On 7th July 2016, a much anticipated carrom competition began. After a lot of practice, the players were ready to show their grit. The tournament was categorized into three groups: Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior. There were two events to be played in each group: individual and team event. In the individual event, 48 students from Sub-Junior, 30 from Junior and 31 from Senior had participated. This event was held in the activity room in the senior hostel building.

The results of Sub-Junior group in the Individual events are as follows:

  • First position was secured by Vedant J. Lathiya from Suhradam House, followed by Gaurav J. Zala from Shivam House and the third position was acquired by Dhanvin S. Jariwala from Sundaram House.

The results of the Junior group in the Individual events are as follows:

  • First position was secured by Darsh P. Darji from Sundaram House, followed by Mumukshu B. Patel from Satyam House and third position was secured by Shrimed M. Sangani from Suhradam House.

The results of the Senior group in the Individual events are as follows:

  • Champion of this group was Pramanik Soni from Suhradam House, followed by Rahul B. Patel from Suhradam House. The third position was secured by Gaurav Kawedia from Satyam House.

The final result of Individual events are as follows:

  • Winner: Suhradam House (34 points)
  • Runner-up: Sundaram House (16 points)
  • Followed by Satyam House with 14 points and Shivam House with 8 points.

After finishing the Individual events, the competition was put on to another track, which was the round of house wise Team events.

The results of the Sub-Junior group in Team event are as follows:

  • First match was played between Suhradam House and Shivam House in which Shivam House was qualified for the finals.
  • Second match was played between Satyam House and Sundaram House from which Satyam House got through to face the Shivam House team in the finals.
  • Shivam House were crowned as the champions with the third position secured by Suhradam House.

The results of the Junior group in team event are as follows:

  • First match was played between Shivam House and Suhradam House in which Suhradam House qualified for the finals.
  • Second match was played between Satyam House and Sundaram House in which Sundaram House made their way to the finals.
  • In the final match, Sundaram House were entitled as champions. And the third position was secured by Satyam House.

The results of the Senior group in team event are as follows:

  • First match was played between Suhradam House and Satyam House in which Suhradam House was qualified for the finals.
  • Second match was played between Shivam House and Sundaram House in which Sundaram House won to enter the finals.
  • Suhradam House was the champion of this group. And the third place was secured by Satyam House.

The final results of team events are as follows:

  • First position was shared by Sundaram House and Shivam House with 22 points.
  • And the second position, again shared, by Satyam House and Suhradam House with 20 points.

Thus, the players tried to outperform their own self and proved that even indoor competition can end up being so exciting.

Reported by: Karan Desai (School Sports Captain)