Royal, Vidyarathna and Lumbini clinch the titles

Blue, Gold and Blue Volleyball Championship concluded on the 25th of June with Royal College (U20 Boys), Vidyarathna College (U18 & U16 Boys) and Lumbini Maha Vidyalaya (U20 Girls) grabbing the championships.

The 11th Blue, Gold & Blue Western Province Invitation Schools’ Volleyball Championship organized by the Royal College Volleyball Advisory and Management Committee (RCVAMC) under the patronage of the Royal College Union was worked off on the 24th and 25th  of June at the Royal College Sports Complex. The tournament was conducted under three age groups for boys – U16, U18 & U20 and U20 for the girls.

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U20 Boys Final   Royal College, Colombo was crowned as the Champions of the U20 division as they defeated Bandaranayake College, Gampaha in the finals by 3-2. (22-25, 25-11, 25-18, 21-25, 15-12) Bandaranayaka College, Gampaha got off to a decent start as they won the first set of the finals after a tight game by 22-25. But, the Royalists coming back to their rhythm dominated both the second and the third set of the match as they won both the by a huge margin. The scores of the two sets were recorded as 25-11 and 25-18.   But then it was the boys from Gampaha who turned the tables on Royalists winning the crucial fourth set taking the game to the deciding final set. The score was recorded as 21-25.   Continuing the form of the fourth set, Bandaranayaka College, Gampaha got off to a good start to the final set winning the first few points of the set. Although they were just few points away from making an upset, Royalists put up an exceptional performance in the latter part of the set as they clinched the title winning the final set by 15-12.   U18 Boys Final   Vidyarathna College, Horana defeated Royal College, Colombo in the finals by 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 29-31, 25-16) to win the U18 boys championship.     After an exciting performance from both teams, it was Vidyarathna College who came on top in the first two sets of the game as they won both the sets by 25-23.  

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The third set of the game was much more competitive as both teams scored back to back points making the set open for both. It was a must win situation for the Royalists to stay in the game. However, they won the set in the end by 29-31 taking the game to the fourth set.

But, Vidyarathna College won the fourth set comfortably by 25-16 to win the championship.

U16 Boys Final

It was again Vidyarathna College, Horana who defeated Royal College, Colombo in the U16 finals by 2-0 to grab the championship.

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Vidyarathna College won both sets without much trouble to win the championship. The scores were recorded as 25-18 and 25-20.

U20 Girls Final

Lumbini Maha Vidyalaya put forward a dominating performance defeating Agamathi Balika Vidyalaya, Panadura by 2-0 in the finals. The scores were recorded as 25-11 and 25-16.

Awards

U20 Boys –

Champions – Royal College, Colombo

Runners-up – Bandaranayake College, Gampaha

3rd place – Nalanda College, Colombo

Best Setter – Hasindu Heshan (Royal College)

Best Attacker – Chathura Praneeth (Bandaranayake College, Gampaha)

Best Defender – Hasanga Themal Bandara (Royal College)

Best Player – Chamika Wickramasinghe (Royal College)

U20 Girls –

Champions – Lumbini Maha Vidyalaya

Runners-up – Agamathi Balika Vidyalaya, Panadura

3rd place – Dharmapala Vidyalaya, Pannipitiya

Best Setter – G. S. Himaya (Lumbini Maha Vidyalaya)

Best Attacker – B. D. R. Balasooriya (Lumbini Maha Vidyalaya)

Best Defender – Dilshani Wasana Mendis (Agamathi Balika Vidyalaya, Panadura)

Best Player – Uthpala Nethmini (Lumbini Maha Vidyalaya)

U18 Boys –

Champions – Vidyarathna College, Horana

Runners-up – Royal College, Colombo

3rd place – Rajasinghe Central College, Hanwella

Best Setter – Damitha Niluksha (Vidyarathna College, Horana)

Best Attacker – Chamod Kalitha (Royal College, Colombo)

Best Defender – Bhanu Prashan (Vidyarathna College, Horana)

Best Player – Ravindu Parakrama (Vidyarathna College, Horana)

U16 Boys –

Champions – Vidyarathna College, Horana

Runners-up – Royal College, Colombo

3rd place – Ananda College, Colombo

Best Setter – Pasindu Shalika (Vidyarathna College, Horana)

Best Attacker – L. B. S. Lakshan (Royal College, Colombo)

Best Defender – R. D. Nimendra (Vidyarathna College, Horana)

Best Player – H. C. T. Perera (Vidyarathna College, Horana)