Sri Lankan squash prodigy Ranliya Wood and Shariff Hakeem clinched the Open Women’s and Open Men’s titles respectively, at the Yeti Open Squash Championship 2025, which concluded at the Air Force Squash Complex in Ratmalana. Over 280 top-ranked and youth players participated for honors in this event, which was held from the 22nd of May to the 1st of June. Furthermore, this fixture is very important because it is considered the annual National Ranking Squash Tournament in Sri Lanka.
In the Women’s Open segment, Ranliya Wood emerged the champion by beating Adihithi Gunasekara of Ladies’ College in straight sets.
The experienced Airforce player Shariff Hakeem defeated Nevindu Lakman to clinch the Men’s Open 2025 title again in straight sets.
The event was organised by Sri Lanka Squash (SLS) and sponsored by Yeti, Sri Lanka’s leading isotonic drinks manufacturer. Sri Lanka Squash President Dhammika Wijesundara, Yeti Director Dr. Dilshan Balasuriya and a few other distinguished guests participated in the presentation ceremony.
Apart from the results, it is delightful to see such a large number of players (specially youngsters) taking the Squash court at the national level, even though Squash is still considered an emerging sport in Sri Lanka. These rising talents will definitely place Sri Lanka firmly on the global squash map, where about 20 million players are competing by representing 185 countries.
Results of the other segments:
- Girls Under-9: Sawethna Gunathilaka beat Yalithi Perera
- Boys Under-9: Yumeth Attanayake beat Pranam Abeyasinghe
- Girls Under-11: Mithali Silva beat Thinalee Daswatte
- Boys Under-11: Hirun Samarathunga beat Ranuk Mendis
- Girls Under-13: Dinithma Mihely beat Nethanya Wickramasinghe
- Boys Under-13: Haashid Ameer beat Akayne Konara
- Girls Under-15: Ruhansa Mendis beat Shasmin Booso
- Boys Under-15: Manuth Dassanayake beat Nevan Rubasinghe
- Girls Under-17: Nethmi Wickramasinghe beat Shasmin Booso
- Boys Under-17: Manuth Dassanayake beat R.S.B. Pilapitiya
- Girls Under-19: Ranliya Wood beat Nethmi Wickramasinghe
- Boys Under-19: Matheesha Wijesekara beat Mohamed Rilwan
- Men’s Over-35: H. A. S. de Silva beat H.W.G.M. Methsiri
- Men’s Over-40: Ravi Fernando beat Shehan Ratnatunga
- Veterans Over-50: Abdul Cader beat Chaminda Thalagala
- Veterans Over-55: Abdul Cader beat D. Jayasinghe
- Boys Under-9 Novices: Shanuth Gamage beat Sanush Abeyasekara
- Girls Under-9 Novices: Linaya Ranasinghe beat Thoshini Ranathunga
- Boys Under-11 Novices: Vithen Premaratne beat Dinula Gunasekara
- Girls Under-11 Novices: Hasanya Senarathne beat Aarielle de Silva
- Boys Under-15 Novices: Shenuka Hettiarachchi beat Lesandul Wijesiriwardane
- Men’s Plate: Tharul Pinwatta beat D. P. B. Thalwatta
