SriLankan Airlines retained the Travel Trade Badminton, Open and Veterans titles, at the 24th Travel Trade Sports Club Badminton Championships 2024, sponsored by Walkers Tours, concluded recently at St. Joseph’s College Indoor Sports Complex, Darley Road, Colombo.
The tournament got back on track after a lapse of five years. Fourteen teams participated in the ‘Open’ and six teams participated in the ‘Veterans’ categories.
The ‘Open’ event was conducted on a knock–out format, a tie consisting of one men’s single, one men’s double, one women’s single and one women’s double and a mixed doubles.
Results from quarter-finals onwards.
SriLankan Airlines beat Esna Holidays, 3/0; Acorn Group beat Resplendent Ceylon, 3/2; Aitken Spence Travels ‘A’ beat Araliya Beach Hotel Unawatuna, 3/2 and Walkers and Whittalls beat Hilton Colombo Residencies, 3/0.
Semi-finals: SriLankan Airlines beat Acorn Group 3/0 and Aitken Spence Travels ‘A’ beat Walkers and Whittalls 3/2.
Play off for third place: Walkers and Whittalls beat Acorn Group 2/1.
Final: SriLankan Airlines beat Aitken Spence Travels ‘A’, 4/1.
Veterans event for men 0-40 and Women 0-35 were conducted on a round robin, a tie consisting one men’s single, one men’s double and one mixed double and following are the results from semi-finals onwards:
Semi-finals: SriLankan Airlines beat Walkers and Whittalls 2/1; Aitken Spence Travels beat Galadari Hotel 2/1
Play off for third place: Walkers and Whittalls beat Galadari Hotel 2/1
Final: SriLankan Airlines beat Aitken Spence Travels, 2/0.
The awards were presented by the chief guest, Nalaka Amaratunga, CEO, Walkers Tours. (TBR)