KG PANDAN CROWNED

Kg Pandan Kabaddi Club won the inaugural Datuk G Palanivel Cup kabaddi championships held at the Kg Pandan Grounds here today.

Teams from Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Negri Sembilan took part in the competition organised by the MIC Kg Pandan.

Kg Pandan played a patient and disciplined game to hand Sri Devi a 23-15 defeat in the final.

Both teams were locked in a close battle in the first half, with Kg Pandan taking a slim 10-9 lead at the end of the first half.

But Kg Pandan played a strong defensive game in the second to outplay their rivals.

Earlier in the semi-finals, Kg Pandan defeated Sandeeyar while Sri Devi edged out Pasum Ponn.

Selangor State MIC Youth Chairman Shanker Raj Ayengar gave away the prizes to the winners.

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ITS BACK

The 2011 KL International Inter City Kabaddi Championships will be back in February next year.

Initial preparatory work to host the tournament is now under way. The third edition of the tournament is expected to be the biggest to date.

Many foreign and local teams have shown great interest in being part of the ever growing championships.

At least half a dozen foreign teams have already confirmed their participation in the championships although we have yet to issue any circulars.

According to the early feedback, we may play host to at least 20 teams in the men's competition and at least six in the women's competition.

Several new teams from other Asian countries have also indicated their interest in participating in the championships.

The official invitations are expected to be send out within days.

The Kuala Lumpur kabaddi teams have already started training for the championships. For the record the KL men's team finished runners-up at the last two editions.

TRAINING RESUMES

The Federal Territory kabaddi squads resumed training at the Padang Utara on Sunday.

The teams are in preparation for various tournaments scheduled for the coming months.

The training sessions would be headed by KAKL chief coach R. Balamurugan with the assistance of the other state coaches.

Inter IPTA/IPTS Kabaddi Championships

The Kabaddi Association of Kuala Lumpur (KAKL) provided technical assistance during the National Inter IPTA/IPTS kabaddi championships held at the University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)in Bangi from 9-10 October, 2010.

Nine teams from various institutes of higher learning took part in the competition.

FT Closed Draw

A total of ten Federal Territory based teams will take part at the FT Closed Kabaddi Championships this Sunday (29th August) at the DBKL Sports Club Field in Brickfields.

Competition for both the men and women categories would be on a round robin basis with a reduced time of seven (7) minutes per half.

All team managers are requested to ensure that the teams are at the grounds by 8.30am as the first matches will commence at 9.00am.

We hope to conclude all matches by 3.00pm.

In addition to the normal competition, we are also planning a special officials game. All KAKL officials are requested to bring along proper attire for the match.



Click here for the full draw of the FT Closed Kabaddi Championships.

FT CLOSED

The Kabaddi Association of Kuala Lumpur would be hosting the Federal Territory Closed Kabaddi Championships at the DBKL Sports Club Field in Brickfields on Sunday August 29, 2010.

The tournament is also being held in conjunction with Merdeka.

Competition would be held for both the men and women categories.

As the tournament is only open to FT based teams, no entry fees would be charged.


Download the entry forms by clicking here.

Kg Pandan denied

Kg Pandan Kabaddi squad were denied the Klang Kabaddi Open title by Sivasangkari. The KL team were edged out 5-6 by their rivals.

Kg Pandan's title hopes were paid put after three of their key players were down with injuries before the final.

Heavy downpour also played a big role in the cautious approach of both teams in the final. The slippery ground affected the performance of players from both teams.

However, Kg Pandan proved they were a team to fear in the future, after their stunning defeat of favourites Sri Devi in the semi-finals.

Sivasangkari, who defeated the Indian expatriate team of Pasum Ponn 21-19 in the semi-final, had lost to Sri Devi in their group matches.

It was a bad day indeed for Sri Devi, who also lost to Pasum Ponn in the playoff for third place.

Scratch team wins title

A scratch Kg Pandan squad packed enough firepower to win the kabaddi championships held in conjunction with the Youth Day celebrations in Putrajaya on Sunday.

The Kuala Lumpur based club hardly raised a sweat as they crushed their opponents to win the tournament.

With other top KL based clubs giving the tournament a miss, it was left to the Kg Pandan team to keep the KL flag flying high.

