Abu Dhabi: Karnataka Sangha, Bunts Dubai and Saifah Reacon lift 26th KSS memorial Tourney

By Ronald DSouza
Bellevision Media Network

Abu Dhabi, 23 Jan 2016: The business tycoon B R Shetty and Dr Chandrakumar B R Shetty along with Vijay Mathu, Sudhir Kumar Shetty, S B Shetty, Leo Rodrigues, Lavina Rodrigues, Prema Uday Shankar Shetty, Dolphy Vaz and others inaugurated Koosamma Shambu Shetty Memorial (KSSM) Throw ball & Volleyball Tournament – 2016 here by releasing the balloons on Friday January 22.

 

The first inaugural match was played between Abu Dhabi Karnataka Sangha  v/s CCF Fujairah.

 

Karnataka Sangh – Abu Dhabi president Sarvotham Shetty welcomed all the guests on the dais and briefed about the tournament module.

 

Karnataka Sangh – Abu Dhabi, KCO – Abu Dhabi, Bunts Dubai, Mangalore Konkans, Mogaveers UAE, Coastal Friends UAE, Konkans Dubai and CCF – Fujairah participated in men and women throw ball tourney.

 

Indian Spikers – A, Indian Spikers – B, Smart Plus, Karavali Boys and Saifah Rikon Friends – Dubai participated in volleyball tournament.

 

Naveen Salian, Satish Shetty, Cynthia, Deepti and Anand (volleyball) were the referees of tournament.

 

 

 

Saifanh Rikon Friends – Dubai were the winners of KSSM volleyball for men.  Indian Spikers were the runners up.  Pawan of Indian Spikers was the best striker, Sajan of Saifah Rikon Friends was the best defender and Siraj of Saifah Rikon was the all rounder.

 

Bunts Dubai were the winners of KSSM throw ball for men.  Coastal Friends UAE and Mangalore Konkans were runners up.  Allan of Coastal Friends was best striker, Ashlyne of Coastal Friends was best defender and Ranjit Shetty of Bunts Dubai was the best all rounder.

 

Karnataka Sangh – Abu Dhabi was the winner of KSSM throw ball for women.  Bunts Dubai and Mangalore Konkans were the runners up.  Smitha Chowta was the best striker, Shakila Bhandary was the best defender and Neethu Shetty was the all rounder.

 

Final matches between ADKS v/s Bunts Dubai (Ladies Throwball), Bunts Dubai v/s Coastal Friends UAE (men’s throw ball) and Indian Spikers - A v/s Saifah Rikon were nail biting finishing and were entertained the gathering.

 

B R Shetty and Dr Chandrakumari B R Shetty and other dignitaries distributed the prizes to the winners.

 

The Committee members of Karnataka Sangh - Abu Dhabi worked hard for the success of this tournament.

 

B R Shetty addressed the gathering and thanked all the Committee members of Karnataka Sangh – Abu Dhabi, volunteers and to all the teams participated from all over UAE.  He has specially thanked CCF Fujairah team for coming all the way from Fujairah.

 

This year for the first time KSSM volley ball tournament has been organized and B R Shetty specially thanked Vinod Shetty for organizing and co-ordinating the same.

 

It was indeed a memorable tournament organized by Karnataka Sangh – Abu Dhabi under the leadership of Sarvotham Shetty.