Happy New Year 2014

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my friends and customers a very happy new year 2014. Thank you for making 2013 a great success and hopefully 2014 will be even better. Thank you for your continuous support towards carrom and Super Slam Carrom House.

9,000 Views

Thanks for reading and this is truly an encouragement for me to keep writing but sometimes time does not permit and I'll do my best to continue to write about carrom news in Malaysia and around the globe. Thank you to all readers for the 9,000 views.

Carrom Umpires

Hi Folks, many of us play the game or have played the game but not many of us have what it takes to be an "umpire". First and foremost, you need to love the game. Then it comes to knowing the rules of the game and finally upholding the laws of carrom. And knowing the laws best enough to control the game. Having said that, you now have the opportunity to become part of the umpiring team. If you're interested in becoming an umpire, kindly contact Mr. Sam @ 047606@gmail.com or call his mobile @ +6012-3140778. Once there are enough interested candidates, we will schedule for a proper training for you to become an umpire.

It gives you the opportunity to understand the game from a different perspective and also be able to take charge in managing a competition. So what are you waiting for? Please get in touch with Mr. Sam soonest possible. Upon completion of the course, a written test as well as viva will be conducted and then certificates will be awarded by the national body i.e. Malaysian Carrom Association (KAROMAS).

KaromasKL Open Singles Carrom Championship 2013

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE!!

Hi Friends, this championship is jointly organized by Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur Carrom Association (KaromasKL) - an affiliate of the Malaysian Carrom Association (KAROMAS), co-sponsored by Super Slam Carrom House and supported by the Olympic Council of Malaysia. Entry is open to all Malaysian citizens only. Details are given as below:

Date
16 November 2013

Time
08:30am (Draw will be done)

Venue
1st Floor, Wisma OCM (Lift area)

Fee
RM100 (Fee to be paid upon registration. Lunch & Tea provided)

Closing Date
9 November 2013

Rules

1. Full international rules
2. 1 game - 8 boards or 25 pts (From Group League up to Q-Finals)
3. Semi-Finals & Finals will be played in 1 FULL GAME. Not counting boards but the player who reaches 25 pts WINS (if time permits)
4. Open to 1st 32 Players ONLY (Those who have paid)

Prizes

1st - RM1,000 & Medal

2nd - RM700 & Medal

3rd - RM500 & Medal

4th - RM200 & Medal

5th - 8th RM100 & Medal

White Slam - RM100 (Contributed by Super Slam Carrom House)

Black Slam - RM50 (Contributed by Super Slam Carrom House)

Terms & Conditions

1. KaromasKL reserves the right to alter any tournament conditions without prior notice based on the situation at hand.
2. In order for a place to be registered among the 32, fee needs to be banked in advance.
3. Fees paid is NON-REFUNDABLE if the player is unable to make it.
4. Payment is NOT ALLOWED on competition day.

LIMITED TO 32 PLAYERS ONLY. REGISTER SOON!

For details, kindly email at superslamcarrom@gmail.com. Location map is given below.

Location map of the competition venue (Inside Olympic Sports Hotel)

Champion of Champions & Indo-Sri Lanka Junior Carrom Test Series, Gurgaon, India

Hi friends, as usual reports and pictures from this event which took place from 21-23 October 2013 at Hotel Pllazio will be posted soon.

We request that all who know of Mr. B. Bangaru Babu to please pray that he'll have a speedy recovery. While on his way to the Delhi, he had a stroke in the train which led to his right side to be paralyzed. This is very sad as I know him personally for many years and he has solely contributed so much to carrom - not only in India but across the carrom world and it's very unfortunate this has happened to him. The least we could do as friends is to pray for him.

The event buntings at the hotel entrance

Arrived in Delhi at 10.30am local time and had no issues checking out. The new airport i.e. Indra Gandhi International Airport looked great. Was contemplating if I should get a local sim card and or change some local currencies but then I didn't which is a mistake I'll be regretting later. Then I was wondering where my pickup was and then finally as I walked out the airport, I saw a guy holding a A4 sized paper and printed "CARROM" in bold and caps lettering which was a huge relief.