Despite, missing several first choice players, Kg Pandan opened their campaign with a 41-21 win over Puchong Perdana.

The team followed it up with a 38-28 defeat of Sepang in the semi-finals.

In the finals, Kg Pandan were hardly troubled by the Pahang Sukma squad. They eased to a 50-20 win to claim the title.

Double for Sri Devi

Sri Devi clinched a double at the Kampong Pandan Open kabaddi championships on Sunday by winning both the men's and women's title.

In the men's competition, Sri Devi Tigers defeated Sri Devi Dragons 22-18 in the final.

The Dragons were the favourites to win the title after edging out Kg Pandan D Gen X 12-6 in the semi-finals. However, the Dragons chose to play at half pace and allow their junior team win their first ever title.

Earlier in the other semi-finals, the Tigers defeated Damansara 22-17 in a heated match.

Damansara could have clinched the final spot, but let their emotions get the better of them, allowing a more composed Tigers to snatch the game away in the dying minutes.

The women's competition was played in a single round robin format, with Sri Devi winning both their matches.

They were lucky to escape with a 30-28 win over Sri Manjari and later got the better of Segar.

Segar edged Sri Manjari 33-32 to take second place.

Pictures from the tournament are available here.

Hosts in Group of Death

Hosts Kg Pandan D Gen X have been drawn in the Group of Death for the Kg Pandan Open kabaddi championships on Sunday.

They are in Group A with favourites Sri Devi Dragons, Arasai Kaalai and the Indian expatriate team of Paravai Koattai.

With only the top two teams moving into the semi-finals, the battle in the group is expected to be tight.

The Kg Pandan team almost pulled off an upset over the Dragons at the Premier League Kabaddi (PLK) match last week and would be looking to improve on their performance.

Selayang and Sri Devi Tigers are expected to qualify for the semi-finals from the other group.

The Tigers upset Selayang at the PLK last week and it would be a grudge match between the teams in Group B.

Sri Manjari would be looking to show their defeat of Segar last week was no fluke in the women's competition.


MEN
GROUP A: Selayang, Sri Devi Tigers, Kg Pandan Tigers, Damansara
GROUP B: Sri Devi Dragons, Kg Pandan D Gen X, Arasai Kaalai, Paravai Koattai

WOMEN: Sri Devi, Segar, Sri Manjari

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Kampong Pandan Open

Newly crowned KAKL Premier League Kabaddi (PLK) champions Sri Devi Dragons are among the teams that have already confirmed their participation at the Kg Pandan Open kabaddi championships on Sunday 9th May, 2010.

Hosts Kg Pandan Lions (picture above) are expected to be among the teams that could give the Dragons a run for their money at the championships. The Lions were unlucky not to have beaten Dragons at the PLK last Sunday.

Selayang and the top Indian expatriate team of Pasum Ponn are also expected to be strong contenders.

Ten teams have already confirmed their participation in the men's competition and three team have been entered for the women's competition.

Entries close on Friday when the Draw Ceremony for the tournament is held in Kg Pandan.

Those interested in taking part in the tournament can call R. Balamurugan at 012 2179577 for more information.

SUKMA Test Matches

The 2008 SUKMA gold medal team from Wilayah Persekutuan

The Federal Territory SUKMA kabaddi team would fine tune their preparations for this years competition with a triangular Test Tournament at the Kampong Pandan grounds on Tuesday night.

The team would play against top club teams from Kg Pandan Lions and Sri Devi Dragons.

DRAGONS RULE THE ROOST

Sri Devi Dragons as expected clinched the inaugural KAKL Premier League Kabaddi men's title at the Kampong Pandan Grounds.

They struggled to defeat home team Kampong Pandan Lions in their final League match to ensure their unbeaten run in the competition.

A rejuvenated Lions held the upper hand in the match but were let down by a lapse of concentration in the closing stages of their game to lose 35-41.

They led for much of the game and led 21-16 at the end of the firs half. They stretched their lead to as much as seven at one stage. But with just five minutes to go, the Lions gave away crucial points on defense to see the Dragons draw level at 30-30.

In a nail-biting finish, it was the Lions who faltered. The Dragons pushed ahead and won the game confortably.

