PRINCESS ARE NOW QUEENS

Sri Devi Princess have clinched the inaugural Premier League Kabaddi women’s title with one match in hand.

The Princess came back from behind to beat nearest rivals Segar Brights 53-50 to take an unassailable lead atop the points standings.

The Princess can afford to lose their final group match against teammates Sri Devi Angels and still walk away with the crown.

With the League title safely in hand, the Princess would be attempting to make it a grand double by winning the Kuala Lumpur Knockout Cup title as well.


Brights were unlucky to have lost the game, having at the upper hand for most of the match against the Princess.

Both teams were tied 50-50 with just over a minute remaining. However, the last Brights raider was caughtout by the alert Princess defence. The catch gave them three points and the win.

Despite, the lost, Brights would still finish second in the overall standings.

In another women’s match, Sri Manjari thrashed an out of sorts Sri Devi Princess 62-25.

In the men’s competition, Sri Devi Dragons looks poised to make it a grand double for the club after beating table toppers Selayang 53-25. It was the second defeat for Selayang to the Dragons in the league.

Selayang still stop the table on countback ahead of the Dragons, but have played two more matches.

Dragons, despite their superiority against Selayang, were made to work extra hard in their second match against Sri Devi Tigers.

The Tigers, took the game against their more experienced rivals, leading in the first half but succumbing to a close 29-33 defeat to the Dragons.

Close on the top two teams heels is Kg Pandan Lions, who still have an outside chance of taking second place.

The Lions easily beat rivals Kg Pandan Tigers 98-36 in their match.


(Issued by the Kabaddi Association of Kuala Lumpur. For further information contact R. Balamurugan at 012 217 9577 or Mogan Kumar Raju at 016 215 3312)

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