Malysian duo Jagdish Singh and Vountus Indra Mawan beat Mohammed Fariqzuan and Mohammed Hafifi to clinch the Super Premier crown at the Mega Doubles Badminton Tournament organized by Noble Badminton Club here recently. The two-day event, approved by the Saudi Badminton Committee, witnessed 330 games at NBC indoor badminton facility behind Novotel Khalidia Dammam. More than 490 players from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh took part in the tournament. Dr. Siddeek Ahmed, director of Eram Group, inaugurated the event. Dr. Ahmed and Pramod Bhuinyan, Air India manager, released a tournament souvenir. The categories were Men's Doubles, Junior & Sub-junior Doubles and Singles for Saudi Boys aged 12 to 14 years. There were 10 different levels in each category based on the level of the players. Champions and runners-up in each level were awarded trophies. The main sponsor of this tournament was Al-Majdhouie Automotive. Shaikh Enayat, general manager of Al-Majdhouie Automotive, presented trophies to the winners. The winners are: Men's Doubles Super Premier: Jagdish Singh, Vountus Indra Mawan (winners), Mohammed Fariqzuan, Mohammed Hafifi (runners-up); Men's Doubles Premier: Deric Gonzalves, Shihab Mohammed (winners), Fahad Khalid, Akhil Shetty (runners-up); Men's Doubles Veteran's: Agung Rupadi, Presetiyo Edi (winners), George Puthenmadhom, M.A. Baig (runners-up); Men's Doubles Championship A: Rahim Kanichady, Ashraf Puthiyath (winners), Mohammed Aslam, Faisal Saqaf (runners-up); Men's Doubles Championship B: Agung Rupadi, Abdul Hameed (winners), Hary Raj Zakaria Issac (runners-up); Men's Doubles 1: Fabid Ali Shameer, Salahudeen (winners), Riyas E.K, Nabeel (runners-up); Men's Doubles 2: Nikky Babu, Sunil Kumar (winners), Mahroof, Jaleel (runners-up); Men's Doubles 3: Manoj Chacko, Shibu Sivadasan (winners), Steeve, Jayaprakash Murali (runners-up); Men's Doubles 4A: Ronel Isip, Rommel Triunfo (winners), Randy Garcia, Sudheer Khan (runners-up); Men's Doubles 4B: Alsener Rebleza, Christian Nidar (winners), Shahid Alool, Arun Raj (runners-up); Men's Doubles 5A: Donald Famoso, Reynald Jose (winners), Binu, Harris (runners-up); Men's Doubles 5B: Firose, Ayoob (winners), Shibu, Valiaveettil Jaffer (runners-up); Men's Doubles 6A: Lord Jeffrey, Jairon Libutan (winners), Jaisal, Usman (runners-up); Men's Doubles 6B: Sijo, Mohammed Shamnad (winners), Jojo, Ken Unique (runners-up); Men's Doubles 6C: Alvin Empensando, Rommel Regalado (winners), Aubin Thomas, Vijayakumar (runners-up); Boy's Doubles — Juniors: Kleric John, Julian Jaime (winners), Omar Al-Botobia, Ibrahim Al-Saeed (runners-up); Boy's Doubles — Sub Juniors: Ebrahim Emayoun, Anas Habib (winners), Mahmoud Abul Hasan, Abdullah Farouqi (runners-up); Men's Singles — Saudi Flight I: Omar Al-Botabia (winner), Ibrahim Al-Saeed (runner-up); Men's Singles — Saudi Flight II: Moaz Al-Fuhid (winner), Turki Abu Spihh (runner-up).
