Coastal Friends UAE throwball tournament, a package of fun and memories

Dubai: Under the aegis of Coastal Friends UAE, an open throwball tournament was held on Friday, November 16, at Bilva Indian School ground.

The tournament was said to be a maiden successful and memorable event of this calendar year.

The event began with a short prayer service, followed by oath taking ceremony by the teams which was conducted by Seema Rodrigues of Coastal Friends UAE.

The kids inaugurated the tournament by releasing balloons in the air and the Indian National Anthem was played.

As a commentator, Vinod Shetty added a pinch of humour and glamour to the tournament.

Sweeny hosted the event.

Main Sponsors
Martin Aranha & Fly, Joseph Mathias & Fly, CMS Retail Solutions, Transgulf Cement Products LLC, Hilary Pinto & Fly and Alfred Crasto & Fly.

Co-Sponsors
James Mendonca & Fly, Ivory Grand Hotel Apartments, Ligoury D’Mello & Fly, Harish Sherigar & Fly, M/s. Maimoon Building Material, Michael Moras & Fly, Valerian Almeida & Fly, Walter Almeida & Fly, Dorjana Cami and Mubashir Kovvapputath.

Well-Wishers
Leo Rodrigues & fly, M/s Dublin Auto Spare Parts Trading LLC, Ronald Pinto & Fly, M/s. Gbmt Steel Services LLC, M/s. Magara Punjab Transport, M/s. Shireen Hardware, Joseph Chidiac & Fly, M/s. Quick Fix, Shiva Shetty, Vasu Shetty & Fly., volunteers, players and friends who given their support towards this tournament.

The Coastal Friends UAE has thanked all the sponsors and well-wishers of the tournament.

On this occasion a special congratulation token was presented to Sabitha Mathias, who owes the title “Gulf Voice of Mangalore 2018” which was held on November 9, in Kuwait.

To encourage all the players a prominent Sandalwood actor Anant Nagarkatte popularly known as Anant Nag and ACME owner Harish Sherigar visited the playground and wished good-luck to all.

Further, Anant Nag sang a Kannada song to entertain all the presented.

Nearly 17 teams participated in the tournament (Eight teams for men’s throwball game and nine teams for women’s throwball game).

Teams
Men’s Throwball Teams
1. Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha
2. ACME Mangalore Strikers
3. Bunts Dubai
4. Coastal Friends UAE
5. KCO
6. Konkans Dubai
7. Mangalore United
8. Mogaveers UAE

Women’s Throwball Teams
1. Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha
2. ACME Mangalore Strikers
3. Bunts Dubai
4. Coastal Friends UAE
5. KCO
6. Konkans Dubai
7. Mangalore United
8. Mogaveers UAE
9. White Phoenix

Women’s semifinals were played among four teams namely, Konkans Dubai vs Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha and KCO vs Bunts Dubai. Konkans Dubai won the semi-final match and on the other side Bunts Dubai. Men’s semifinal match was played among four teams namely, Coastal Friends UAE vs Mogaveers and ACME Mangalore Strickers vs Bunts Dubai. Coastal Friends UAE won the semi-final match and on the other side ACME Mangalore Strickers.

In the final match for men’s, Coastal Friends UAE (under the captainship of Flavan DSouza) won against ACME Mangalore Strickers (under the captainship of Rijo Jose). In women’s final, Bunts Dubai (under the captainship of Latha Shetty) won the match against Konkans Dubai (under the captainship of Marina Menezes) in three sets.

In addition, Coastal Friends UAE held Mix throwball matches to show the unity among all the teams for men as well as women with the team names Mercury Risers, Earth Hurricanes, Ultimate Uranus, Saturn Superstars, Jupiter Kings, Mars Stars, Venus Strikers and Neptune Chargers.

Women’s Mix Tournament was won by Saturn Superstars under the captainship of Sandhya (KCO team Captain) and 1st runner-up was Jupiter Kings under the captainship of Solita (AMS team Captain) along with each member of KD, BD, AMS, MOG, CFU, ADKS, KCO and MU.

Men’s Mix Tournament was won by Venus Strikers under the captainship of Valento (MU team Captain) and 1st runner-up was Mercury Risers under the captainship of Pramod (MOG team Captain) along with each member of KD, BD, AMS, MOG, CFU, ADKS, KCO and MU.

Results
Men’s Throwball – Coastal Friends UAE (Winner) and ACME Mangalore Strikers (1st runner up)
Women’s Throwball – Bunts Dubai (Winner) and Konkans Dubai (1st runner up)

Other prizes
Men’s Throwball
Best Striker – Alan Mendonca (Coastal Friends UAE), Best All-Rounder – Chetan (ACME Mangalore Strikers), Best Defender – Wilson Gonsalves (Coastal Friends UAE) and Best Entertaining Player – Melcome (Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha).

Women’s Throwball
Best Striker – Shashi Shetty (Bunts Dubai), Best All-Rounder – Dhanashree Shetty (Bunts Dubai), Best Receiver – Fiona (Konkans Dubai) and Best Entertaining Player – Shubha (Konkans Dubai).

All the teams played the games in good sportsman spirit. Sebastian, Abu Dhabi and Lazarus Dmello gave away the trophies to the winners and runners.

The referees Melwyn D’Souza and team were felicitated for their dedicated service throughout the day. The tournament was ended up by thanking each and everyone who helped us for the grand success of the tournament.