Table tennis: Ibri club leads cadet category

Sports Sunday 03/March/2019 20:04 PM
By: Times News Service
Table tennis: Ibri club leads cadet category

Muscat: Oman table tennis committee (OTTC) held a junior and cadet tournament (first-leg) during March 1 & 2 at indoor hall of Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex. The two days tournament featured participation of five clubs including: Ibri, Al Ettifaq, Saham, Seeb and Dhofar.
Ibri club headed cadet category (first leg) competitions as they reached to 20 points and registered a victory against all the clubs, including Al Ettifaq, Saham and Seeb. Saham club positioned second with 15 points while Al Ettifaq ended third with 10 points.
At the junior level, Saham club are leading the (first leg) competitions as they reached to 20 points and wom all the matches against Al Ettifaq, Dhofar and Seeb.
Al Ettifaq club came second with 15 points while Dhofar finished third with 10 points. Seeb came fifth with 5 points.
The second leg matches will resume on August 29.
OTTC organisers of the tournament gave the clubs more opportunity to prepare better for second leg matches. Also, they worked to give opportunity for clubs to play more games through implementation of first and second leg system matches.
The tournament were officiated through international umpire including Anwar Abdullah al-Tamimi, Fahd al-Abri, Ahmed al-Mafarji and Ayman al-Jahdhi while Khaid al Zaabi was appointed as tournament manager.