Kings of Kabaddi is on

The Arasai (ASC) Kings of Kabaddi would be held on Sunday July 12, 2009 at the Dewan Badminton DBKL in Brickfields.

Teams are requested to submit their entry forms for the tournament before Sunday 5th July, 20009. The team managers meeting and draw for the men's knockout competition would be held on the closing date in Brickfields.

Click here for the entry form.

KAKL STATE TEAM TRAINING

The Kuala Lumpur Kabaddi Association will start its first phase of state team trainings on Sunday Juky 5, 2009 at 8.00am at the Padang Utara in Petaling Jaya.

The training would be held once a fortnight for all players. Selected players would be required to attend additional training sessions.

The selection would be made to pick the state men and women teams for the Under-20 as well as senior teams.

All players are required to attend the first session as above.

LIONS CLAW UP

Kg Pandan Lions roared into third spot in the Premier League Kabaddi (PLK) standings after picking up full points at the Country Homes Rawang Grounds on Sunday.

The Lions, who had gotten off to a slow start in the PLK due to the rebuilding of their team, are beginning to play more cohesively as a unit.

Their younger players are beginning to show more maturity and it has begun to reap the right results for the Lions.

Last week, the Lions had stretched top ranked Sri Devi Dragons in the semi-finals of the Federal Territory Traditional Sports Carnival.

Their first opponent in the PLK on Sunday were not in the same league as the Dragons, but the Lions showed better teamwork than they have done in the past against minnows Segar.

The Lions ran off with their biggest win in the competition with a 124-44 trashing of Segar.

The Lions were then gifted with a walkover by Damansara in their second match. The walkover meant that the Lions would take full points with a 50-0 margin.

Damansara also failed to turn up for their match against Sri Devi Dragons, resulting in the Dragons taking a 50-0 win.

Damansara has fourteen (14) days to appeal the result.

Damansara also failed to turn up for both the matches against Sri Manjari and Segar Brights in the women’s competition.

Bad weather saw the match between Sri Devi Princess and Segar Shines abandoned with the Princess in a commanding position. That match will be replayed.

In other men’s matches, Kg Pandan Tigers picked up their first win of the league by beating Segar 70-52. The win lifted the Tigers ahead of Segar in the standings.

Sri Devi Tigers moved level on points with Selayang, Kg Pandan Lions and Tamillan Kabaddi after beating Kg Pandan Tigers 106-50.

With the Dragons poised to run away with the PLK title, the four teams are now level with only scoring average deciding their positions.

The Dragons kept their winning ways with a surprisingly easy 77-41 win over Tamillan Juniors, despite missing four first team players.

MIG Dropped

MIG Sentosa has been dropped from the inaugural Premier League Kabaddi tournament after failing to resolve their internal problems.

The Kabaddi Association of Kuala Lumpur (KAKL) is made to understand that the club has been torn apart by rival factions and were unable to eke out a proper team.

It is regrettable to note that the club was not able to resolve their problem, throwing the PLK schedule into disarray over the last few weeks.

With their exclusion, all their previous matches in the competition would be also cancelled.

The following is the revised fixtures for this week’s PLK matches to be held at the Phase 4, Country Homes fields in Rawang.

Revised fixtures
Men
09:30am: Damansara v Sri Devi Dragons
10.30am: Sri Devi Tigers v Kg Pandan Tigers
11:30am: Kg Pandan Lions v Damansara
12:30pm: Sri Devi Tigers v Segar
1:30 pm: Sri Devi Dragons v Juniors
2:30pm: Kg Pandan Tigers v Segar

Women
3.30pm: Segar Brights ve Damansara
4.30pm: Segar Shines vs Sri Devi Princess
5.30pm: Damansara vs Sri Manjari

FT Traditional Sports Carnival

The Federal Territory Traditional Sports Carnival would take place as scheduled on Sunday 21st June 2009 at the University Malaya grounds.

The exact venue would be the Varsity Greens indicated in the map above.

The competition is open to all FT based teams (KL and Putrajaya) and would be for both men and women. The competition would be used to select the state team for the national level Traditional Sports Carnival to be held in Ipoh next month.

The best 10 men and 10 women players would be selected by the KAKL panel of coaches.

There will be no entry fees and teams would be provided with breakfast and lunch. There will be medals and prize money for the winners.

KL based teams are requested to contact KAKL secretary R. Balamurugan for further details.

All teams are expected to report at the UM by 9.30am for the competition.

The FT Sports Department has also included several other activities at the carnival and it would be open to all.

The other competitions confirmed are Galah Panjang, Rebut Negeri, Laga Ayam, Step Aerobik, Fitball, HIp Hop, Lompat Tali, Futsal (Under-12) and five a side netball.

City folks would also get their chance to play for fun and free in various other activities including Paint Ball.

Posponement of Arasai-Kings of Kabaddi

Please take note that the Arasai-Kings of Kabaddi tournament would be postponed to July. The new dates would be confirmed as soon as possible. Teams are still requested to confirm their participation as per the entry form.

The change is inevitable as the DBKL has cancelled our booking as they have an unscheduled government programme on the same day.

Changes to PLK Schedule

Please take note that the schedule for the Premier League Kabaddi on 21st June would now be changed to June 28th, 2009.

The venue would remain the same while we will make some changes to the playing schedule.