Arrived at the hotel at about 11.30am and I was on time for check-in. The hotel had a x-ray machine outside the main entrance where every luggage you carry needs to go through it - just to make sure I guess so that no one's carrying explosives or something. What else is there right?

Front view of Hotel Pllazio

Beautiful fountain overlooking the main entrance

I was tired and I couldn't wait to drop off my stuffs and relax before meeting up my friends. Well the room was indeed a pleasant surprise - nice, modern and clean. Enjoyed the rain shower and an automatic blind separating the bathroom and the living area. Cool idea. Unfortunately the bathroom doors can't be locked. Here are some pics of the room.

And look who I found already on the warming up room upstairs. See the picture below:

On the left is Johannes Jorg and on the right is Mr. Arif Naqvi (ICF President) and both are from Germany

Mr. Naqvi loves playing carrom and here you can see him playing with Johannes and they can play for hours. I had the pleasure of playing a game with him. For a man of his age, he can literally sit there for hours and playing the game he so loves. Keep playing Mr. Naqvi, till we meet again next year.

OPENING CEREMONY

Kids all set to perform

Opening Speech by ICF President - Mr. Arif Naqvi

ICF Officials

Raja Randhir Singh - Arjuna Awardee (Olympic Silver medalist for Shooting)

Officials and Players

Men Single's Draw
- Group League
- Top 2 to advance to Quarter Finals

Zone I
1. Nishanta Fernando (Sri Lanka)
2. Francis D'Costa (Canada)
3. Dr. Shivram (USA)
4. Robert Bany (Poland)

Zone II
1. Srinivas (India)
2. Johannes Jorg (Germany)
3. Nazrul Islam (UK)
4. Shafee Mohamed (Maldives)

Zone III
1. Chamil Cooray (Sri Lanka)
2. Doh Hun Bae (S. Korea)
3. Hasan Nazim (Maldives)
4. Christopher Walter (Malaysia)

Zone IV
1. Yogesh Pardesi (India)
2. Anhar Ali (UK)
3. Louie Fernandes (Canada)
4. Jakub Nowakowski (Poland)

Women Single's Draw
- Group League
- Top 4 advances to Semi Finals

1. Paullina Nowakowska (Poland)
2. Rashmi Kumari (India)
3. S. Ilavazhaki (India)
4. Chalani Lakmali (Sri Lanka)
5. Roshita Joseph (Sri Lanka)


Snapshots of events taking place

Swiss League Match between Doh Hun Bae (KR) vs Anhar Ali (UK)

Swiss League match between Roshita Joseph (SL_left) vs S. Ilavazhaki (IN_right)

Swiss League match between Nazrul Islam (UK_left) vs Paulina (PL_right)

Swiss League match between Yogesh Pardesi (IN_left) vs Nishanta Fernando (SL_right)

Couple match - Jakub vs Paulina Nowakowski of Poland

Time for tips from Langley Matthias to Chalani Lakmali

Indian players both Seniors and Juniors

Group single's match between Nazrul Islam (UK_left) vs Johannes Jorg (Germany_right)

Group single's match between Dr. Shivram (US_left) vs Francis D'Costa (Canada_right)

Secretariat Desk

Indo-Sri Lanka Junior Test Match in progress

Women Single's match between Ilavazhaki (IN_left) vs Chalani Lakmali (SL_right)

Men Single's match between Yogesh Pardesi (IN_left) vs Louie Fernandes (Canada_right)

Men Single's Q-Finals between Louie Fernandes (Canada_left) vs Chamil Cooray (SL_right)

Men Single's Q-Finals match between Shafee Mohd (MDV_left) vs Nishanta Fernando (SL_right)

