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8th Carrom ICF Cup 2019
The 8th edition of the ICF Carrom cup was held in Pune, India from 2 to 6 December 2019. This was the 3rd consecutive ICF cup India has hosted. India won the men's team event and women's team event title. Irshad Ahmed Ansari of India defeated 2018 World Cup winner Prashant More to claim his maiden international trophy in the men's singles event. In the women's singles event, S. Apoorva of India beat Ayesha Mohamed of India to complete a hat trick of international titles as she won the singles title in 2016 Carrom World Championship and 2018 Carrom World Cup. Participating teams A total of 16 nations participated in the 5 day fiesta. # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Men's team event A total of 16 teams participated in the men's team event. The top 8 teams were selected to compete in a knockout round based on players' performance in the singles event. India defeated Sri Lanka (3-0) to win the men's title while Bangladesh beat Maldives (2-1) to win the br ... [...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] |
Irshad Ahmed Ansari
Irshad Ahmed Ansari is an Indian carrom player. He is the defending carrom world champion as of December 2019. Career Ansari won his first world title in men's singles after defeating fellow Indian Prashant More in the men's singles final of the 8th Carrom ICF Cup 2019. He lost the first set without a fight in the final 3-25 before coming back strongly to defeat More 25-14 and 25-24 in the next two sets. 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 2019 Carrom Mini World Cup. In June 2020, he became an auto-rickshaw driver in order to cope up with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif .... Few carrom players such as Prashant More offered h ... [...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] |
2016 Carrom World Championship
The 2016 Carrom World Championship, was the 7th edition of an international Carrom tournament governed by the I nternational Carrom Federation, contested from 7 to 11 November 2016 in Birmingham, United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan .... Fifteen countries had competed in the tournament. Indian and Sri Lankan players would be defending their titles in the Men's, Women's and Doubles categories. This edition was considered to be the largest so far with over 15 countries participating in the elite event including the likes of USA, Germany, Canada, France and Italy. Participating teams Each team can have a maximum of four men and four women, who can compete in the individual singles and doubles, apart from team event and Swiss league competition. The entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Roshita Joseph
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] |
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] |
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] |
2019 In Indian Sport
2019 in Indian sports describes the year's events in Indian sport. Events International events * 16 November 2018 – 10 February 2019 – 2018–19 MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship event finished in Chennai. * 31 December 2018 – 5 January 2019 – 2019 Maharashtra Open held in Pune. Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan won the doubles event. * 4–10 February – 2019 Chennai Open Challenger, Chennai. * 27 February – 3 March 2019 Indian Open Snooker, Kochi. * 26–31 March – 2019 India Open Badminton, New Delhi. * 6–15 June 2019 – 2018–19 Men's FIH Hockey Series Finals in Bhubaneswar. India won gold medal. * 12–28 July – India participated in the 2019 World Aquatics Championships. * 6–11 August – 2019 Hyderabad Open Badminton, Hyderabad. Sourabh Verma wins in men's singles. * 27 September – 6 October – India participated in the 2019 World Athletics Championships. * 18–27 October – India participated in the 2019 Military World Games. * 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 In Bangladeshi Sport
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album '' 63/19'' by Kool A.D. * '' Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album ''Refugee A refugee, conventionally speaking, is a displaced person who has crossed national borders and who cannot or is unwilling to return home due to well-founded fear of persecution. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
