Ranthushka Karunathilaka and Nadeesha Gayanthi clinched the men’s and women’s open singles titles at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Open Badminton Championships which recently concluded at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo. The Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) Level 1 ranking tournament, jointly organised by the MBA and SLBA for the first time, saw the podium winners bagging cash awards worth Rs. 1 million in addition to gifts worth over Rs. 2 million.  Ranthushka, seeded third, beat Lahiru Weerasinghe 21-14, 21-7 in the open men’s final to clinch the title while Nadeesha saw off Jananuwani Amanda 21-19, 21-15 to secure the women’s singles title.    Hasitha Chanaka and Sachin Dias defeated Lochana De Silva and Resintha De Silva 20-22, 21-15, 21-8 to win the men’s doubles title. Top-seeded Thilini Hendahewa and Kavidi Sirimanna won the women’s doubles final following a convincing  21-11, 21-6 win over Madushika Dilrukshi and Buthmi Galagamage. Sachin Dias and Thilini Hendahewa clinched the mixed doubles title when they defeated Dinuru Rashmika and Madushika Dilrukshi 21-11, 21-7 in the final. The tournament saw events being conducted under 66 categories, including age group events from under 13 and above.  All events contributed towards the national rankings and were based on SLBA Rankings published on the official web portal of the badminton governing body. Li Ning shuttlecocks, the official partner of the event, were used during the tournament. The championship worked out on a knock-out basis and all matches were played according to the rules and regulations approved by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and as adopted by SLBA.  The awards ceremony was held last Friday (28 October) with the participation of SLBA President Rohan De Silva, a number of SLBA officials, past MBA officials, and representatives of sponsors.  Winners:  Men’s Singles: Ranthushka Karunathilaka Women’s Singles: Nadeesha Gayanthi Men’s Doubles: Hasitha Chanaka and Sachin Dias Mixed Doubles: Sachin Dias and Thilini Hendahewa Women’s Doubles: Thilini Hendahewa and Kavidi Sirimanna Open Women’s Singles - Plate: Ipulee Jayanaga  Open Men’s Singles - Plate: Nuwan Madushanka  Family Mixed Doubles: Kaveesha Muthukuda and Iranganie Muthukuda  U65 Men’s Doubles: Rohan De Silva and Ajith Wijesinghe  U65 Men’s Singles: Sunil Jayasiri U55 Men’s Doubles: Dayananda Ambalangodage and Aruna Crishantha  U55 Men’s Singles: Asanka Peiris  U50 Men’s Doubles: Kamal Gamlath and Niroshan Wijekoon  U50 Women’s Singles: Enoka Jayalath U50 Men’s Singles: Nihal Amarasena  U45 Mixed Doubles: Upendra Jayawardena and Priyanka Abeyrathne  U55 Men’s Doubles: Clarence Homer and Duminda Jayakody  U45 Men’s Singles: Upendra Jayawardena  U40 Men’s Doubles: Randika Peiris and Iranda Samaranayake  U40 Men’s Singles: K.K.Hemantha U35 Men’s Doubles: Kalhara Gamage and Lasantha Thilakawardena  U35 Men’s Singles: Charith Harindu  U30 Mixed Doubles:  Supun Lakranga and Nadeesha Gayanthi  U30 Women’s Doubles: Shivona Alexander and Roshani Dissanayake  U30 Men’s Doubles: Hasitha Chanaka and Charith Harindu  U30 Women’s Singles: Nadeesha Gayanthi U30 Men’s Singles: Roshan Padmakumara U19 Girls’ Doubles: Natasha Gunasekara and Rashmi Mudalige  U19 Boys’ Doubles: Natasha Gunasekara and Rashmi Mudalige  U19 Girls’ Singles: Praveena Wijesundara  U19 Boys’ Singles: Manthuka Rupathunga U17 Girls’ Doubles: Dilini Ambalangodage and Sandathi Dewmini  U17 Boys’ Doubles: Achinthya Imeshaqe and Pasindu Peiris  U17 Girls’ Singles: Dilini Ambalangodage U17 Boys’ Singles: Thidasa Weragoda U15 Girls’ Doubles: Sanuthi Gurusinghe and Pawani Illeperumaachchi  U15 Boys’ Doubles: Shamal Akash and Thejana Samuditha Herath  U15 Girls’ Singles: Pawani Illeperumaachchi U15 Boys’ Singles: Thejana Samuditha Herath U13 Girls’ Doubles: M.G.T.Ayansa, Benuri Vipulaguna  U13 Boys’ Doubles: Kaushal Bhagya Mudalige and Savija Nethmina  U13 Girls’ Singles: Benuri Vipulaguna U13 Boys’ Singles: Chenaal Dewshan