Carrom 15thEuro C up 2011 in France Concluded with great enthusiasm
The 15th Carrom Euro Cup was concluded on Sunday, 26th June 2011 at Villepinte near Paris, France.
Karnal Abdin of UK, defended successfully his title of Euro Cup winner. Karnal defeated Fabian Peirera of France in final in a hard contest with 25:15 in 14 boards to lift the singles trophy.
The third place went to Pierre Dubios of France.
The Doubles Trophy also went to UK's Karnal Abdin and Sunahar Ali. Another U.K. pair Nazrul Islam and Muhiuddin Ahmed came on second place, while the third place went to Pierre Dubois and Collard Steve of France.
The Teams Championship was also won by the UK while Germany came on second and France on thrd place followed by Switzerland, Italy, Poalnd and Czech Republic.
The 15th Carrom Euro Cup was opened on 24th June by ECC President Arif Naqvi, when he praised the rising standard of Carrom in Europe and asked the players to
take the 15th Euro Cup as a rehersal for the Carrom World Championship in 2012.
A total number of about 100 players took part in this years Euro Cup of which 96 players entered in the Singles Event held in 11 rounds plus final.
The Prize Distribution Ceremony was attended on 26th June by the mayor of Villepinte Madam
Welly Rolfand, who appreciated the game of Carrom and assured full support of the municipality for future international Carrom events. Closing the 15th Euro Cup Arif Naqvi President of the European Carrom Confederation, who is also the President of the ICF, praised the friendly atmosphere of the tournament and rise of the satandard in Europe. He announced that the 16th Carrom Euro Cup will be held in 2012 in Darmstadt, Germany, while the young Carrom Federation of Poland is preparing to host the 17th Euro Cup in 2013.
An international Umpires examination of ICF in writing, oral and practical, was also conducted during the 15th Euro Cup, in which Horst Simunskyof Czech Republic, who supervised the finayl match of Doubles as his practical test, passed with very good marks. Claudio Motta of Italy was umpire for the singles final.
Prize Distribution
(We thank French Carrom Federation
for the following photos.)
- Location
- Villepinte
- Date
- 06-25-2011
- Prize-giving method
- Classic millesimal prizes
- Turns
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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