Ilayaraja claims singles title
The 6th IBAK – Pizzahut Master’s cup was held on the 23rd and 24th of February 2017 at IBAK gym, Salwa. Master’s cup is the most prestigious of domestic badminton tournaments in Kuwait. Over 200 players from over 10 different nationalities participated in this year’s edition.100 + volunteers and 600+ spectators made this event a grand success.
The event was inaugurated by Ms.Yasmin , Marketing manager pizza hut , in the presence of Dr. Manimarachozhan, Chairman IBAK, Mr. KT Chandrahas , Generalsecretary IBAK, Mr Saravanan , Tournament Director , Mr Prasad Thandassery , Joint Tournament Director and Ms. Aisha , Assistant Marketing Manager Pizzahut.
The qualifying and preliminary league round robin started on the 23rd and the finals were played on the 24th . This year’s masters cup saw fierce competition and sprung out several surprise finalists.
This year’s Master’s Cup was played in five categories .
1.Flight 1 doubles – Professional
2.Flight 2 doubles– Advanced
3.Flight 3 doubles– Intermediate
4.Flight 4 doubles– Lower intermediate level
5.Open Singles
This year’s Master cup was sponsored by PIZZAHUT.
Winners
Flight 4 - Open Doubles Lower Intermediate
Winner Carandang, Jimmy+Julius, Marc
Runner up Abhilash, Ajay+Kumar, Karthik
Semifinalist Sumesh, Addison+Sumesh, Arden Paul
Semifinalist Balasubramaniyam, Parthasarthy+Parthasarthy, Jayanth
Flight 3 - Open Doubles Intermediate
Winner Bancud, Melvin+Rivera, Ryan
Runner up Dinesh Ram+Kunnil, Thomas J
Semifinalist Ramesh, Dhruva+Siraj, Adnan
Semifinalist Behnan, Pradeep+Malayil, Shibu
Flight 2 - Mens Doubles Advance
Winner Joy, Subin K+Varghees, Subin
Runner up Aktar, Arif Sayed+Singh, Vikas
Semifinalist Mathew, Joby+Punnackal, Sajeev
Semifinalist Chandran, Sayju+Rawat, Anikit
Flight 1- Mens Doubles Professional
Winner James, Bastian+Latheef, Aneef K
Runner up Ajayakumar, Sayooj+Paul, Sanil
Semifinalist Farooqi, Abdul Jabbar+Kalliparambil, Badar
Semifinalist Putra, Gede+Rezka, Nanang
Singles
Winner Ilayaraja
Runner up Kalliparambil, Badar
Semifinalist Farooqi, Abdul Jabbar
Semifinalist James, Bastian
The prizes were given away by the Executive committee members of IBAK.
IBAK is indebted to the Sponsors , Kout Food Group, Kuwait badminton Federation, saad Al Awzi School, and volunteers whose invaluable contribution makes these events possible and runaway success.