The Indian Badminton Association Kuwait (IBAK) successfully conducted the 9th edition of IBAK Masters Cup at its Salwa Gym on the 5th and 6th of May, 2022 with Pizza Hut as the title sponsor. The event witnessed participation by players from all major clubs in Kuwait with over 300 players registered into the event.
The winners of various categories in IBAK Masters Cup 2022 are as under:
1. Men’s Singles
Varun Sriram
2. Flight 1 – Professional Men’s Doubles
Abdul Jabbar
Aneef Latheef
3. Flight 2 – Advance Men’s Doubles
Eric Thomas
Rohan Vagvala
4. Flight 3 – Intermediate Doubles (Open for all)
Areef Shaik Hahammad
Haneef Shaik Mohammad
5. Flight 4 – Lower Intermediate Doubles (For IBAK members only)
Nithin Baiju
Sion Baiju
6. Above 50 Men’s Doubles
Manimara Chozhan
Tamer Kandil
7. Above 40 Men’s Doubles (non-professional)
Joy Jino Joy
Prakash Muttel Mathew
8. Ladies Doubles
Nikita Rebello
Zoya Ismail
The tournament was inaugurated on the 5th of May, 2022 by Ms. Yasmine Al Sayeh, Senior Manager – Marketing for Pizza Hut, Kuwait. The two-day thrilling event saw the clash of many young talents and veterans alike. The audience turnout and their constant cheering added further brilliance to the mood in the arena.
The IBAK Chairman, Dr Manimara Chozhan, reminded everyone present about the prestigious international tournament, Kuwait Badminton Challenge 2022, which is next in the line-up of events hosted by IBAK. This highly anticipated event is scheduled to be held on the 6th, 7th and 8th of October, 2022.
IBAK thanks its untiring committee members, under the leadership of Chairman Dr.Manimara Chozhan, President Anesh Mathew, General Secretary Ajay Vasudevan and Tournament Director Subin Varghese along with all the directors, secretaries, officials, families and friends who made it possible to make this tournament a grand success.
The Indian Badminton Association- Kuwait (IBAK) was founded in April 2010 as a non- profit organization committed to the popularization and development of the game of badminton in Kuwait.
IBAK is the only premium badminton association in Kuwait that enjoys the patronage of the Indian Embassy of Kuwait. It stands out with the Office of the Ambassador of India to Kuwait as chief Patron member.
In the short span of 12 years, IBAK has grown to over 1500 registered members, where more than 300 active regular members are using this facility. IBAK offers our member`s regular playing sessions in the evenings between 5.30 pm to 10.30 pm every day at the IBAK Salwa gym.
IBAK also conducts competitive tournaments throughout the year and participates in overseas tournaments too Aligned with its vision, IBAK has introduced an annual coaching program for beginners and advanced players. The coaching is conducted by our in-house well-trained coaching team. For coaching registrations contact Ajayakumar Vasudevan –98052789 & Ramesh Chandra-97889437
For membership - Shaik Kareemulla -67060357 & Sahil Syed Ibrahim- 51690804
For general enquiries contact – [email protected]