Newcomers Budiman Rovers came within a whisker of unseating favourites Sri Devi Dragons at the second leg of the Kuala Lumpur Closed Kabaddi Championships on November 22nd.
Budiman Rovers, powered by two Indian imports, missed out on the title on a countback after they held Sri Devi Dragons to a 5-5 draw in their league match.
Both teams finished the round robin league competition with three wins and a draw but the Sri Devi Dragons clinched the title on superior points scored.
The match between the two sides turned out to be a thriller with Budiman Rovers leading 5-3 with just a minute to go.
But the Sri Devi Dragons, comprising of several players who helped the Federal Territory win the Sukma gold earlier this year, scored two successive points to earn the draw.
Kg Pandan Lions finished third in the tournament that also served as selection ground for the International Inter City Kabaddi Championships (IIKC) to be held in Kuala Lumpur from Dec 26-28.
A total of 24 players were shortlisted for the final phase of training to pick the KL side for the IIKC.
The players would start centralised training under the guidance of coach S. Balakrishnan.
The IIKC will see the KL squad going up against teams representing several foreign cities.
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