Felix clinches masters title

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BAHRAIN SPORT
Gulf Daily News Tuesday, 16th December 2014
Email: sport@gdn.com.bh
Felix clinches
masters title
FELIX Haug defeated Nousha Pajouyan to claim his first masters championship in the third JC’s Grand Pirx Masters Tennis Championship, sponsored
by Nandos.
The gymnast turned tennis player Felix took
full advantage of the absence of Croatian Maro
Ugarkovic to claim the title.
Top seed Arvind Pemmuraji defeated Charles
T’Kint to record his maiden victory while newcomer Rayaan Razi Amin also crowned a fine run
defeating a much improved Anushree Kotwal 6–2
in the final set.
All masters qualifiers received medals. The
JC’s Tennis Academy is based at Riffa Views
International School and is currently accepting
applicants wishing to join for the Winter/Spring
term starting on January 7, 2015. For details contact Lyndsay on Lyndsay@jcstennis.com
n Al Khayyat bounces
back to stun Al Enezi
Ashwin claims
under-8 crown
n From left, Jun Rayes, Richard Enderby, Bob Clark, Felix Haug, Joseph Henriques, Arvind Pemmuraji, Alex
Balitaan, Rayaan Razi Amin
n Zhang
plays
against
Sairama
n Ashwin receives his trophy from BTC Head of Sports Supervisor Nabil
Dawani as BTC manager Hamdi Jawad looks on
INDIA’S Ashwin Aryan
claimed the eight and
under unisex singles title
on Sunday in the 12th
Zain Bahrain Juniors Open Tennis
Championship at Bahrain Tennis
Club in Juffair.
Ashwin beat Tristan Manners of
Great Britain 4-2 in the final and not
as mistakenly mentioned in these columns yesterday.
In the 18 years and under girls sin-
n Areej hits
a return to
Kalpaka
gles, Areej Fareh set up a title showdown against Zhang Manni.
In the semi-finals yesterday, Areej
beat Kalpaka Pradip 6-3, 6-3 while
Zhang got the better of Sairama Balakrishna 6-3, 6-1.
n Ahmed Abdulaal ... victorious
Also winning were Ouassel Hered of France who beat
Suraj Shankar of India 6-1,
6-2 and Holland’s Jesse Timmermans who outplayed Bernadin Siso of the Philippines
6-0, 6-3.
In the men’s doubles division, Abdul Rahman Janahi
and Abdul Rahman Shehab
edged Khalid Al Musavi and
Yusuf Qued 6-3, 5-7 (10-5)
The tournament will run
until December 18. It is classified into eight categories,
namely men’s singles, men’s
doubles, veteran singles, veteran doubles, mix doubles,
under 18 boys, ladies singles
and super singles
The tournament is sponsored by Mashreq Bank, Y.K.
Almoayyed & Sons, Lulu International Exchange, Berger Paints, KBP, Coca-Cola,
BFC, GAC Shipping, Trans
n Fencing event discussed
BAHRAIN Fencing
Association President and
Organising Committee
Chairman of the Second
National Day Fencing
International Championship
Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim
Al Khalifa chaired a
meeting of the heads of the
championship’s committees.
The international event will
be held in Bahrain from
Thursday to Friday under
the patronage of Supreme
Council for Youth and Sports
Chairman and Bahrain
Olympic Committee President
Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al
Khalifa.
They discussed the latest
preparations for the event and
the opening ceremony.
Meanwhile, Shaikh Salman
followed up on Bahrain national
team’s preparations for the
championship, and expressed
confidence that the team can
achieve outstanding results in
the event.
n Martial arts team excel
THAI Martial Arts Bahrain
finished third in the Battle of Bars,
organised in Dubai by World
Calisthenics Organisation.
Calisthenics is a form of
exercise consisting of a variety
of rhythmic movements,
generally without using any
equipment or apparatus. They
are intended to increase body
strength and flexibility with
movements such as bending,
jumping, swinging, twisting or
kicking, using only one’s body
weight for resistance.
When performed vigorously
and with variety, Calisthenics
can benefit both muscular and
cardiovascular fitness, in addition
to improving psychomotor skills
such as balance, agility and
coordination.
Battle of Bars is a popular event
in the US and it was held in Dubai
last week, a first of its kind in the
Middle East.
Kuwait finished first and Egypt
second.
Thai Martial Arts Bahrain was
started in September 2013 and
provides Muay Thai classes.
Calisthenics classes were started
this year. For more information
call Omran A Rahman on
39999469.
n Fahad claims victory
Ahmed edges past tough Rahul
AHMED Abdulal
beat Rahul Jaideep
6-3, 7-5 in the boy’s
under 18 category
of the Indian Club Centenary Open Tennis Tournament
played yesterday at the Indian
Club.
In the super singles, Yousuf
Qued marched on after fellow
Bahraini Karim Abdul Nabi
retired hurt while trailing behind at 2-3 in the first set.
BAHRAIN’S billiards ace Hussain
Al Khayyat came back strong to
beat Kuwait’s Saudi Al Enezi 6-5
in the opening match of the 10th
GCC Billiard and 17th Snooker
Championships being held in
Doha.
Kuwaiti star Al Enezi was close to
winning the match when he lead
5-1, but Bahrain’s Al Khayyat
staged a brilliant comeback to
upset the Kuwaiti.
In the snooker team category,
Bahrain’s Hamed Dhaif and
teammate Younis Sager both won
their matches 4-1.
In the over-40 years categroy,
Bahrain’s Abdulmonem Al
Shuwaikh won his match 4-2.
Auto Rental.
Aside from Bahrain, players from France, Holland,
the Phillipines, and from the
GCC are playing in the super
singles on invitation.
Playing tomorrow:
6pm (Super Singles Last
League): Fahad (Saudi Arabia) v
Bernadin Siso (Philippines)
8pm (1st Super Singles Semi-final): Jesse Timmermans (Holland)
v Yousuf Qued (Bahrain)
FAHAD Jaber defeated Sai
Rama Krishna in U-12 category
of the National Day Tennis
Championship which is being
organised by the Bahrain Tennis
Federation (BTF).
The under-8 category
matches will start today. The
championship, which is being
held at the BTF premises in
Isa Town, will conclude on
Wednesday night.
Other results:
Under-10: Sai Rajan bt
Yara Abdulaziz, Muhannad
Farajallah bt Salom Benella,
Fares Al Yousif bt Lakshmi,
Jaber Abdula’al bt Zeyad
Tamer, Kamran Mohammed bt
Muhannad Abdulaziz, Erwin
Benzil bt Jashwa Hest, Reean
Ameen bt Ahmed Abdulmonem,
Mathias Hopeman bt Saba
Abdulwahab.