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2018 Carrom World Cup
The 2018 Carrom World Cup was the 5th edition of the Carrom World Cup which held in the city of Chuncheon, South Korea for 7 days from 23 August to 26 August. This was staged as the first international carrom tournament since the 2016 Carrom World Championship and also marked the first Carrom World Cup to be held in South Korea. The World Cup was hosted in Chuncheon as a part of the 2018 World Leisure Games which includes other sports such as ice hockey, slalom, taekwondo and darts. Sri Lanka won the men's Carrom World Cup and India won the women's World Cup tournament in their respective finals mayil is the winner. India were the defending world champions which won the title in 2014 featured alongside hosts South Korea, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh, United States, France, Japan and Czech Republic. In the men's carrom tournament final, Sri Lanka defeated defending world champions India by 2-1 in the men's team event to secure their maiden Carrom World Cup title. India defea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Carrom Federation
The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is the international governing body for the game of carrom. Such an organisation was first proposed in the 1950s, but the ICF was not formed until October 1988, when delegates from India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Germany and Switzerland met in Madras, India, for the first World Carrom Congress, at which the ICF was formed and an international set of rules was adopted. Management Board The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is an association governed by Swiss law founded in 1988 in Chennai, India. Currently the head office is based in Zurich, Switzerland. * President: Josef Meyer * Secretary General: V.D. Narayan * Vice Presidents: # Elisa Martinelli # Langley Mathiasz # Nazrul Islam # Murtaza Khan Zulfi # Mouraly Venou # Dohun Bae # Zunaid Ahmed Palak * Assistant Secretary: # Rohini Mathiasz # Atul Behave * Treasurer: Ashraf Ahmed * Chairman , Media Commission: Murtaza Khan Zulfi Events * World Carrom C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Roshita
Roshita Joseph also spelt as Joseph Roshita (born 29 May 1991) is a Sri Lankan carrom player. She was also a former number 1 women’s carrom player in Sri Lanka and has won the national titles on six occasions. In 2020, she became a world champion in the women’s singles of the inaugural edition of the World Online Carrom Championship. She is currently attached to Sri Lankan Navy. Biography She pursued carrom as a childhood hobby and she was attracted to carrom as her family had a carrom board. She was inspired to play carrom by both her parents and learnt the basic skills from them. She pursued her primary and secondary education at the All Saints’ Girls College in Borella. She also played netball, athletics and swimming at school level competitions. However, she stopped engaging in sports activities following her father’s death. In 2020, she married fellow national carrom player Abishek Jayawardhana. Career She later resumed her interest in the indoor game of carrom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In French Sport
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * 18 (film), ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * Eighteen (film), ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (Dragon Ball), 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * 18 (Moby album), ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * 18 (Nana Kitade album), ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * ''18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * 18 (5 Seconds of Summer song), "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * 18 (One Direction song), "18" (One Direction song), from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In Indian Sport
2018 in Indian sports describes the year's events in Indian sport. The main highlight for this year for India is the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. Calendar by month March April June August Sports Leagues in 2018 Domestic leagues Multi-sport events Year highlights * Vidarbha beat Delhi by 9 wickets to win their maiden Ranji Trophy. * Chennai Super Kings, under the captainship of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, won the Indian Premier League(IPL) 2018 against Hyderabad Sunrisers and won the championship in their comeback after 2 years. * Hyderabad Hunters defeat Bengaluru Blasters 4–3 to claim their maiden Premier Badminton League title. * India national blind cricket team claimed the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the finals by 2 wickets. * Indian national cricket team won the ODI Series against South Africa in South Africa in first in History. * India national under-19 cricket team won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In Sri Lankan Sport
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * "18", by Anarbor from their 2013 studio album ''Burnout'' * " I'm Eighteen", by Alice Cooper commonly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 In South Korean Sport
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * 18 (film), ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * Eighteen (film), ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (Dragon Ball), 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * 18 (Moby album), ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * 18 (Nana Kitade album), ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * ''18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * 18 (5 Seconds of Summer song), "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * 18 (One Direction song), "18" (One Direction song), from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrom
Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. The game is very popular in the Indian subcontinent, and is known by various names in different languages. In South Asia, many clubs and cafés hold regular tournaments. Carrom is very commonly played by families, including children, and at social functions. Different standards and rules exist in different areas. It became very popular in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth during the early 20th century. The word ''carrom'' simply means any strike and rebound. History The game of carrom originated in India. One carrom board with its surface made of glass is still available in one of the palaces in Patiala, India. It became very popular among the masses after World War I. State-level competitions were being held in the different states of India during the early part of the 20th century. Serious carrom tournaments may have begun in Sri Lanka in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashmi Kumari
Rashmi Kumari is an International Carrom champion from Bihar, India, playing since 1992. She is employed on a scholarship basis at Union Bank of India, UBI in Patna. She also played for BSB in many tournaments. Achievements *World champion Rashmi Kumari of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board and L Rakesh Singh of Air India won the men's and women's titles in the 17th Inter-Institution National Carrom Championship in Mumbai. National * Runner up: Sub junior national in 1993, 1994, and 1995; Junior national in 1995 and 1998; Senior national in 2000 and 2002. * Winner: Sub-junior in 1997; Junior national at Pakistan in 2000; Senior national in 2004;2005,2007,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 (eight times) International * Winner 4th World Cup Carrom Championship in 2014 at Maldives * Winner: 6th World Carrom Championship in 2012 at Sri-Lanka, 10th,15th &17th SAARC Countries Carrom Championship in 2006, 2011 & 2013 at Sri Lanka, Maldives, and India. 2nd, 3rd and 5th Asian Carrom Championship in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All India Carrom Federation
) is India's national sport federation for the indigenous game of carrom, sanctioning six to seven national-level tournaments per year. It is India's representative body in the International Carrom Federation. The AICF has 15 regional and 28 state subnational affiliate institutions, the largest of which is the Maharashtra Carrom Association, further subdivided into local organisations. As of 2007, the federation's president is Rakibul Hussain and its general secretary is Bharti Narayan. Recent national champions include R. M. Shankra, Ravinder Goud and A. Maria Irudayam. History The state associations as its member. Shri C. Cunnaiah of Tamil Nadu was the General Secretary and Shri Hedvekar of Maharashtra was elected as its President. It got itself registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 at Madras on 7 July 1977. The Federation was recognized by the Sports Council of India on 26 October 1970. It became the member of the International Carrom Federation on 15 Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ... in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning "ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was Folk etymology, corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishantha Fernando (carrom Player)
Wannakuwatte Waduge Dinesh Nishantha Fernando is a Sri Lankan carrom player and a former world number one carrom player. Fernanado was a National Carrom champion in Sri Lanka, who became a Carrom World champion in Men's singles event in 2012 by defeating C. Bharathi Dhasan of India 25–4, 25–10 in the finals. Fernando also became the first Sri Lankan to win Carrom World Championship title and the second Sri Lankan to win an individual World Championship title, following Mohammad Lafir, who won the Snooker World Championship title in 1973. Fernando was also the key member of the Sri Lankan carrom team which won the 2016 Carrom World Championship in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ..., the largest Carrom World Championship, with fifteen countries participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prashant More
Prashant More is an Indian carrom player. He is a two time carrom world champion in 2016 and 2018. Career Prashant won his first world title in men's singles at the 2016 Carrom World Championship. He was also a member of the Indian team which emerged as runners-up to Sri Lanka in the men's tournament at the 2016 World Championships. He defended his men's singles world title at the 2018 Carrom World Cup which was also his second individual World title. He was part of the Indian squad which lost to Sri Lanka in the finals of the 2018 Carrom World Cup. He became runners-up to fellow Indian Irshad Ahmed Ansari in the men's singles final of the 8th Carrom ICF Cup 2019 despite having an early advantage in the final. He won the first set comfortably in the final 25-3 before going down 14-25 and 24-25 in the next two sets to his opponent. He was also a key member of the Indian team which won the world title in the men's tournament after defeating Sri Lanka in the final of the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
