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.
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?
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.
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
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
Videos to be uploaded later.
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.
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| The event buntings at the hotel entrance |
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| Front view of Hotel Pllazio |
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| Beautiful fountain overlooking the main entrance |
And look who I found already on the warming up room upstairs. See the picture below:
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| 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
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| Kids all set to perform |
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| Opening Speech by ICF President - Mr. Arif Naqvi |
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| ICF Officials |
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| Raja Randhir Singh - Arjuna Awardee (Olympic Silver medalist for Shooting) |
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| 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
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| Swiss League Match between Doh Hun Bae (KR) vs Anhar Ali (UK) |
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| Swiss League match between Roshita Joseph (SL_left) vs S. Ilavazhaki (IN_right) |
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| Swiss League match between Nazrul Islam (UK_left) vs Paulina (PL_right) |
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| Swiss League match between Yogesh Pardesi (IN_left) vs Nishanta Fernando (SL_right) |
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| Couple match - Jakub vs Paulina Nowakowski of Poland |
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| Time for tips from Langley Matthias to Chalani Lakmali |
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| Indian players both Seniors and Juniors |
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| Group single's match between Nazrul Islam (UK_left) vs Johannes Jorg (Germany_right) |
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| Group single's match between Dr. Shivram (US_left) vs Francis D'Costa (Canada_right) |
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| Secretariat Desk |
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| Indo-Sri Lanka Junior Test Match in progress |
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| Women Single's match between Ilavazhaki (IN_left) vs Chalani Lakmali (SL_right) |
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| Men Single's match between Yogesh Pardesi (IN_left) vs Louie Fernandes (Canada_right) |
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| Men Single's Q-Finals between Louie Fernandes (Canada_left) vs Chamil Cooray (SL_right) |
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| Men Single's Q-Finals match between Shafee Mohd (MDV_left) vs Nishanta Fernando (SL_right) |
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| Men Single's Q-Finals match between Srinivas (IN_left) vs Dr. Shivram (US_right) |
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| Who's the best? Roshita vs Chalani (Shot2 cheer squad) |
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| Men Single's Q-Finals match between Hasan Nazim (MDV_left) vs Yogesh Pardesi (IN_right) |
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| S. Illavazhaki vs Paulina Nowakowska |
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| Shafee Mohd vs Dr. Shivram |
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| Louie Fernandez vs Hasan Nazim |
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| Roshita Joseph vs Paulina Nowakowska |
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| Single's Champion - Srinivas |
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| Single's Runner-up - Chamil Cooray |
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| Men Single's Final - Srinivas (India) vs Chamil (Sri Lanka) |
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
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| Board specially designed for the blind. It has metal pockets for them to hear the carrommen being pocketed. |
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| Asian Carrom Confederation (ACC) President - Mr. Zahir |
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| Yogesh Pardesi & Mr. Arun Deshpande |
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| Special players - Carrom for the visually handicapped |
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| Big smile. Why not? Single's Champion |
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| Sri Lanka Junior players |
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| Mr. Doh Hun Bae - President (Korea Carrom) |
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| Team UK, Poland & Germany pictured here with ICF President (Mr. Arif Naqvi) |
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| ICF President giving his speech |
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| Prizes given to our special friends |
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| Special performance all the way from Dubai |
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| Rear of the special board designed for the visually impaired |
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| A good friend - Dr. Shivram having his "moment" of relaxation I guess |
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| Women Singles - 3rd Place (Roshita Joseph_Sri Lanka) |
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| Women Singles - Runner-up (S. Illavazhaki_India) |
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| Women Singles - Champion (Rashmi Kumari_India) |
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| Top 3 Women Players |
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| Men Singles - 3rd Place (Nishanta Fernando_Sri Lanka) |
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| Men Singles - Runner-up (Chamil Cooray_Sri Lanka) |
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| Men Singles - Champion (Srinivas_India) |
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| Top 3 Men Players |
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| Top 3 Players with Dr. Srinivas who contributed cash tokens |
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| Swiss League - 3rd Place |
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| Swiss League - 2nd Place |
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| Swiss League Champion - Yogesh Pardesi (India) |
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| ICF President signing certificates. Physically tiring - he'd rather play carrom than sign.....haha. |
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