Media Release

Doha, Nov 1: The 8th Annual MCC Ladies Open Throwball Tournament organized by Mangalore Cricket Club (MCC) , the most awaited sports event by expatriate ladies in Doha, kicked off on Thursday, 29th October 2009 at the Indian club grounds with a grand opening at 7.00 pm.
 
John Britto, Jt. Sports Secretary welcomed the gathering. The five participating teams namely, TuluKoota (TK), Konkan Stars (KS), Indian Club (IC), HSBC and the host team MCC were then administered the oath by Cyril D'Souza,  MCC's Sports Secretary. The teams were briefed about the rules of the game by the referee, Mrs.Shahida of the Pakistan Education Centre, Doha.  Then it was action on the court as Mrs.Rita Sequeira of Gulf International Enterprises, the main sponsors of the tournament, accompanied by MCC's Executive Committee, opened the tournament by tossing the first ball to the captains of the participating teams.

 
League matches were played on the round robin system on 29th & 30th October and the big crowd of spectators enjoyed every bit of the action on the court. The Tulu Koota, winning all the games that it played, is leading the table with 12 points followed by the Konkan Stars with 9 points, MCC wtih 6 points and the Indian Club with 3 points, thus the four moving on to the Semifinals to be played from 7.00 pm onwards on 5th November, 2009 (Thursday)  at the same grounds.  First Semifinals will be played between Tulu Koota and MCC and the 2nd between Konkan Stars and the Indian Club. 
 
The match for the 3rd position and the Finals, with a grand Opening/Closing Ceremony will  start at 4:30 pm on 6th November, 2009 (Friday)  at the Indian Club Grounds .  The Indian Embassador to Qatar, HE Mrs.Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa will be the Chief Guest of the evening.

 The organisers extend a warm welcome to one and all to  be a part of the exciting second phase of the tournament.