Four men’s teams and two women’s teams representing five different countries are contesting in the BNP Paribas World Team Cup Asian Qualification this week in Colombo Sri Lanka.
Double gold for Sri Lanka Wheelchair Tennis
The Sri Lankan entourage did not let victory fall in the hands of the foreign …
One of each team will earn qualification for the BNP Paribas World Team Cup finals in Apeldoorn, Netherlands on 28 May to 3 June.
Former BNP Paribas World Team Cup champion, Japan, is on top for the men’s qualification event in Colombo. China, P.R. won the Asian Qualification in 2016 along with the men’s World Group 2 in 2016.
Korea robs Sri Lanka of Gold
The Sri Lankan Wheelchair brigade set out for gold in the third and final week …
The Sri Lankan team contesting this year will be the top four guns in the circuit, R Ranaweera, G. Dissanayake, S. Dharmasena and L Senaratne. All four men are hot off three weeks at the ITF Futures series recently concluded in Colombo. The team met China on the first day of play, losing both the singles and the doubles. Sri Lanka rebutted with a strong win over the Malaysian entourage 2-1, only losing the first singles.
Tour Standings after Day 2
| Standing | Country | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Matches |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 – 0 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 – 3 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 – 4 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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