Doha: Tulukoota Bags MCC’s 10th Annual Ladies Throw Ball Tournament Trophy

Mangalore Today News Network

Doha-Qatar, 01 November 2011: The two-day Ladies Throwball tournament organized by Mangalore Cricket Club (MCC) culminated with the clash of the titans, Tulu Koota and the MCC teams, at the finals of the tournament which was held on Friday  October 28, 2011 at the old Ideal School grounds.

 

In a nail-biting final which tested the strength and intelligence of both teams, Tulu Koota team led by Shobha Shetty triumphed and were declared the Winners of the tournament while MCC led by Judith D’Souza were the Runners-up.  TuluKoota were crowned Champions for the 5th time in the 10 year history of this tournament. The nail-biting finals would go down in the 10-year history of the tournament as one of the best and keenly-fought matches ever as it was by far the toughest match between two equally good teams that matched each other in every department. The final score 25-27, 27-25, 25-21 was the ample proof for the tough contest that decided the winner.

 

The annual tourney, one of the most popular events among the Mangalorean community in Qatar was inaugurated on Thursday October 27, 2011 evening after MCC  energic president Richard D’Souza had welcomed the gathering. In his welcome speech, Richard specially mentioned the presence of Karavali Team and Al Maha club team that made a come back to the tourney after a sabbatical and Karnataka Sangha Qatar team that made its maiden entry into the fray. MCC sports secretary Fredrick D’Souza then introduced the five teams, that is, Al Maha Club, Karavali, Karnataka Sangha Qatar (KSQ), Tulu Koota Qatar and the host MCC. The captains of the each team and the players then participated in the oath-taking ceremony before the inaugural match between Tulu Koota Qatar and KSQ.
The valedictory ceremony was presided over by Richard D’Souza, president of MCC and was attended by chief guest Prof. Dr. Mohammed Aejaz, principal of Ideal Indian school, guests of honour Milan Arun,  Head of Affiliation and Consular services of ICC Qatar, Alfred Sequeira, Managing Director of Gulf International Enterprises, Allen Currie, Finance Manager of Qatar Kentz . MCC president Richard D’Souza too was present on the dais. Shalini Montheiro compered the programme.

 

Chief Guest Prof. Dr. Mohammed Aejaz, addressed the gathering and appreciated the   organizers for organizing this tournament and given the opportunity to the ladies in Qatar  to show their sporting skills. All the guests on the dais then joined the 5 team captains and their managers in releasing the balloons and the doves.  The teams were then introduced to the Chief Guest and guests by the Sports Secretary Fredrick D’Souza who also proposed the vote of thanks.

 

During the  prize distribution ceremony Richard D’Souza honoured Tulu Koota, the only team that has participated continuously for 10 years in the annual event. Five Tulu Koota players namely Jyothi Ravi Shetty, Vani Prakash Rao, Milan Arun, Veena Vishwanath Rao and Vijaya Shetty were felicitated on this occassion for their participation in all the past 10 tournaments
Mr. Ivy Rosario, Captain of Karavali team was honoured for her sportsmanship being the most senior member who had participated in the past annual tournaments. Jerry D’Mello then felicitated the each participating team and presented them with a memento. Samuel Raj, who was the referee for the match too was honoured by MCC.

 

Indira Kunder of MCC was crowned the ’Best Smasher’ of the tournament while Vijaya Shetty of Tulu Koota bagged the prestigious ‘Best All-rounder’ award.  Karavali Team led by Ivy Rosario stood third in the tournament.

 

The runners-up MCC Qatar led by Judy were presented with the trophy by Rita Sequeira while Alfred Sequeira presented the winners’ trophy to the champion side Tulu Koota Qatar.

 

The main sponsor of this tourney were Gulf International Enterprises, while Qatar Kentz, Ramada Plaza and Al Amer Garage & Transport were the co-sponsors of the tournament. Mannai Holidays, Canara Jewellery, Almarai and Dandy were the support sponsors.

 
Mangalore Cricket Club takes this opportunity to thank all the sponsors, participating teams, match officials, commentators, supporters, well wishers, volunteers and all spectators  for   making this tournament a grand success.

 

Courtesy: Bellevision