts]

Runners Up – Nation’s Trust Bank [131 pts]

Champions – Hatton National Bank [149 pts]

 

Nation’s Trust Bank emerged Champions in Women’s C & B Divisions as well as Men’s B Division.

Prabath Karunaratne,Category Manager,Dulux was present as the Chief Guest at the Awards Presentation Ceremony.Also gracing the occassion were Patron Rohan De Silva together with Past Presidents Ajith Wijesinghe and Gamini Jayasooriya, Haritha Perera assisted by Samanthi Navaratne & Chandana Nilantha