28 Gulf Daily News Saturday, 13th December 2014 BAHRAIN SPORT Email: [email protected] Bahrain teams set for GCC clashes THE Bahrain national snooker and billiards teams left for Doha yesterday to take part in the 10th GCC Billiards Championship and 17th GCC Snooker Championship to be held from today to December 23. The Bahrain delegation included Bahrain Billiards and Snooker Association public relations director Hussain Bu Khammas, administrator Khalid Al Azri, technical director Saleh Mohammed and general secretary Mohammed Al Murbati, who is the head of the del- egation. The Bahrain snooker team consists of Younis Sager, Majid Dhaif, Hamed Dhaif, Hussain Al Aradi, Sadiq Abdulghani, Hussain Fuad and Talal Matar. They will compete in the under-21 section. Abdulmonem Al Shuwaikh will compete in the over 40 years category. The billiards team consist of Abdulla Isa, Raed Ahmed, Ali Abdulkarim, Faris Abdulkarim, Fahad Khalaf and Hussain Al Khayyat. Qassim tames Arvind for title n Members of Bahrain team n Winner Qasim and runner-up Arvind, right, receive their trophies from BTC honourary president Dr Ali Fakhro as BTC manager Hamdi Jawad looks on QASSIM Obaidan was the hero of the day yesterday as he clinched the 12 years and under singles title in the 12th Zain Bahrain Junior Open Tennis Championship at Bahrain Tennis Club in Juffair. The Saudi Arabian beat India’s Arvind Peemaraju with ease losing just one game 6-0, 6-1 to lift the title in style. In the semi-finals on Thursday, Qassim had beaten Aman Lalwani, also losing just one game, this time in the first set, while Arvind had worked harder to get past Bahrain’s Isa Aleesa 6-3, 6-4. In 14 years and under boys, Etienne Oshinowo of Canada tamed India’s Rahul Jaipdeep 6-2, 6-1 while Bahrain’s Yousif Dhaif of Bahrain beat another Indian Aditya Mori 6-2, 6-4. But the most interesting and closest match of the day was witnessed in 16 years and under boys singles. Frank Li and Omar Captan were involved in protracted three-set tussle which the former won after a tense battle 6-2, 2-6, 11-9. Results 12 years and under (final): Qassim Obaidan (KSA) bt Arvind Peemaraju (IND) 6-0, 6-1. 14 years and under boys: Hassan Al Qhat- tan w/o Yousif Mubarak (BRN); Etienne Oshinowo (CAN) bt Rahul Jaideep (IND) 6-2, 6-1; Yousif Dhaif (BRN) bt Aditya Mori (IND) 6-2, 6-4. 14 and under: Ashraf Yousef (BRN) bt Mahmood Dhaif (BRN) 6-4, 6-3 16 years and under boys: Al Mattar Saleh (KSA) bt Shawn Amrithan 6-2, 6-0; Yousef Al Obaidli (BRN) w/o Al Mutawa A Aziz; Frank Li (CAN) bt Omar Captan (LB) 6-2, 2-6, 11-9; Arjun Rangarajan (IND) w/o Al Ali Hassan (BRN).. Vyom and Abdulaziz storm into final round VYOM Gupta and Abdulaziz Albetairi were the finalists in the six and under section of the Capital School Junior Tennis Tournament organised by Bahrain Tennis Academy (BTA) at Dilmun Club in Saar, yesterday. Miles Verbeek, Rohan Mukherjee, Boudica Vebeek and Yiorgos Hadjigeorgiou were the eight and under finalists while the 10 and under finalists were Kamran Mohammed, Zubair Khan, Erwin Godinho and Rohan Mukherjee. The finalists will battle for the titles today. “It was a fantastic day of tennis. The kids performed better than expected in what for many was their first competition. A big thanks to our sponsor, the Capital School, which made it possible to organise such a great day out for the kids,” said BTA tournament director Dan Barrie. n Some of the participants with tournament organisers Top fighters for Bahrain Jiu-Jitsu showdown FIGHTERS from around the world are set to fly into Bahrain later this month to compete in Bahrain’s Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2014. The one-day event is scheduled to take place on December 26 at Reza’s Martial Arts Centre in Barbar. Organisers are expecting a minimum of 130 participants from various countries across the globe, including some from the US, Russia, Syria, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar apart host country Bahrain. The fighters will be battling it out in different (belts) categories - White, Blue, Purple and Brown belts - and will be further divided into weight divisions - under-65kg, under-75kg, under-85kg, under-95kg, over-95kg and open. The top three in each weight division will receive medals while valuable prizes will be given out to each ‘Absolute Division Champion’. Lightweight Those interested in taking part must register before Monday. Among the high-profile participants will be Bahraini World Champion Ali Monfaradi, who will be coming from Brazil where he lives and trains. Monfaradi is a former World Jiu Jitsu Champion in the lightweight class and also a runner-up in the absolute division. He was also a two-time World Jiu-Jitsu bronze-medallist as well as a Pan American and Sao Paulo Open Champion. Reza’s Martial Arts Centre offers top-class training in several world respected martial arts, such as Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) among others. The centre is affiliated with the number one Jiu-Jitsu team in the world, Alliance, and when stepping into its facilities, one cannot help take notice of the countless medals on display, many of which were won by Reza’s owner and head teacher Reza Monfaradi. For more information, contact Monfaradi on +97339465754 or call the centre on +973-1717694646.