Heshan (L) alongside Australian squash player Rex Hedrick (M) who reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 48 in September 2018 and is also a PSA winner of Victorian Open Squash Championships 2023 and Heshan's father, former Sri Lanka national squash player Navin Piyatissa (R).
16 year old Heshan Piyatissa recently won the Victoria Open Squash Championships 2023 in Australia.
Heshan is the son of Navin Piyatissa, who was a former national squash player in Sri Lanka. The family now reside in Australia.
The award was presented by Sarah Fitzgerald, the legendary Australian Women's squash player who has won five world open titles.
