JUBAIL — The Jubail Open 2016 International Invitation Tournament, organized by Saudi Badminton Committee & Expatriate Badminton Association (EBASA) in collaboration with Royal Commission for Jubail, ended successfully at Al-Huwailat Indoor Club here recently. International players from 4 countries — Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Pakistan took part in this two-day event. The guest players were Fikry Ihsandi Hadmadi, Andrei Adistia and Bona Septano (Indonesia); Kah Ming Chooi, Tech Zhi Soo and Ow Yao Han (Malaysia); Shreyanshkumar Jaiswal, Shlok Ramachandran and Sanyam Shukla (India); Rizwan Azam, Murad Ali and Kashif Ali (Pakistan). The international referee and umpires were Ashley George, Anil O.M. and Jojan John from Bahrain. In the singles final, Fikry Ihsandi Hamadi of Indonesia beat Shreyanshkumar Jaiswal of India in a closely-fought match 21-18, 21-14 to win the championship. The second and third runners-up were Tech Zhi Zoo and Murad Ali, respectively. In the doubles final, the Malaysian pair of Kah Ming Chooi and Ow Yao Han subdued Indonesia's Andrei Adistia and Bona Septano 21-19, 21-17. The winners and runners-up were awarded prize money and trophies by sponsors. Over 25 Saudi boys, fielded by Saudi Badminton Committee, played in various flights in junior singles and doubles. Over 400 players of various nationalities from Riyadh and Eastern Province took part in 9 levels. The standard of the players were much above expectation. The Premier Flight doubles title was won by Shihab Mohammed and Vinu Johny. This tournament was conducted directly under the Saudi Badminton Committee and its special representative Olayan Al-Harbi was present during the event. Tournament director K.I. Ansari was instrumental in making this event a success. General secretary Arif Shamsudeen took care of the prize distribution program. EBASA President George PuthenMadhom congratulated the winners and runners-up and appreciated the great support from various sponsors. The Royal Commission (RC) representative, Yakoub Al-Dossary, congratulated all the winners and assured his support to EBASA in future tournaments. The Social Services section of RC supported this tournament and allowed to avail its facilities for the championship. Mementos were presented to officials of Saudi Olympic Committee, Royal Commission for Jubail, Saudi Badminton Committee and the sponsors. The main sponsors of the tournament were Khonaini International Co. Ltd, Alpha Graphics, BISCO Integrated Services Corp., Dada Bhai Travel, Delmon, Air-India, HATCON, GRC, Tamimi Industrial Services, Akbar Gulf Travels, Al-Khater and Our Steel etc. The tournament committee included Rashed G. Al-Qahtani (patron), Abdul Aziz Al-Saqhan (chairman), George PuthenMadhom (vice chairman), K.I. Ansari (director) and Olyan Al-Harbi and Arif Shamsudeen (deputy directors), Babu Verghese (draws), Sabeer Shamsudeen (court management), Cherian George (desk control) and Sameer Baikadi (registration). RESULTS International (singles) — 1. Fikry Ihsandi Hamadi (Indonesia), 2. Sreyash Jaiswal (India), 3. Soo Teck Zhi ( Malaysia), 4. Murad Ali (Pakistan). Doubles — 1. Ow Yao Han and Chooi Kah Ming (Malaysia), 2. Andrei Adistia and Bone Septano (Indonesia), 3. Shlok Ramachandran and Sanyam Sukla (India), 4. Rizwan Azam and Kasaif Ali Sukri (Pakistan), 5. Fikry Ihsandi Hamadi (Indonesia) and Soo Teck Zhi (Malaysia). Premier Flight — 1. Vinu Johny and Mohammed Shihab, 2. Fahad Khaled and Akhil Reddy. Championship A — 1. Sharafudeen Kassim and Nobin Sebastian, 2. Shafik J.S. and Sebastian Antony. Championship B — 1. Anandhan Shiju and Venu Vasudevan, 2. Nawab Khan and Aslam. Flight 1 — 1. Mahesh Palakadan Krishnan and Reyas Ethel Kunnummal, 2. Mohammed Noufal Latheef and Mohanan Midhun. Flight 2 — 1. Sahri Ayub and Zuraimi Othman, 2. Jiby James and Haseem Alathayil. Flight 3 — 1. Abdu Manar Pathayathingal and Mohammed Siyam Hussain, 2. Ronel Isip and Fortunato D. Cea Jr. Flight 4 — 1. Imran Rehman and Nabeel Fiyaz, 2. Abdul Samad Kovval and Mohammed Muneeb. Flight 5 — 1. Pramodh M. Purayil and Noushad Ali, 2. Hafsal Naduvilakandy and Aubin Thomas. Flight 6 B — 1. Sabeer Ali Nattakal and Sinofar Mattumal 2. Richard and Fernando. Flight 6 A — 1. Mohammed Shafi and Mustansar Bhatti, 2. Ariel Jamenico Avenir and Henry Delos Santos. Boys (singles): Under 17 — 1. John Loyd Panuela, 2. Abdullah Al Matari. Under 15 A — 1. Salman Arif, 2. Aryan Shelke. Under 15 B — 1. Misbah Manzoor, 2. Tejas Ram. Under 15 B (doubles) — 1. Omar Al Butuwaibah and Ibrahim Al Saeed, 2. Abdul Rahman Abusbaha and Nawaf Al Hajji.