Men Single's Q-Finals match between Srinivas (IN_left) vs Dr. Shivram (US_right)

Who's the best? Roshita vs Chalani (Shot2 cheer squad)

Men Single's Q-Finals match between Hasan Nazim (MDV_left) vs Yogesh Pardesi (IN_right)

S. Illavazhaki vs Paulina Nowakowska

Shafee Mohd vs Dr. Shivram

Louie Fernandez vs Hasan Nazim

Roshita Joseph vs Paulina Nowakowska

Single's Champion - Srinivas

Single's Runner-up - Chamil Cooray

Men Single's Final - Srinivas (India) vs Chamil (Sri Lanka)

RESULTS
SWISS LEAGUE
- 5 Rounds
- 21 Players
- 15 Men & 6 Ladies

Top 10 Finishers
1. Yogesh Pardesi (India)
2. Nishanta Fernando (Sri Lanka)
3. Rashmi Kumari (India)
4. S. Ilavazhaki (India)
5. Hassan Nazim (Maldives)
6. Chalani Lakmali (Sri Lanka)
7. K. Srinivas (India)
8. Chamil Cooray (Sri Lanka)
9. Nazrul Islam (UK)
10. Louie Fernandes (Canada)

WOMEN SINGLES (Ranking)
1. Rashmi Kumari (India)
2. S. Ilavazhaki (India)
3. Roshita Joseph (Sri Lanka)
4. Chalani Lakmali (Sri Lanka)
5. Paullina Nowakowska (Poland)

MEN SINGLES (Ranking)
1. K. Srinivas (India)
2. Chamil Cooray (Sri Lanka)
3. Nishanta Fernando (Sri Lanka)
4. Yogesh Pardesi (India)
5. Louie Fernandes (Canada)
6. Dr. Shivram (USA)
7. Hassan Nazim (Maldives)
8. Shafee Mohamed (Maldives)

TOTAL NUMBER OF SLAMS MADE - 9
White Slam - 4
Black Slam - 5

White Slam (4)
1. Yogesh Pardesi (1)
2. Hassan Nazim (1)
3. K. Srinivas (1)
4. Mohd. Shaheed (Sri Lanka_Junior) (1)

Black Slam (5)
1. Nishanta Fernando (2)
2. Louie Fernandes (2)
3. Mohd Talib (India_Junior) (1)

PRIZE GIVING & CLOSING CEREMONY

 

Board specially designed for the blind. It has metal pockets for them to hear the carrommen being pocketed.

Asian Carrom Confederation (ACC) President - Mr. Zahir

Yogesh Pardesi & Mr. Arun Deshpande

Special players - Carrom for the visually handicapped

Big smile. Why not? Single's Champion

Sri Lanka Junior players

 

Mr. Doh Hun Bae - President (Korea Carrom)

  

Team UK, Poland & Germany pictured here with ICF President (Mr. Arif Naqvi)

 

 

ICF President giving his speech

 

Prizes given to our special friends

  

Special performance all the way from Dubai

 

Rear of the special board designed for the visually impaired

 

 

A good friend - Dr. Shivram having his "moment" of relaxation I guess

 

Women Singles - 3rd Place (Roshita Joseph_Sri Lanka)

Women Singles - Runner-up (S. Illavazhaki_India)

Women Singles - Champion (Rashmi Kumari_India)

  

Top 3 Women Players

Men Singles - 3rd Place (Nishanta Fernando_Sri Lanka)

Men Singles - Runner-up (Chamil Cooray_Sri Lanka)

Men Singles - Champion (Srinivas_India)

Top 3 Men Players

  

Top 3 Players with Dr. Srinivas who contributed cash tokens

 

Swiss League - 3rd Place

Swiss League - 2nd Place

Swiss League Champion - Yogesh Pardesi (India)

 

 

ICF President signing certificates. Physically tiring - he'd rather play carrom than sign.....haha.

Videos to be uploaded later.