University of Colombo Wins Overall Championship at 2025 Ambassador’s Cup Badminton Tournament

The 2025 Ambassador’s Cup Badminton Tournament was held for the third consecutive time on October 31 and November 1–2 at the University of Colombo Indoor Sports Complex.

The overall championship of the tournament was won by the University of Colombo, while the University of Peradeniya emerged as runners-up.

In the Over-40 Women’s category, Vasantha Ratnayake from the University of Colombo was named the Best Player, while she was also recognized as the Best Player in the Staff Open Mixed Teams event. In the Over-50 Men’s category, Prof. Subash Jayasinghe from the University of Ruhuna was awarded Best Player, and in the Staff Open Men’s Team event, the Best Player award went to Prof. Tharaka Dissanayake from the University of Peradeniya.

In the University Students’ Team event, Chirath Illaperumaarachchi of the University of Colombo was recognized as the Best Male Player, and Midum Keerthisiri, also from the University of Colombo, was named the Best Female Player.

Universities from China and India had been invited to participate in the tournament, in addition to staff members and students from both state and private universities in Sri Lanka.

At the closing ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer of Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT), Mr. Zhang Jianhui, and the Dean of the Faculty of Management at the University of Colombo, Prof. Nihal Hennayake, attended as guests of honour.

The tournament was organized by the Department of Physical Education of the University of Colombo, with financial sponsorship provided by Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT).