Sampath Bank teams won both Mercantile Chess Titles

Sampath Bank Chess Players managed to retain the chess titles in the 5th Mercantile Open Chess Championship concluded yesterday (2008.12.21) by the Mercantile Chess Association at the Lions Activity Centre Auditorium in Colombo 07. ......... Photos

Team Event
A Division B Division
Champion: - Sampath Bank Team “A”
Dulan Edirisinghe
H.P.N.P. Harishchandra
Sanjeewa Subasinghe
K.H.R. Weerasekara

1st Runners up :- Sampath Bank Team “B”
A.G.G.D. Sandun Saman Kumara
Buddhika Amumugama
S. Sahan

2nd Runners up :- Seylan Merchant Bank
Prageeth Perera
Anujan Rathnapala
Buddhi Colombage

 Champion: - Sampath Bank Team “C”
Sashikala Yatawara
Kalana Abeysinghe
Nishantha Withanage
Kasun Perera

1st Runners up :- Sampath Bank “D”
Madhunika Ekanayake
G.M.Dissanayake
Dilan Chandima
K.D.D.C. Kuruppu

2nd Runners up :- Seylan Merchant Bank “ B
Prabash Ariyasinghe
Sashee Yapa
Danushka Samarasinghe
Individual Event – A Division Individual Event – B Division

Joint Champions: -

Joint Champions: -
Dulan Edirisinghe of Sampath Bank Nishantha Withanage of Sampath Bank
4 out of 4(unbeaten) Asanga Jayawardena of Ashen Advertising (Pvt) Ltd
H.P.N.P. Harishchandra of Sampath Bank 3rd Place : -
Sanjeewa Subasinghe of Sampath Bank Madunika Ekanayake of Sampath Bank
This Tournament was Sponsored by Seylan Merchant Leasing PLC
By Mrs. Suneetha Wijesuriya, General Secretary, Mercantile Chess Association
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