🎉♟️ Sri Lanka National Youth Chess Championship 2025 – Vavuniya District Selection ♟️🎉
We are proud to announce the successful completion of the District Selection Tournament held on 27th & 28th September 2025 at V/Vavuniya Muslim Maha Vidyalayam (National School), with the participation of 240+ young talents.
🏆 A heartfelt thanks to all the players, parents, arbiters, officials, and supporters who made this event a grand success!
✨ Highlights – Champions of Each Category:
👦 Under 15 Open
- 🥇 Uthayaseelan Pirasothman – V/Vavuniya Tamil MMV
- 🥈 Paul Joyson Selvakumar – V/Poovarasankulam MV
- 🥉 Kokilan Sangeeth – V/Vavuniya Tamil MMV
| Final Ranking crosstable after 5 Rounds |
👧 Under 15 Girls
- 🥇 Arunika Amuthan – V/Rambaikulam Girls’ MV
- 🥈 Kishobi Karunanithy – V/Rambaikulam Girls’ MV
- 🥉 Ratnaranjith Prakasvini – V/Rambaikulam Girls’ MV
👦 Under 13 Open
- 🥇 Navaratnam Sakanan – V/Vavuniya Tamil MMV
- 🥈 Prasana Yagisan – V/Vavuniya Tamil MMV
- 🥉 Shanthakumar Dathurshan – Glowing Pawn Chess Academy
👧 Under 13 Girls
- 🥇 Aayisha Haris – V/Vavuniya Muslim MV
- 🥈 Krishnarajah Rijani – Glowing Pawn Chess Academy
- 🥉 Haneeka Mohamed Shifan – V/Vavuniya Muslim MV
👦 Under 11 Open
- 🥇 Amuthan Vinush – V/Vavuniya Tamil MMV
- 🥈 Rajmohan Varsigan – Pro Knights Chess Academy
- 🥉 Kirubananthan Thikash – The War Queen Chess Academy
👧 Under 11 Girls
- 🥇 Dimetrah Prabakaran – The War Queen Chess Academy
- 🥈 Niroshan Ananthitha – The War Queen Chess Academy
- 🥉 Manoranjith Thathshavi – V/Vavuniya Vipulanantha College
👦 Under 9 Open
- 🥇 Ellalan Nanthagopal – V/Saivaprakasa Primary School
- 🥈 Adhvik Nirojan – The War Queen Chess Academy
- 🥉 Jeyakanthan Yashwin – Glowing Pawn Chess Academy
👧 Under 9 Girls
- 🥇 Akashvi Rajeewan – V/Rambaikulam Girls' MV
- 🥈 Ananya Nirojan – The War Queen Chess Academy
- 🥉 S Ashviga – V/Rambaikulam Girls' MV
👦 Under 7 Open
- 🥇 Anishan Sivananthan – St Paul VI English Medium School
- 🥈 Mohamed Mohamed Shifan – V/Vavuniya Muslim MV
- 🥉 Bhakirathan Chanjith – V/Vavuniya Tamil Madhya MV
👧 Under 7 Girls
- 🥇 Vasanthan Akshara – Glowing Pawn Chess Academy
- 🥈 S Athmega – V/Rambaikulam Girls' MV
- 🥉 Aneesha Sofhia Geerthanan – The War Queen Chess Academy
Once again, congratulations to all winners and participants! 🌟
Together, let’s continue to build the future of chess in Vavuniya. ♟️
Together, let’s continue to build the future of chess in Vavuniya. ♟️
— Vavuniya District Chess Association (VDCA)