A tepid Selayang suprisingly slumped to a 44-48 lost to Sri Devi Tigers but held on to their second place finish in the league.

The Lions and Tigers finished level on 14 points but third place went the Lions way on a better score difference.

In the only women's match played Sri Manjari stunned Segar Brights 67-59 but the win did not change the positions the team would finish. Sri Devi Princess had already clinched the overall crown ahead of Segar with Manjari finishing third.

The prize presentation for the League would be held after the conclusion on the KAKL Knockout Cup which is in the semi-final stage.

Pictures from the final day competition is available here.

Tamilar Thirunaal Kabaddi in JB

Officials from the KAKL were invited to assist in the kabaddi tournament in conjunction with the Tamilar Thirunaal at the Taman Universiti 2 in Johor Bahru on 1st May, 2010.

The tournament attracted three teams from Johor Bahru including the Johor Sukma kabaddi team. The tournament final was between the Johor Sukma team playing under the name of Harimau Selatan and the Indian expatriate team of Hamid Corner with the state team emerging as winners.

Officials from KAKL also had the opportunity to meet up with the Johor Kabaddi Association officials after the tournament to exchange ideas.

PLK Matches

The Premier League Kabaddi matches will go on as scheduled this Sunday 2nd May 2010 at the Kg Pandan Grounds grounds from 9.30am.

The women's matches on schedule are:
Sri Devi Angels vs Sri Devi Princess
Segar vs Sri Manjari

The remaining men's matches are:

Segar vs Kg Pandan Tigers
Sri Devi Dragons vs Damansara
Sri Devi Tigers vs Damansara
Segar vs Sri Devi Dragons
Segar vs Kg Pandan Lions
Damasara vs Kg Pandan Tigers
Kg Pandan Lions vs Sri Devi Dragons
Selayang vs Sri Devi Tigers

All teams are requested to report for the matches by 9.00am.

SUKMA Draw

Defending champions Federal Territory are in the tougher of the two groups for the men's kabaddi competition but are still expected to qualify for the semi-finals at the SUKMA in Melaka in June.

FT men won the kabaddi competition at the Terengganu Sukma two years ago, when the sport was included as a demonstration sport.

The team has been drawn in Group A together with Pahang, Terengganu, Negri Sembilan, Selangor and Sarawak.

With the exception of Negri Sembilan and Selangor, the other teams in the group are not expected to pose any threat to FT.

FT have targeted the gold in the men's competition and should qualify for the knockout stages.

Perak are expected to top Group B, which includes Perlis, Penang, Johor, Kedah and Melaka. Kedah or Penang are likely to join Perak in the last four from the group.

Like the men, FT has also been drawn in the tougher group in the women's competition.
The team has for company Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Pahang in Group B. FT's biggest threat in the group would be Selangor and Kedah.

Group A comprises of Sarawak, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Perlis, Johor and Melaka.

FT have also targeted the gold in the women's competition.

The FT teams for SUKMA are curently in training under chief coach R. Balamurugan.

MEN
GROUP A: Pahang, Terengganu, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Sarawak, Federal Territory
GROUP B: Perlis, Penang, Johor, Perak, Kedah, Melaka

WOMEN
GROUP A: Sarawak, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Perlis, Johor, Melaka
GROUP B: Federal Territory, Selangor, Penang, Kedah, Pahang

Tournament announcements

The Premier League Kabaddi will resume on May 2, 2010 after a lengthy break. Damansara Kabaddi Club would be the host this time at their home ground.

Matches are scheduled to start at 9.30a and the full schedule would be published within the next ten days.

Meanwhile, the Kampong Pandan Kabaddi Club is hosting an open tournament on May 23, 2010 in Kampong Pandan.

Competition would be held for both the men and women. Details of the competition would be announce soon.

Those interested in taking part can contact R. Balamurugan at 012 2179577.

Fright for Chennai

Newly crowned KL International Inter City Kabaddi Champions Chennai were lucky to walk away 29-27 winners over Sri Devi Dragons in the final of the KL-Kuttralam Friendly Kabaddi Championships at the Sri Devi Grounds early today morning.

Chennai sorely missed the services of their star player Karnan and were given a fright by the Dragons in a highly entertaining final.

