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The first-ever Woodball Federation Cup was a bigger success than what we anticipated, said Woodball India CEO: Sudeep Manwatkar

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF INDIA, MAHARASHTRA WOODBALL ASSOCIATION CONDUCTED 1ST WOODBALL FEDERATION CUP CHAMPIONSHIP 2021, NAGPUR FROM 13th-15th OCTOBER 2021.

(DAY ONE) Total 90 Players Participated In The 1st Preliminary Round Where 50 Men & 40 Women Players Participated In The Competition.

On The First Day Of The Competition, a Preliminary Knockout Round Of Both Men‘s  And Women’s Event Were Conducted. Out Of Which Top 10 Men And 10 Women Qualified To Play The Final Round Of The Esteemed Woodball Federation Cup.

Opening Ceremony Was Conducted On The First Day In The Evening Where The Chief Guest With Other Dignitaries Of Woodball Association Of India were Present In The Opening Ceremony.

Cheif Guests 

– Piyush Ambulkar(Sports Officer, Nmc)

– Sau Sunita Shambhuji Mahalle (President, BJP Mahila Aghad, Nagpur)

Guest Of Honour 

– Pravin Manwatkar, Treasurer, Wooodball Association Of India

– Ajay Sontakke, General Secretary, Wooodball Association Of India

– Kishor Badge, Vice President, Wooodball Association Of India

– Suraj Yeotikar, General Secretary, Minigolf Federation of India 

– Kishor Jethwani, Owner, Gangotri Resorts, Nagpur.

(DAY TWO) Federation Cup  And Recreational Camp,

On The Second Day Of The Tournament Multiple Events Where Conducted Simultaneously.

The First Events Conducted Was The Men‘s Double Where Vedant Patil & Pranat Agrawal Becomes Victorious And The Runner Ups were Siddhant Sengar & Tushar Pathak, Where The 2nd Runner Up Aditya Mantri & Amol Mundale Drawing a Tie  With Abhinav Kamble & Raunak Khairkar.

The Event Followed Up Was Women‘s  Double Event In Which Juhi Tripathi & Anjali Jaiswal  Becomes Victorious And 

The Runner Up Were Shanti Dhurve & Pooja Gaikwad Where The 2nd Runner Up Sakshi Muratkar & Swejal Gadbail.

The Last Event Of The Second Day Was Mix Double Championship Event Where 

Aditya Mantri & Harshala Ghatole Emerged Victorious And The 1st Runner Up Were Harshal Paterakar & Novina Bhoyar And The 2nd Runner Up Was A Tie Between The Pair Of Vinayak Kadam & Heena Yadav – Vikas Patil & Riya Sahu

(DAY THREE) Final Day Of The Competition Started Off  With The Final Round Of The Women‘s Championship Of The Federation Cup 2021 Where KIRAN RATHORE Became The Champion Of The 1st Ever Woodball Federation Cup And The 2nd Place Was Secured By Anamika Shukla & The 3rd Place Was Secured By Ms. Juhi Tripathi                           

The Final Round Of The Men‘s Championship Of The Federation Cup 2021 Where JITENDRA PATEL Became The Champion Of The 1st Ever Woodball Federation Cup And The 2nd Place Was Secured By Aditya Mantri & The 3rd Place Was Secured By Amol Mundale.

(CLOSING CEREMONY) The Final Day Of The Tournament Ended With Prize Distribution And Closing Ceremony. 

In Which The Chief Guest Were Mr. Hemant Waghmare, Chief Project Officer(MCED) Was Present With Other Dignitaries Of Woodball Association Of India, Present In The Closing Ceremony. The Chief Guest  Started The Event With A Motivational Speech.

Guests Of Honour 

– Pravin Manwatkar, Treasurer, Wooodball Association Of India

– Ajay Sontakke, General Secretary, Wooodball Association Of India

– Kishor Badge, Vice President, Wooodball Association Of India

– Suraj Yeotikar, General Secretary, Minigolf Federation of India 

The Tournament Was A Great Success And Marked The First Ever Woodball Federation Cup In The History Of Woodball India.

Both Jitendra Patel & Kiran Rathore Were Handed Cash Prizes Of Rupees 5000 Each Along With The Trophies, Medals And Winner ‘s Certificate.

1)MEN’S DOUBLE

  • 1st  PRANAT AGRAWAL AND VEDANT PATIL.
  • 2nd SIDDHANT SENGAR AND TUSHAR PATHAK.
  • 3rd AMOL MUNDALE AND ADITYA MANTRI
  • 3rd RAUNAK KHAIRKAR AND ABHINAV KAMBLE.

2)WOMEN’S DOUBLE

  • 1st JUHI TRIPATHI AND ANJALI JAISWAL
  • 2nd SHANTI AND POOJA.
  • 3rd  SAKSHI AND SWEJAL.
  • 3rd SIMA YADAV AND RANJEETA KHALKHO

3)MIXED DOUBLE

  • 1st  ADITYA MANTRI AND HARSHATA
  • 2nd HARSHAD PATREKAR AND NOVINA BHOYAR
  • 3rd VINAYAK KADAM AND HEENA YADAV
  • 3rd VIKAS INGLE PATIL AND RIYA SAHU.

4) FEDERATION CUP WOMEN’S

  • KIRAN RATHORE
  • ANAMIKA SHUKLA
  • JUHI TRIPATHI

5) FEDERATION CUP MEN’S

  • JITENDRA PATEL
  • ADITYA MANTRI
  • AMOL MUNDALE.

6) GATE IN ONE STROKE

  • RIYA SAHU
  • ABHISHEK ARTAM
  • AMBIKESH PANDEY

The Chief Patron, Mr. Pravin Manwatkar, Treasurer, Woodball Association Of India Expressed His Happiness & Appreciated The Hard Work Of The Players In The End Note Of The Closing Ceremony Of The Woodball Federation Cup 2021.