17th Carrom Euro Cup, Leszno, Poland (20-24 June, 2013)

17th Euro Cup 2013 was organized by Polish Carrom Association for the very first since they were formed back in April of 2009. This was held from 20-24 June in Leszno nearby Warsaw. For a new member to organize this event so very beautifully and successfully is an amazing feat and achievement. Kudos goes to Jakub, Paulina & the rest of the team who've worked tirelessly in the past months to make this maiden event a huge success. They need a pat on their backs for having done this. May I quote what the ICF President, Mr. Arif Naqvi said "For me a dream which I was carrying for so many years became true". This is something even the President feels extremely proud about.

Participated by 120 players from 10 countries from across Europe.

In summary:

Swiss League
Champion - Karnal Abdin (UK)
Second - Murshad Khan (UK)
Third - Fabian Pereira (France)
Fourth - Peter Boecker (Germany)

Doubles
Champion - Mehedi Hassan/Babu Saravan (Sweden)
Second - Sunahar Ali/Abdul Malik (UK)
Third - Fabian Pereira/Kevin Sieger (France)

Team Event
Champion - France
Second - UK
Third - Germany

Other teams which took part in the team event are Switzerland, Italy, Poland & Czech Republic.

Other happenings
1. New ECC President - Nazrul Islam (formerly held by Mr. Arif Naqvi)
2. New ECC Secretary - Josef Meyer (formerly held by Elisa Martinelli)

Congratulations to both Nazrul & Josef on their new appointment and thank you to both the outgoing ECC President & Secretary respectively for your services.

To be continued...........more news, results & pictures.......stay tuned!