The search is on to crown the new Kings. Top kabaddi clubs in the country are expected to lay their claim to the title when the Kabaddi Association of Kuala Lumpur (KAKL) launches its new annual tournament, the Arasai (ASC) Kings of Kabaddi 2009.
The knockout competition, made possible with the sponsorship from Arasai (ASC), would be held at the DBKL Badminton Hall in Brickfields on June 28th, 2009.
The Kings of Kabaddi is in line with the KAKL’s desire to promote and develop the game through grassroot competitions.
KAKL has already entrenched itself as the leading kabaddi tournament organisers in the country. This year alone the KAKL has already hosted the City Day Kabaddi Championships, the Grasscourt Kabaddi Challenge, Sri Devi Night Kabaddi, Rakan Muda Kabaddi Challenge and the ongoing KAKL Knockout Cup.
These are in addition to the Premier League Kabaddi championships which started on March 1 and is expected to conclude on October 18.
KAKL president S.T. Arasu said that the Kings of Kabaddi is set to be a major tournament in the country.
“We expect no less than 24 of the top clubs in the country to participate in the tournament. 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 Arasu.
Apart from local clubs, the tournament is also expected to attract a number of expatriate teams in the country.
“There are at least a dozen teams comprising of Indian expatriates in the country and we are confident that a number of them would also throw in their challenge,” said Arasu.
Among the expatriate teams expected to participate in the tournament are Pasum Ponn, Star Banting and Singa Tamillans.
The local challenge is expected to come from top club teams like the Sri Devi, Tamillan Kabaddi, Seremban, Bukit Pelandok, Kg Pandan, Selayang, Damansara and MIG Sentosa.
“We have also send invitations to some of the newer clubs from other states. Till date we have confirmation from almost 20 teams,” said Arasu.
The winners of the tournament would walk away with RM 1,500 in prize money while the runners-up will take RM 1,000. The third and fourth placed teams would win RM 700 and RM 400 respectively.
“We would like to thank Arasai (ASC) for their magnanimous gesture in undertaking the complete cost of hosting the tournament,” said Arasu.
For entry forms and further information on the Arasai (ASC) Kings of Kabaddi, please contact R. Balamurugan at 012 217 9577 or Mogan Kumar Raju at 016 215 3312. The entry form is also available for download in pdf format here
http://plkabaddi.leaguerepublic.com/datacms/site1930728/system/825527.pdf
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