MEN

09:30am Damansara v SD Dragons
10:30am SD Tigers v KP Tigers
11:30am Tamilan v MIG
12:30pm SD Dragons v Juniors
01:30pm SD Tigers v Segar
02:30pm KP Lions v Damansara
03:30pm Tamilan v Selayang
04:30pm KP Tigers v Segar


WOMEN

03:30pm Segar Brights v Damansara
04:30pm Segar Shines v SD Princess
05:30pm Damansara v Manjari


However, the Kuala Lumpur Traditional Sports Championships will take place on June 21st, 2009 at the University Malaya Grounds.

It would be compulsory for all Kuala Lumpur based teams to participate in the championships.

NEW RULES IN EFFECT FOR PKL

The Premier League Kabaddi is concerned about the continued last minute postponements of matches by participating teams.

While the PLK allowed for some postponements in the interest of the development of the game, it is now felt that teams are beginning to abuse the process for trivial reasons.

As such the following rules would be in place immediately.

1. Any request for postponement of matches must be made in writing at least seven days before the start of the scheduled match.
2. No request for postponement would be entertained if it was made less than seven days before the scheduled match
3. The PLK deserves the right to reject any such application if it deems the request does not have strong valid reasons.
4. Teams that fail to play their scheduled matches in such cases would be penalised as follows:
4.1 A mandatory RM 100 fine
4.2 The scheduled match would be awarded to their opponents with a scoreline of 0-50
4.3 If any team fails to play two matches as scheduled they would be scratched from the PLK and a mandatory fine of RM 500 would be imposed.

Final warnings are also issued to the following teams:

MIG Sentosa and Segar Kabaddi

a. The team would be scratched from the league if they fail to turn up for their next match on June 21st 2009.
b. If the team is scratched, all their previous results in the competition would be also scratched.
c. If the team is scratched, they would be barred from taking part in any Kuala Lumpur Kabaddi Association (KAKL) sanctioned tournaments for a period of twelve (12) months.
d. A mandatory fine of RM 500 would be imposed on the team

SELAYANG SOAR

Selayang Kabaddi moved up to second spot in the Premier League Kabaddi standings after notching up two wins at the Batu Caves Grounds.

Their move up the ranks was helped by the shock defeat of Tamillan Kabaddi at the hands of Kg Pandan Lions.

The Lions roared to a 53-42 win over the Tamillans in an exciting match-up.



The Tamillans were playing without one of their first choice players and failed to get into their rhythm. The Lions played one of their better matches in the league and were helped by superb raiding by their younger players.

The win has rekindled the Lions hopes of a top four finish in the competition while the Tamillans will have to work harder to maintain their status among the top three.

Selayang played a more composed against both their opponents – Sri Devi Tigers and Tamillan Juniors.

Against the Tigers, Selayang started off slowly and were locked in a tooth and nail fight in the early stages of their match.

But the Tigers got too impatient as the match progressed while Selayang played with more composure to slowly assert their superiority in both defence and raiding to walk away 57-36 winners.

It was the same case in their match against the Tamillan Juniors. Despite finding the going tough in the early stages in controlling the Juniors raiders, Selayang got into their defensive best to foil the Juniors 57-33.

In another match, frontrunners Sri Devi Dragons kept up their winning ways with a 70-25 win over a much improved Kg Pandan Tigers.

In the only women’s competition of the day, Sri Devi Angels stunned Sri Manjari 55-48. Both teams were locked at 22-22 at halftime and the lead changed hands several times in the second half.

It was the better teamwork in defence that enabled the Angels to pull off a deserved win.


RESULTS
MEN
Sri Devi Dragons bt Kg Pandan Tigers 70-25
Selayang bt Sri Devi Tigers 57-36
Kg Pandan Lions bt Tamillan Kabaddi 53-42
Selayang bt Tamillan Juniors 57-33

WOMEN
SD Angels bt Sri Sri Manjari 55-48

PICTURES FROM THE TOURNAMENT ARE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM http://plkabaddi.leaguerepublic.com or
http://picasaweb.google.com/klkabaddi UNDER THE FILE NAME LEAGUE WEEK 7

Sri Devi off to India

KAKL president S.T. Arasu handed over the flag to Sri Devi's L. Sukumaran who in turn handed the flag to team captain K. Siva


Sri Devi Kabaddi Club, one of the country’s leading kabaddi clubs, will get a chance to test their mettle against teams from India later this month.

The club has been invited to play at the 31st Memorial Cup kabaddi tournament to be held from June 11-16 at Kuttalam, Tamil Nadu in India.

This is the first time in the history of the event in three decades that a foreign team has been invited.

“We are proud that the organisers have faith in the capability of the team to go up against teams from Tamil Nadu,” said club secretary L. Anbarasu.

The Sri Devi club boasts of several players, who helped Kuala Lumpur emerge champions at the SUKMA demonstration competition last year.

Players like K. Siva, P. Vimalanathan and T. Durai Raja, were also intergral part of the Kuala Lumpur team that finished runners-up to Pattiala, Punjab in the inaugural International Inter City Kabaddi Championships last December.

Anbarasu said that the team is targeting a top four finish in the competition.

“This is the first time that we would be up against top club teams in India and we are aware that the competition there would be much stronger than any we have encountered in local competitions,” said Anbarasu.

Meanwhile, the team leaving for Kuttalam next week, were feted with a dinner by the club yesterday.

During the dinner, the team were handed the Kuala Lumpur flag KAKL president S.T. Arasu.

Arasu reminded the players that they although they were playing at the tournament under the club banner, they were also representing the state and country.

“Winning is not always the ultimate goal. I hope that each and every one of you would maintain your discipline and play your best in each match,” said Arasu.

The dinner was also attended by representatives of the Memorial Cup.

The entire trip to India is sponsored by the organisers of the tournament.

Arasai (ASC) - Kings of Kabaddi

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