The 2016 Carrom World Championship, was the 7th edition of an international

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tournament governed by the I nternational Carrom Federation, contested from 7 to 11 November 2016 in

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. 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 fee for each player will be $250. The host will take care of boarding, lodging and transport expenses of all the teams. Total 15 countries participated in this event.

Men's

Women's

Medals

Nations

# (7) (Host) # (8) # (4) # (4) # (7) # (8) # (4) # (6) # (4) # (8) # (8) # (8) # (4) # (8) # (4)

Results

Men's Singles

First Place: Prashant More Second Place: Riyaz Akbarali Third Place: Yogesh Pardesi Fourth Place: R.M. Shankara - India Fifth PLACE : D.N. Fernando - Sri Lanka Sixth Place : Louis Fernandes - Canada Seventh Place : Chamil Cooray - Sri Lanka Eighth Place : Sandeep Deoroukar - India

Men's Doubles

First Place: Sandeep Deorukhkar / Riyaz Akbar Second Place: R. M. Shankara / S.P. Aravinthan

Men's Team

First Place: Second Place: Third Place:

Women's Singles

First Place: S. Appoorwa Second Place: Parimala Devi Third Place: Rashmi Kumari

Women's Doubles

First Place: Kajol Kumari and S. Appoorwa Second Place Parimala Devi and Tuba Sheher