Sri Lanka Stay Unbeaten To Gain Promotion
WT ATP SLTA 114th Davis Cup Men’s team Tennis Championship 2026 – Sri lanka Tennis Association Outdoor Clay Courts, Colombo District, Western Province – concluded after 04 days
01st Day :
Sri Lanka ( 03rd Seed / Host ) bt Qatar ( Top Seed ) 2 – 1 ( Group A )
Mubarak Alharassi ( QAT ) bt Apna Perera ( SL )
6 – 3, 4 – 6, 6 – 2
Thehan Wijemanne ( SL ) bt Mossa Alharassi ( QAT )
3 – 6, 6 – 4, 6 – 4
Apna Perera / Saha Kapilasena ( SL ) bt Jabor Al Mutawa / Mubarak Alharassi ( QAT ) 7 – 6, 7 – 6
Kyrgyzstan bt Iraq 3 – 0 ( Group B )
Kuwait ( 02nd Seed ) bt Turkmenistan 3 – 0 ( Group B )
02nd Day :
Kyrgyzstan bt Turkmenistan 3 – 0 ( Group B ) Kuwait bt Iraq 3 – 0
Qatar bt Northern Mariana Islands 2 – 1 ( Group A )
03rd Day :
Sri Lanka bt Northern Mariana Islands 2 – 1 ( Group a )
Apna Perera ( SL ) bt Colin Ramsay ( NMI ) 6 – 2, 6 – 3
Colin Sinclair ( NMI ) bt Ganuka Fernando ( SL ) 6 – 1, 6 – 2
Saha Kapilasena / Thehan Wijemanne ( SL ) bt Colin Ramsay / Tomas Abel ( NMI ) 6 – 0, 6 – 0
Kyrgyzstan bt Kuwait 2 – 1 ( Group B )
Turkmenistan bt Iraq 3 – 0 ( Group B )
04th Day :
Sri Lanka bt Kuwait 2 – 0
Apna Perera ( SL ) bt Bader Al Abdulla ( KUW )
7 – 5, 2 – 6, 6 – 2 ( the loser was nursing a leg injury )
Thehan Wijemanne ( SL ) bt Essa Qabazard ( KUW ) 6 – 4, 6 – 4
Saha Kapilasena / Thehan Wijemanne ( SL ) vs Al Alshati / Abdulhamid Mubarak ( QAT ) – match was not played.
Qatar bt Kyrgyzstan 2 – 1
Northern Mariana Islands bt Turkmenistan 2 – 1
Promotion to Group III : Sri Lanka & Qatar
Remain in Group IV : Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan & Northern Mariana Islands
Demortion to Group V : Qatar & Turkmenistan
Tournament Director : Dinith Pathiraja
Tournament Assistant Director : S. Thevanesan
Tournament Referee : Xian Leon Wang ( China )
Tournament Assistant Referee : Dharaka Ellawala
Chief Chair Umpire : Saarangan Jeyachandiran
Safeguarding Officer / UNO : Nipuni Maheshika
07 Teams, 12 Matches, 03 Courts ( 01 Venue )
Report assisted by ThePapare
Photos courtesy Kamal Wanniaarachchi