The absence of Karnan, who had already left for India, and the relaxation of weight category for the competition, saw Chennai being forced to backpedal in their final match.

Chennai led 15-13 after the first half but always found the going tough against the strong defensive performance by the Dragons.

Dragons even took the lead in the second half but crucial mistakes saw Chennai pulling ahead by as many as five points at one stage.

A crucial mistake in the closing stages when the Dragons squandered a golden chance to pick a lona off the Chennai side paid put to their chances.

Earlier in the group matches, Chennai topped their group with comfortable wins over Sri Devi Tigers and Selayang.

The Dragons also topped their group with solid victories over Seremban and Kg Pandan.

In the battle for third place, Selayang defeated Seremban 26-19.

The tournament turned out to be valuable playing experience for players, especially the SUKMA players from both Kuala Lumpur and Negri Sembilan.

The championships finished around 2.30am but for the strong supporters who had stayed back to witness the matches, it was a kabaddi feast worth waiting till the wee hours of the morning.

The executive committee of the Kabaddi Association of Kuala Lumpur would like to thank the Chennai team for their participation in the tournament.


RESULTS
GROUP A: Chennai bt Sri Devi Tigers 34-10; Selayang bt Sri Devi Tigers 37-16; Chennai bt Selayang 32-8
GROUP B: Sri Devi Dragons bt Seremban 32-11; Seremban bt Kg Pandan 29-21; Sri Devi Dragons bt Kg Pandan 31-14
Third Placings: Selayang bt Seremban 26-19
Final: Chennai bt Sri Devi Dragons 29-27

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KL-KUTTRALAM FRIENDSHIP TOURNAMENT

Newly crowned KL International Inter City Kabaddi champions Chennai would be among six teams confirmed for the KL-Kuttralam Friendship Kabaddi Tournament this Friday.

The Chennai team have extended their stay in Kuala Lumpur and would be the star attraction at the tournament to be held on the 12th of April from 7.00pm at the Sri Devi Kabaddi Club Grounds, 14th Mile Puchong.

Entry into the championships is by invitation only. The Kuala Lumpur based clubs confirmed for the championships are Sri Devi, Kg Pandan and Selayang.

All of the state's SUKMA players are expected to participate in the tournament that would help them gain valuable competitive exposure.

Negri Sembilan's Seremban would be the only non-KL team in the tournament.



Chennai is expected to field all their best players at the tournament. Kabaddi fans would get another chance to watch the skills of players like Karnan and Sundara Moorthy (pix above) up close.

With the weight ruling relaxed for the tournament, a number of KL players who missed out on the chance to play at the KL International Inter City Kabaddi Championships would be able to play.

Chennai - Masters of the Cities

Hosts Kuala Lumpur were forced to play the bridesmaid role for the second consecutive time at the KL International Inter City Kabaddi Championships.

Kuala Lumpur, who were beaten in the final by Patialla at the last championships, succumbed 14-21 to a superior Chennai side in the final at the Stadium Titiwangsa.

Kuala Lumpur had qualified for the final after a hard earned victory over Patialla while Chennai romped past Oslo for their place in the final.

The final between Chennai and Kuala Lumpur turned out to be a classic final although for the first half it went all Chennai’s way.

The technically superior Chennai side controlled the pace of the game and led 14-2 against the young Kuala Lumpur side.

Chennai chose to play a more passive role in the second half and the strategy almost saw a resurgent Kuala Lumpur making an unlikely comeback.

Kuala Lumpur came within four points of the Chennai side only to see their comeback snuffed out by the Indian side.

Chennai made a clean sweep of the individual awards with Karnan taking home the Best Defender and Best Player Awards. Another Chennai player, Sundara Moorthy won the
Best Raider Award deservingly for his quick raiding skills.

Patialla won third place by default over Oslo.

In the women’s competition, Jagatpura strolled to a 56-26 win over Oslo in the final.

Jagatpura’s Anurani and Jasbeer Kaur won the Best Defender and Best Player Awards while Oslo’s Anurani was adjudged as the Best Raider.

Kuala Lumpur won third spot while Putrajaya were fourth.

Deputy Foreign Minister YB Senator A.Kohillan Pillay gave away the prizes to the winners.

Click here to view pictures from the final day of competition.