GOLF
The Dream Valley Vooty Masters golf championship will likely be held on the Vooty Golf County in Vikarabad close to right here from February 21 to 24 with a complete prize cash of Rs 1 crore, in response to Mr. Uttam Singh Mundy, CEO, PGTI.
The Professional-Am occasion will likely be staged on February 25.
The main Indian professionals within the discipline are defending champion Manu Gandas, Aman Raj, Karan Pratap Singh, Rahil Gangjee, Udayan Mane, Sachin Baisoya and Khalin Joshi, to call a number of.
The outstanding international names competing are Sri Lankans N Thangaraja and Ok Prabagaran, Bangladeshis Jamal Hossain and Badal Hossain, Andorra’s Kevin Esteve Rigaill and Nepal’s Sukra Bahadur Rai in addition to rookies together with PGTI Qualifying College winner Matias Dominguez of Chile, Nepal’s Subash Tamang, Italy’s Michele Ortolani, Czechia’s Stepan Danek, American Dominic Piccirillo and Germany’s Wenzel Krzenck.
The native gamers within the discipline are Mohd Azhar and Rahul Malik of the Vooty Golf County and amateurs Vilok Gadwal and Suraj Joshi from neighbouring Hyderabad.
Mr. Santhosh Reddy Kancharla, CMD of Dream Valley Group, stated they have been thrilled to as soon as once more collaborate with PGTI.
“Our partnership brings forth a promising way forward for tournaments. Greatest needs to all of the gifted individuals gearing up for Vooty Masters 2024,” he stated.
“This version guarantees an exhilarating battle between the gamers and the Difficult course. With esteemed professionals and famend golfers set to compete, we anticipate a rare occasion. Our previous collaborations with PGTI have been rewarding, and we eagerly anticipate a continued partnership for future tournaments,” stated Mr. Prithvi Reddy Kancharla, CEO of Dream Valley Group.”
V. V. SUBRAHMANYAM
RACKETLON
Siddharth Nandal wins nationwide racketlon title for third time
An Revenue Tax officer by occupation and a racket sports activities aficionado in his time away from the high-pressure job, Siddharth Nandal clinched the singles in addition to the doubles title of the All India Open Championship of Racketlon, a mixture sport which requires mastery of 4 disciplines.
The Mumbai-based officer defeated Vikramaditya Chaufla from Udaipur within the singles ultimate to emerge winner with a scoreline of 20-22, 21-16, 21-8, 7-2 within the occasion held right here from February 16-18. This was his third nationwide title.
Within the doubles ultimate, the 33-year-old partnered with Nikhil Mansukhani from Mumbai to win 21-6, 21-7, 2-21, 12-3 in opposition to the pair of Kunal Singh and Vaibhav Chauhan.
The competitors was organised by the Wellington Catholic Gymkhana and featured greater than 150 individuals.
Racketlon is a mixture sport during which gamers need to compete for one set of 21 factors in all 4 racket video games – desk tennis, badminton, squash and tennis.
Nandal received two gold and one silver medals within the Racketlon World Championships in 2019 and 2022 in Germany and Austria respectively. He stated the game is witnessing development by trying on the individuals this yr.
Each Nandal and Chaufla have represented India on the World Racketlon Championship a number of occasions.
Chaufla, a former badminton participant, has additionally represented India within the World College Badminton Championships.
Within the ultimate of the 55 plus singles class, Krishna Kotak acquired the higher of Sugato Thakur 21-9, 15-21, 11-21, 21-16. Within the doubles of the identical class, Kotak teamed up with Merwyn Fernandes, a member of the gold-winning hockey crew on the 1980 Olympics, to win the title.
Varun Motasha defeated Aayush Bhansali 21-14, 21-11, 6-21, 21-7 within the B class ultimate.
-PTI