KUWAIT: The 6th IBAK - Pizzahut Master's Cup was held on February 23 and 24 at IBAK Gym, Salwa. Master's Cup is the most prestigious of domestic badminton tournaments in Kuwait. Over 200 players from over 10 different nationalities participated in this year's edition. Over a hundred volunteers and six hundred spectators made this event a grand success.
The event was inaugurated by Ms Yasmin, Marketing manager Pizza Hut, in the presence of Dr Manimara Chozhan, Chairman IBAK, KT Chandrahas, General Secretary IBAK, Saravanan, Tournament Director, Prasad Thandassery, Joint Tournament Director and Ms Aisha, Assistant Marketing Manager Pizzahut.
The qualifying and preliminary league round robin started on the 23rd and the finals were played on the 24th. This year's Masters Cup saw fierce competition and sprung out several surprise finalists.
This year's Master's Cup was played in five categories .
1. Flight 1 doubles - Professional
2. Flight 2 doubles- Advanced
3. Flight 3 doubles- Intermediate
4. Flight 4 doubles- Lower intermediate level
5. Open Singles
Winners
Flight 4 - Open Doubles Lower Intermediate
Winner Carandang, Jimmy+Julius, Marc
Runner up Abhilash, Ajay+Kumar, Karthik
Semifinalist Sumesh, Addison+Sumesh, Arden Paul
Semifinalist Balasubramaniyam, Parthasarthy+Parthasarthy, Jayanth
Flight 3 - Open Doubles Intermediate
Winner Bancud, Melvin+Rivera, Ryan
Runner up Dinesh Ram+Kunnil, Thomas J
Semifinalist Ramesh, Dhruva+Siraj, Adnan
Semifinalist Behnan, Pradeep+Malayil, Shibu
Flight 2 - Mens Doubles Advance
Winner Joy, Subin K+Varghees, Subin
Runner up Aktar, Arif Sayed+Singh, Vikas
Semifinalist Mathew, Joby+Punnackal, Sajeev
Semifinalist Chandran, Sayju+Rawat, Anikit
Flight 1- Mens Doubles Professional
Winner James, Bastian+Latheef, Aneef K
Runner up Ajayakumar, Sayooj+Paul, Sanil
Semifinalist Farooqi, Abdul Jabbar+Kalliparambil, Badar
Semifinalist Putra, Gede+Rezka, Nanang
Singles
Winner Ilayaraja
Runner up Kalliparambil, Badar
Semifinalist Farooqi, Abdul Jabbar
Semifinalist James, Bastian
The prizes were given away by the Executive committee members of IBAK.