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Chamil Darshana Cooray Bulathsinghalage is a Sri Lankan carrom player. He has been playing for Sri Lanka from 2004 to date who was also the captain of the Sri Lanka Men's Carrom team that won the 2016 Carrom World Championship in Birmingham, England.[1] He was also the part of the Sri Lankan team in the 2012 Carrom World Championship where he finished 6th in the Men's Singles rankings[2]
In the Swiss World League held during the 2016 Carrom World Cup, he won the title with 1000 points which was also his second Swiss League title after doing so in 2014.[3][4] Hence became the first Sri Lankan carrom player to win Swiss World League title on two occasions[5] Cooray also set a record for becoming the only player to win Swiss World League titles on two consecutive occasions in 2014 and 2016.[6]
Chamil Cooray along with Nishantha Fernando were placed third in the Men's Doubles held during the 2012 Carrom World Cup.[7]
He was also the part of the Sri Lankan carrom team which emerged as runners-up to India in 2004 World Cup, where he finished at 5th position in Men's Singles.[8]
In the 2008 Carrom World Cup he along with Fernando were placed second for the Men's Doubles.[9]
He is appointed as the captain of the Sri Lankan carrom contingent for the 2018 Carrom World Cup.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "SL men win the world carrom championship | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "6th World Championship » International Carrom Federation". www.icfcarrom.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "CWC 2016 Swiss League". sol3.arstecnica.it. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Results | 7th Carrom World Championship". worldchampionship.ukcarromfed.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Seylan Bank's Chamil Cooray wins the National Crown for the 13th time". Daily News. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Lankan slicers create history in Carrom World Cup | The Sunday Times Sri Lanka". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "6th World Championship » International Carrom Federation". www.icfcarrom.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "4th World Championship » International Carrom Federation". www.icfcarrom.com. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "5th World Championship » International Carrom Federation". www.icfcarrom.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Lankan teams approved for carrom World Cup". Daily News. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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