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National squash champions Laksiri and Issadeen excel in Bangladesh

24 Mar 2022

  •  Ravindu Laksiri is named as ‘surprise package’ of the tournament  
BY RANJIKA PERERA  Sri Lankan No.1 men’s squash player Ravindu Laksiri created a major upset to reach the quarter-finals of the Bangamata International PSA Squash Tournament held in Bangladesh from 18 to 22 March. Laksiri, who is employed by Brandix, was also named as the “surprise package” by the PSA commentators of the Bangladeshi tournament for his superb performance to overcome No. 8-seed, Muhammad Ashab Irfan, in a five-game tussle. Laksiri showcased his skills and finesse on court after taking the game to the wire for a record 79 minutes. Fathoum Issadeen reaches finals Unfortunately, in his quarter-final match, Laksiri lost to second-seed Indian player Abhishek Agarwal. The championship was eventually won by Egyptian Yassin Elshafei. Sri Lanka’s No. 1 women’s player Fathoum Issadeen meanwhile participated in the parallel competition, named Bangamata Satellite PSA Squash Tournament. She became runner-up giving a major boost to the efforts of the ongoing development programmes of Sri Lankan Squash (SLS). Sri Lanka Squash’s timely move Issadeen beat Bangladeshi Marzan in the semi-finals but came up short against Malaysian Vinikasheinie in the finals. Both Ravindu and Fathoum won the Men’s and Women’s Open titles respectively at the Inaugural Senior Satellite Tournament held in Sri Lanka last January. PSA International Tournaments usually require prior qualification points and Laksiri qualified for such a tournament for the first time reaping the rewards of the hard work put in by SLS by enabling top Sri Lankan players to obtain PSA membership. That is by way of conducting satellite tournaments in Sri Lanka so that they can obtain the initial points needed for such qualification. Boost for Games later this year SLS also expects many Sri Lankan players to follow the footsteps of Laksiri and Issadeen in qualifying for such tournaments in near future. These are early results of the five-year programme by Sri Lanka Squash which prompts players in the PSA league helping their bid to gear up for this year’s Commonwealth and Asian Games. The National Squash High-performance Team’s training is conducted under the guidance of former Pakistani national coach Rehman Gul, being also supported by assistant coaches Gihan Swaris and Naduni Gunawardena, and physical trainer Ashan Gamlath.

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