Sri Lanka’s Muthumali Priyadarshani created history when she entered the pre quarter-finals of the Women’s Single event at the Asian Table Tennis Championship in Doha, Qatar yesterday.
Priyadarshani also became the only South Asian paddler to reach the pre quarter-final stage when she beat her Iranian opponent Farei Mayam 5-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9.
Muthumali Priyadarshani
Meanwhile, 15-year-old Senura Silva also performed well to reach the last 32 in the Men’s Singles event.
Senura defeated Nepal paddler Ama Malla 3-0 and Pakistan’s Mohammad Shah 3-0 and lost to Iran’s Noshad Alamian 0-3.
Results:
(Men’s Singles): Senura Silva beat Ama Malla (Nepal) 3-0, beat Mohammad Shah (Pakistan) 3-0, lost to Noshad Alamian (Iran) 0-3. Milinda Lakshitha lost to U. Mukhammad (Uzbekistan) 2-3, Nimesh Ranchagoda beat Zaran Zubair (UAE) 3-0, lost to S. Gankhuyaz (Mongolia) 1-3, Imantha Udanjaya lost to A. Mohammad (Qatar) 0-3, Chameera Ginige beat Nael Samara (Palestine) 3-2, lost to Y. Feng (Taipei) 0-3.
(Women’s Singles): Thanushi Rodrigo beat Thapa Ewarna (Nepal) 3-1, lost to Yin Liu (Taipei) 0-3, Ishara Madurangi lost to Zion Lee (Korea) 0-3, Bimandee Bandara beat Suwal Sikka (Nepal), lost to Melika Karamu (Iran) 1-3, Muthumali Priyadarshani beat Ali Mayamm (Qatar), beat Farei Mayam (Iran) 3-1.
by Daily News Sri Lanka
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