In a first for 99X Technology, Application Security Engineer Pranieth Chandrasekara won gold at the 9th Mercantile and Government Service International Rating Chess Championship 2020 recently., It was organised by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka.
An active member of the company’s chess team, Chandrasekara with several other 99X Technology employees celebrated another achievement last month, when they emerged runners-up at the Mercantile and Government Services Online Blitz Chess Championship 2020. MAS Holdings emerged victors, with 99X Technology as runners-up, Bank of Ceylon coming in as second runners-up, and Sri Lanka Customs and Commercial Bank placing fourth and fifth respectively.
The team also included Software Delivery Consultant Sameera Gunasinghe, Senior Quality Assurance Engineers Roshika Gunarathne and Hashan Senevirathne, Senior Software Engineer Buddhi Senarathna, Quality Assurance Engineer Linisha Siriwardana and Human Resources Executive Eeshani Ranadheera.
“I was quiet for a year due to my studies and it is nice to be back in the game. It was my maiden mercantile/government sector competition, so to win it for the company was a great feeling. The event was very competitive with the participation of some of the top players in the country.
I was able to lead the event from the beginning and I would like to thank Sameera Gunasinghe and my team for the immense support.
I have always loved this royal game and I am looking forward to winning more in the years to come for 99X Technology,” said Chandrasekara.