Netball nationals to shoot out on 21st and 22nd December 2011
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- Published on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 15:20
- Written by Asith Geethanga De SIlva
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The National Netball Championship 2011 is scheduled to get under way on the 21st and 22nd December 2011 at the Sports Ministry grounds, Torrington.
35 teams have registered and will go head to head in a league format with quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals taking place on the 22nd.
While netball has a large contingent of teams around the country, the two best teams from each affiliated district & association will be eligible to participate. The registration will commence at 8.00am on the 21st December 2011.
Listed below are the teams scheduled to participate
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1. MATARA DISTRICT SC 2. ANURADHAPURA DISTRICT SC 3. MATALE DISTRICT S C 4. COLOMBIAN - FTZ 5. COLOMBO UNIVERSITY SC 6. PLAY GROUNDS SC 7. SRI LANKA POLICE 8. SRI LANKA AIR FORCE 9. SEYLAN BANK 10. HATTON NATIONAL BANK 11. TORRINGTON S C 12. MULATIV DISTRICT SC 13. SPEEDMAX SC |
14. REED STAR SC 15. BADULLA DISTRICT SC 16. PANNALA S C 17. WALAWA S C 18. MONARAGALA DISTRICT SC 19. KANDY DISTRICT S C 20. SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY SC 21. KALUTARA BALIKA VIDYALAYA 22. CENTRAL SPORTS CLUB-VEYANGODA 23. KILINOCHCHI DISTRICT SC 24. MORATUWA UNIVERSITY SC
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25. KALUTARA DISTRICT S C 26. TRINCOMALEE DISTRICT SC 27. KURUNEGALA DISTRICT SC 28. JAYASIKURU SPORTS CLUB 29. C T B S C 30. GALLE DISTRICT SC 31. POLONNARUWA DISTRICT SC 32. MANNAR DISTRICT SC 33. HIRDRAMANI – FTZ 34. GOVERNMENT SERVICES TEAM 1 35. GOVERNMENT SERVICES TEAM 2
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Last year’s champions Seylan bank and runners up Hatton National bank with their star-studded teams will be the teams to watch out at this event. Sri Lanka netball which is fairly competitive at international level is looking to use this as a platform to launch in to the world stage in the coming years.
Standing tall at a staggering2.06 mtrs, national player TharjiniSivalingamwho has won admiration in the international circuit for the ease in which she shoots a ball and her amazing stature,is no doubt going to be the star attraction.
The final stages of the tournament will commence around noon on the 22nd and at 3.30pm, the finals, awards and closing will be under the patronage of chief guest Hon Minister MahindanandaAluthgaage&Mrs. Ashs Aluthgamage.
The first round of the championship will be on a league basis where 4 groups will play each other, the winners of which will go into the knockout stageThePapare.com invites readers to flock to the Sports Ministry grounds and witness some fiercely tall competition.
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