KL Sweep

Third placed Kg Pandan Lions

Second placed Tamillan Kabaddi

Champions Sri Devi Dragons

Winners celebrate


Kuala Lumpur based clubs made a clean sweep of the top three positions at the inaugural City Day Kabaddi Championships at the Astaka, Taman Tasik Titiwangsa.

Favourites Sri Devi Dragons clinched the title, defeating Tamilan Kabaddi 24-12 in the final, despite not playing their best.

Sri Devi Dragons, Sri Devi Dragons, comprising of several Kuala Lumpur state players, struggled throughout the tournament and were almost knocked out in the preliminary rounds by the Pasum Ponn team, comprising of Indian expatriates.

Sri Devi Dragons led 6-7 in the first half against Tamilan Kabaddi and only managed to assert their superiority towards the closing stages of the final.

Earlier in the semi-finals, Sri Devi Dragons defeated Kampong Pandan Lions 39-16 while Tamilan Kabaddi defeated Pasum Ponn 19-13.

Kampong Pandan Lions clinced third place, defeating Pasum Ponn 17-16.

The championships, held as part of the Federal Territory Day celebrations, attracted nine teams from as far as Johor.

RESULTS
GROUP A: Pasum Ponn bt Bheeman Johor 53-23; Sri Devi Dragons bt Bheeman Johor 56-11; Sri Devi Dragons bt Pasum Ponn 24-19

GROUP B: MIG Sentosa bt Sri Murugan 23-7; Kg Pandan Lions bt MIG Sentosa 23-8; Kg Pandan Lions bt Sri Murugan 32-13

GROUP C: Sri Devi Tigers bt Star Banting 33-23; Tamilan Kabaddi bt Star Banting 23-10; Tamilan Kabaddi bt Sri Devi Tigers 27-25

SEMI_FINALS: Tamilan Kabaddi bt Pasum Ponn 19-13; Sri Devi Dragons bt Kg Pandan Lions 39-16

THIRD PLACINGS: Kg Pandan Lions bt Pasum Ponn 17-6

FINAL: Sri Devi Dragons bt Tamilan Kabaddi 24-12