28 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.
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