Super Slam Carrom House: October 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

Full international rules
1 game - 8 boards or 25 pts (From Group League up to Q-Finals)
Semi-Finals & Finals will be played in 1 FULL GAME. Not counting boards but the player who reaches 25 pts WINS (if time permits)
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

KaromasKL reserves the right to alter any tournament conditions without prior notice based on the situation at hand.
In order for a place to be registered among the 32, fee needs to be banked in advance.
Fees paid is NON-REFUNDABLE if the player is unable to make it.
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)

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