BLESSED WESAK DAY!

The executive committee of the Kabaddi Association of Kuala Lumpur would like to extend our wishes to all our Buddhist friends on a Blessed Wesak Day.

SUKMA test match

The Federal Territory kabaddi squads will play test matches this Friday at the Sri Devi Grounds as part of their final preparations for the Sukan Malaysia.

The men's team will play against the Sri Devi Club selection while the women's team will play against a KL selection squad.

Matches are scheduled to start at approximately 4.30pm.

Scratch team wins title

A scratch Kg Pandan squad packed enough firepower to win the kabaddi championships held in conjunction with the Youth Day celebrations in Putrajaya on Sunday.

The Kuala Lumpur based club hardly raised a sweat as they crushed their opponents to win the tournament.

With other top KL based clubs giving the tournament a miss, it was left to the Kg Pandan team to keep the KL flag flying high.

Despite, missing several first choice players, Kg Pandan opened their campaign with a 41-21 win over Puchong Perdana.

The team followed it up with a 38-28 defeat of Sepang in the semi-finals.

In the finals, Kg Pandan were hardly troubled by the Pahang Sukma squad. They eased to a 50-20 win to claim the title.

Double for Sri Devi

Sri Devi clinched a double at the Kampong Pandan Open kabaddi championships on Sunday by winning both the men's and women's title.

In the men's competition, Sri Devi Tigers defeated Sri Devi Dragons 22-18 in the final.

The Dragons were the favourites to win the title after edging out Kg Pandan D Gen X 12-6 in the semi-finals. However, the Dragons chose to play at half pace and allow their junior team win their first ever title.

Earlier in the other semi-finals, the Tigers defeated Damansara 22-17 in a heated match.

Damansara could have clinched the final spot, but let their emotions get the better of them, allowing a more composed Tigers to snatch the game away in the dying minutes.

The women's competition was played in a single round robin format, with Sri Devi winning both their matches.

They were lucky to escape with a 30-28 win over Sri Manjari and later got the better of Segar.

Segar edged Sri Manjari 33-32 to take second place.

Pictures from the tournament are available here.

Hosts in Group of Death

Hosts Kg Pandan D Gen X have been drawn in the Group of Death for the Kg Pandan Open kabaddi championships on Sunday.

They are in Group A with favourites Sri Devi Dragons, Arasai Kaalai and the Indian expatriate team of Paravai Koattai.

With only the top two teams moving into the semi-finals, the battle in the group is expected to be tight.

The Kg Pandan team almost pulled off an upset over the Dragons at the Premier League Kabaddi (PLK) match last week and would be looking to improve on their performance.

Selayang and Sri Devi Tigers are expected to qualify for the semi-finals from the other group.

The Tigers upset Selayang at the PLK last week and it would be a grudge match between the teams in Group B.

Sri Manjari would be looking to show their defeat of Segar last week was no fluke in the women's competition.


MEN
GROUP A: Selayang, Sri Devi Tigers, Kg Pandan Tigers, Damansara
GROUP B: Sri Devi Dragons, Kg Pandan D Gen X, Arasai Kaalai, Paravai Koattai

WOMEN: Sri Devi, Segar, Sri Manjari

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Kampong Pandan Open

Newly crowned KAKL Premier League Kabaddi (PLK) champions Sri Devi Dragons are among the teams that have already confirmed their participation at the Kg Pandan Open kabaddi championships on Sunday 9th May, 2010.

Hosts Kg Pandan Lions (picture above) are expected to be among the teams that could give the Dragons a run for their money at the championships. The Lions were unlucky not to have beaten Dragons at the PLK last Sunday.

Selayang and the top Indian expatriate team of Pasum Ponn are also expected to be strong contenders.

Ten teams have already confirmed their participation in the men's competition and three team have been entered for the women's competition.

Entries close on Friday when the Draw Ceremony for the tournament is held in Kg Pandan.

Those interested in taking part in the tournament can call R. Balamurugan at 012 2179577 for more information.

SUKMA Test Matches

The 2008 SUKMA gold medal team from Wilayah Persekutuan

The Federal Territory SUKMA kabaddi team would fine tune their preparations for this years competition with a triangular Test Tournament at the Kampong Pandan grounds on Tuesday night.

The team would play against top club teams from Kg Pandan Lions and Sri Devi Dragons.

DRAGONS RULE THE ROOST

Sri Devi Dragons as expected clinched the inaugural KAKL Premier League Kabaddi men's title at the Kampong Pandan Grounds.

They struggled to defeat home team Kampong Pandan Lions in their final League match to ensure their unbeaten run in the competition.

A rejuvenated Lions held the upper hand in the match but were let down by a lapse of concentration in the closing stages of their game to lose 35-41.

They led for much of the game and led 21-16 at the end of the firs half. They stretched their lead to as much as seven at one stage. But with just five minutes to go, the Lions gave away crucial points on defense to see the Dragons draw level at 30-30.

In a nail-biting finish, it was the Lions who faltered. The Dragons pushed ahead and won the game confortably.

A tepid Selayang suprisingly slumped to a 44-48 lost to Sri Devi Tigers but held on to their second place finish in the league.

The Lions and Tigers finished level on 14 points but third place went the Lions way on a better score difference.

In the only women's match played Sri Manjari stunned Segar Brights 67-59 but the win did not change the positions the team would finish. Sri Devi Princess had already clinched the overall crown ahead of Segar with Manjari finishing third.

The prize presentation for the League would be held after the conclusion on the KAKL Knockout Cup which is in the semi-final stage.

Pictures from the final day competition is available here.

Tamilar Thirunaal Kabaddi in JB

Officials from the KAKL were invited to assist in the kabaddi tournament in conjunction with the Tamilar Thirunaal at the Taman Universiti 2 in Johor Bahru on 1st May, 2010.

The tournament attracted three teams from Johor Bahru including the Johor Sukma kabaddi team. The tournament final was between the Johor Sukma team playing under the name of Harimau Selatan and the Indian expatriate team of Hamid Corner with the state team emerging as winners.

Officials from KAKL also had the opportunity to meet up with the Johor Kabaddi Association officials after the tournament to exchange ideas.