Bihar girls win two National carrom titles

Patna, January 1, 2010:
Bihar sub-junior and junior girls won team championship titles at the Sub-Junior National and Junior National carrom championship at Jeevan Deep Educational Institution, Varanasi, recently. The championship was held from December 27 to January 1, 2010.

According to information reached here, about 1500 boys and girls had participated in the tournament that was hosted by Uttar Pradesh Carrom Association. Three tournaments, 37th Sub Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship along with 38th Junior National and 17th All India Federation Cup for seniors were organized.

In the junior boys’ National, Hyderabad annexed the team championship title while Maharashtra and Assam were placed at 2nd and 3rd positions respectively. Bihar lost to Chandigarh in the quarter-finals 1-2.

In the sub-junior boys’ National, host Uttar Pradesh clinched the team championship title while Manipur and Chandigarh were placed 2nd and 3rd respectively. Bihar lost to Manipur in the quarter-finals 1-2.

In the 37th Sub-Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship, Bihar girls defeated strong contender Tamil Nadu 3-0 in the semi-final. In the final Bihar beat a spirited Bengal 2-1 to win the title.

In the 38th Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship, Bihar girls defeated Chandigarh 2-1 in the semi-final while in the final Bihar outplayed host Uttar Pradesh 2-1 to win the crown.

Results:
37th Sub-Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship
Semi-final: Bibha (Bihar) beat S.Suganthi (Tamil Nadu) 08-0,00-14,11-04; Kajal (Bihar) beat Abhirani (Tamil Nadu) 09-06,10-05; Archana and Neha (Bihar) lost to Praveen and Kuga Kumari (Tamil Nadu) by 03-05,08-07,00-11.
Final: Bibha (Bihar) lost to K.Singh (Bengal) 02-05,03-17; Kajal (Bihar) beat Rinku Das (Bengal) 18-00,15-00; Archana and Neha (Bihar) beat Priyanka and Bani Das (Bengal) 02-05,08-04,12-07.

38th Junior National and Inter-State Carrom Championship:
Semi-final: Deepika (Bihar) beat Farheen (Chandigarh) 06-04, 09-07; Kajal (Bihar) beat Tuba (Chandigarh) by 23-00,23-00; Bibha and Priti (Bihar) lost to Anjali and Kudarat (Chandigarh) 04-06,10-00,00-23.
Final: Deepika (Bihar) beat Tulika (U.P.) 14-00, 11-04; Kajal (Bihar) beat Kamna (U.P.) 10-04, 08-06; Priti and Bibha lost to Shreya and Shamama (U.P.) by 03-16,05-15