The Kabaddi Association of Kuala Lumpur (KAKL) will kick off the new year with two new tournaments – the KAKL Premier League Kabaddi Championship and the City Day Kabaddi Championship.
Both tournaments are designed to maintain Kuala Lumpur’s status as the number one ranked team in the country.
KL are the reigning President’s Cup and Sukma champions.
Last month the KAKL successfully hosted the inaugural International Inter City Kabaddi Championship with the hosts finishing a creditable second behind India’s Punjab side and ahead of favourites Colombo.
KAKL honorary secretary R. Balamurugan said that the two new tournaments would greatly benefit the state players.
“One way to promote as well as develop the sport is by having more competitions and we want to lead the way in organising more competitions,” said Balamurugan.
The other local tournaments in the pipeline for the KAKL this year includes the KL Open, KL Closed and the Putrajaya Open.
The City Day Kabaddi Championships would be held on February 1st at the Taman Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur. The championships held in conjunction with the City Day would be held under the auspices of the KL City Hall.
The competition, conducted on mat, would be open to all interested teams.
“Not many of our local players have experience playing on mat and this tournament would give them the necessary exposure,” said Balamurugan.
Entries would be limited to a maximum of 16 teams in the men’s competition. The top three winners would receive medals as well as cash prizes.
As for the KAKL Premier League, it is an ambitious programme that is expected to see the participating teams playing matches every fortnight.
“We anticipate that the League would last for a good six months and will take the teams on a tour of the various locations in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya,” said Balamurugan.
The total prize money being offered for the KAKL Premier League Kabaddi will be well over RM12,000 making it the richest kabaddi tournament in the country.
“We hope to see a minimum of eight teams in the League for the first year and build on it in the coming years,” said Balamurugan.
Several KL based teams including the Sri Devi Kabaddi Club, Kg Pandan Kabaddi Club, Sri Murugan Kabaddi Club and Budiman Rovers have already expressed interest in the league.
For entry forms and further information on the KAKL Premier League Kabaddi and the KAKL City Day Kabaddi Championships, please contact R. Balamurugan at 012 217 9577 or Mogan Kumar Raju at 016 215 3312 or log on to http://kabaddicity.blogspot.com
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