Seylan Bank dominated the Mercantile Knockout tournament that was held at the St. Joseph’s College Sports Complex on the 27th of June.
The team led by veteran Sri Lanka national player Tharjini Sivalingam on the offensive end and star player Shanika Dilhani on the defensive end bagged the coveted A division title while the Seylan mixed team emerged champions of the open division after a hard fought win against Nations Trust Bank. Captain Shanika Dilhani was incidentally named Netball queen while the mixed team centre Dharshaka Bandara was named the leading male player of the day.
Apart from this Commercial Bank emerged as champions of the B division, while Expo Lanka and HSBC won the C Division and D division titles respectively.
The highlight of the day would have to be the C division Finals between Expo Lanka and Citizens’ Development Bank, where the lead was exchanged to and fro, until the final whistle was blown. Expo Lanka, being the more experienced team, was able to hold onto a narrow one goal lead to clinch the match despite the best efforts of the CDB youngsters.
The tournament saw the participation of many local and international banks as well as companies such as Sri Lanka Telecom, LB Finance, Access Group.
The full list of awards is as follows:
A Division
Champions –Seylan Bank
1st Runners up – Sampath Bank
2nd Runners up – Nations Trust Bank
B Division
Champions –Commercial Bank
1st Runners up – LB Finance
C Division
Champions –Expo Lanka
1st Runners up – Citizens’ Development Bank
D Division
Champions – HSBC
1st Runners up – Access Group
2nd Runners up – Asiri Group of Hospitals
Consolation Award – Sri Lanka Telecom
Open Mixed Division
Champions –Seylan Bank
1st Runners up – Nations Trust Bank
2nd Runners up – National Development Bank
Special Awards
Best Attire – Asiri Group of Hospitals
Best Team Spirit – Access Group
Best Upcoming Player –Thivya Shanmuganathan (CDB Centre)
Best Defensive Player – Manduli Pathirage (Commercial Bank Goal Defense)
Best Centre Court Player – Saumi Nissanka (Sampath Bank Centre)
Best Shooter – Ridma Gunasekara Wickramaratne
Best Male Player – Dharshaka Bandara (Seylan Bank Centre)
Netball Queen – Shanika Dilhani (Seylan Bank Goal Defence)
