DAMMAM — The 17th Federation Cup Invitational Doubles Badminton Tournament, organized by Badminton Federation Saudi Arabia (BFSA) in collaboration with Rastanura Badminton Group, Aramco, came to a successful end at Najma & Radhwa indoor courts here recently. Nearly 450 players from Riyadh, Eastern Province and Bahrain competed in this mega event. The tournament was conducted in 8 levels from beginners to professional players in the men's section, 5 levels in ladies' section and 6 levels in combination category. The matches maintained a very good standard. Expatriate players from India, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Canada, US, China, Pakistan and Egypt took part in the two-day event. In the men's Premier Flight final, Fahad Khalid and Renin Alex Wilson were declared winners as the opponents from Bahrain, Suneet Sebastian and Togy Mathew, conceded the game due to an unexpected injury during the first game. In the Championship Flight, Mohammed Aslam and Abdul Rahim K. edged out Shafik J.S. and MK Ahmed Mohiuddin. In the Combination final, Koh Liang Pheng and Shan Osorio beat Vincent Roy and Erika Martizana in a well-fought match. BFSA President George PuthenMadhom congratulated the winners and runners-up and thanked the sponsors for their support. Buainain Abdulaziz M., Recreation Services Adviser of Aramco Rastanura, had been instrumental in hosting this event at Najma indoor courts. RTBG President Suresh Lakshmanan and Vice President Mohammed Afzal Langah, along with their office bearers, lent key support to make this event a grand success. The major sponsors of BFSA for the year 2012-2013 were Sinmar Group, Delmon, Hempel, Eram group, BASF Saudi Arabia, Ajab Faleh Al-Qatani, Tamimi Industrial Services, Dadabhai-Optima Trading, MGA Trading & Azmeel Travel Agency. The trophies for the winners and the runners-up were presented by the major sponsors and BFSA executive council members. The chairmen of the various tournament committee included George PuthenMadhom, Sajan Babu, K.I. Ansari A.V. Mathew, Sameer Baikadi, N.Lakshmaiah, Ishaq Naseeruddin, Chacko John, Arif Shamsuddin, Babu Varghese, Hassan Mohammed, Suresh Lakshmanan and Mohammed Afzal Langah. List of winners Ladies: Flight 6 - Sandra Satera & Florde Liza beat Catherine Macale & Mary Grace Carpio. Flight 5 - Shinymol Varghese & Neha Jojo beat Maryanne Esguerra & Maricris Dayato. Flight 4 - Jannette Bandiola & JV Nicole Bacayo beat Mymoona Maqbool & Shanija Sajid. Flight 3 - Baimen Lahod & Maruaiti Binti Mohammed (No runner-up). Flight 1 & 2 combined - Shan Osorio & Erika Martizana beat Josephine Dupet & Janet Cruz. Men: Flight 6A - Salas Ciril Kochikunnel & Petronilo Figuero beat Jeffrey Bartolome & Reynold Jardin. Flight 6B - Eduard Rupisan & Roberto Lugtu beat Mohammed Asif Ahmed & Steven Jules Rex. Flight 6C - Edmar Lusiano Lopez & Ralph Ovet Zabala beat Jose Mari Paredes & Noel Alvarez. Flight 5A - Mohammed Ahmad Mustafa Dogar & Saad Bin Mahmood beat Latheef Kothoor & Shan Avunchipuram. Flight 5B - Joseph John & Sakkeer Ali K. Bava beat Ashif Abdul Aziz & Sunil Kumar Sreedharan. Flight 4A - Macky Anoso & Shafique Ahmed beat Karl Owen Sinco & Karl Velasco. Flight 4B - Pramod Kumar KP & Sanjay S. Menon beat Sijo Francis P. & Mohammed Jabir Kara. Flight 3 - Satees Karnnakara krup & Reyas Munnummal beat Jian Marco Dupet & Marvin Quiling. Flight 2 - Richard Cayrel & Khalid Emiljay Galvez beat Abukunju Tahir & Thomas Kavalam. Flight 1 - Rolando Hipolito & Arsenic Bacani beat Nawab Khan & Abdul Majeed. Flight Championship - Mohammed Aslam & Abdul Rahim Kanichadi beat Shafik J.S.& MK Ahmed Mohiuddin. Flight Premier - Renin Alex Wilson & Fahad Khalid beat Suneeth Sebastian & Togi Mathew. Combination: Flight 6 - Cicer Lopez & Lora Grace Binalla beat Marciano Gabitanan & Mary Grace Vigilla. Flight 5 - Francis Miguel & Maricris Dayato beat Petronilo Figueroa III & JV Nicole Bacayo. Flight 4 - Nikky Babu & Adithya Unnikrishnan beat Fortunato Cea, Jr.& Zandra Estanislao. Flight 3 - (No Flight 3 participants). Flight 2 - Shamim Koothradan & Mymoona Maqbool beat Rolando Hipolito & Maruaiti Binti Mohammed. Flight 1 - Roberto Nacpil & Baimen Lahod beat Wahid Salahuddin & Neha Jojo. Flight Championship - Koh Liang Pheng & Shan Osorio beat Vincent Roy & Erika Martizana. — SG
