RATMALANA, Sep 7 (ePRESS) – Shamil Wakeel and Nethmi Wickramasinghe claimed the biggest honours at the SLS Open Squash Championship 2026, winning the Men’s Open and Women’s Open singles titles respectively after strong performances in the tournament which ended at the Air Force Squash Complex in Ratmalana over the weekend.
Wakeel emerged as the Men’s Open champion, with DH Thinura Randina of the Sri Lanka Air Force finishing runner-up and M Hakeem, also of the Air Force, taking third place.
Nethmi Wickramasinghe of Ladies’ College captured the Women’s Open crown. Ifra Shasmin Booso of St. Paul’s Girls’ School, Milagiriya finished runner-up, while Chanumi Nimthara Thebuwena of Gateway College secured third place.
In the Men’s Plate, MHI Buddika of the Sri Lanka Navy took the title ahead of RMH Udayanga of the Sri Lanka Army. No third-place finisher was listed in the official results.
The senior age-group events also produced several notable winners. Srihan Fernando won the Men’s Over-50 title, with Mevan Rajeeva runner-up and Nimal Ranasinghe third. Ravi Fernando took the Men’s Over-40 crown ahead of Sri Lanka Navy’s Priyanga Ishara, while Sri Lanka Army’s Maduranga Rajapaksha finished third.
Sri Lanka Navy’s MHI Buddika also won the Men’s Over-35 title. EAHM Edirisinghe of the Sri Lanka Air Force was runner-up, while HMA Priyantha of the Sri Lanka Navy took third place.
Matheesha Wijesekara of Royal College won the Boys’ Under-19 title, beating Gateway College’s Manuth Sandira Dassanayake into second place, while Royal College’s Nevan Rubasinghe finished third.
In the Girls’ Under-19 event, Ifra Shasmin Booso of St. Paul’s Girls’ School, Milagiriya took the title. Women’s Open champion Nethmi Wickramasinghe of Ladies’ College finished runner-up, while Gateway College’s Sithumli Ruhansa Mendis was third.
Nevan Rubasinghe of Royal College won the Boys’ Under-17 crown, with WPG Manula Kareendra of D.S. Senanayake College finishing runner-up and his schoolmate K Linuka Nimnath Silva taking third place.
Gateway College’s Chanumi Nimthara Thebuwena captured the Girls’ Under-17 title. VS Dinithma Mihely of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya was runner-up and Gateway College’s Sithumli Ruhansa Mendis finished third.
Harshitha Karunathilaka of Ananda College won the Boys’ Under-15 title, ahead of Louvre College’s Haashid Ameer Noordeen, while Kenol Mayon Wickrama of Sumedha College, Gampaha took third place.
In the Girls’ Under-15 event, Taveesha Goonasekera of Ladies’ College emerged champion, with HM Methuki Nulara Herath of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya runner-up and Nethanya Chathline Wickramasinghe of Ladies’ College third.
Danuja Sethsara Jayasinghe of Ananda Sastralaya won the Boys’ Under-13 title. Kenol Mayon Wickrama of Sumedha College, Gampaha was runner-up and Hirun Samarathunga of Horizon College finished third.
Nethanya Chathlini Wickramasinghe of Ladies’ College took the Girls’ Under-13 crown, with UK Dheerya Mithali Silva finishing runner-up and Livini Jayawardana of Visakha Vidyalaya taking third place.
WP Kenula Hirusara of D.S. Senanayake College won the Boys’ Under-11 title, ahead of Royal College’s Yumeth Attanayake, while Sayul Wickrana of Sumedha College, Gampaha finished third.
In the Girls’ Under-11 event, Sayuri De Silva of Ladies’ College took the title. Dinara Damsiluni Amarasinghe of Visakha Vidyalaya was runner-up and GWP Siyathi Sawethna Gunathilaka, also of Visakha Vidyalaya, finished third.
Royal College’s Sanush Abeysekara won the Boys’ Under-9 crown, with M Shoaib Zain Dean of D.S. Senanayake College runner-up and Aaron Jamion of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10, third.
Ladies’ College secured the top two places in the Girls’ Under-9 event, with Swyree De Silva winning the title ahead of Aariya Suwaris. RMS Delenya Rathnayaka of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya finished third.
The Novices events completed the championship results, with WMM Udantha winning the Men’s Novices title. WAS Ridmika finished runner-up and Sanuka Athukorala took third place.
Thadeemithra Wimalasekare of D.S. Senanayake College won the Boys’ Under-15 Novices title, with Royal College’s Mahith Pasan runner-up and Kevan Taneesh Jayathilake of Nalanda College third.
In the Boys’ Under-11 Novices event, Royal College’s Diyan Wigneswaran took the title ahead of schoolmate Idusha Liyanahetti, while Dihein Keynuja finished third.
Onaya Neili Godagampala of Sumedha College, Gampaha won the Girls’ Under-11 Novices crown. Seshee Tehasha Alagiyawanna of Gateway College finished runner-up, while Esandi Methsuki Rajapaksa secured third place.
