Darklords emerge champions in the Adidas Enthu Badminton league

After a lengthy break in sports, Goa was host to a sporting event that was refreshingly different. “Enthu Cutlets”, the World’s largest social networking group of badminton enthusiasts, in collaboration with Panjim Badminton Club, an affiliated unit of Goa Badminton Association, organised their annual Get-together cum badminton event at multipurpose stadium, Peddem, Mapusa, where Badminton players (35+ and above) competed in a League team format. The event sponsored by Adidas Badminton witnessed some scintillating badminton with many national medalists such as Sandhya Melasheemi, Ashutosh Pednekar, S Banu, Bibhash Chatterjee, Sandeep Kanji, Kamlesh Kanji, Dr Satish Kudchadkar and Parimelazhagan P J competing in a round robin League Team format, followed by Finals and third place play-off. The “Adidas Enthu Badminton league” featured 8 Teams, namely Atomic Blasters, Baddie Squad, Birdie Hunters, Darklords, Mischievous Mammoths, Ninja Smashers, Power Maulers and Royal Lions, with 7 doubles matches in each tie, played in relay format. After 3 days of intense competitive action, Darklords, led by Goa’s Kamlesh Kanji, emerged champions of the event, edging out Mischievous Mammoths 147 -140 in a pulsating contest. The third place match was won by Atomic Blasters who defeated Royal Lions with a similar 147 -140 scoreline. Prizes worth Rs 1.2 lakhs were presented to various winners of the four day event. “Matches were exciting and engaging, all of us were looking forward to squaring off on the courts once again after missing out on the action for many months”, stated Bibhash Chatterjee, the Founder of Enthu Cutlets group.

“The entire organising committee has worked very hard to make it a seamless and fun tournament. And it can be seen in the smiles of the participants,” added Bibhash, who is a National medalist in the Men’s 50+ category.