Coming events

UP COMING INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

14th Euro Cup

10th to 14th June 2010

at Rome, Italy

3rd World Cup

27th September to 1st October 2010

at Richmond, Virginia, USA

(Arrival on 26th September)

Under the authority of International Carrom Federation

To be organised by US Carrom Federation

INDIA SRI LANKA TEST SERIES 2010

(Report by B.K. Haranath)

Sri Lankan men and women Teams will be visiting India to play three official test matches. The presents tests are 10th of the official test series between the two great carrom countries and generate great interest, particularly in the background of Sri Lanka nibbling at Indian successes on and off in Asian and other championships. Sri Lanka shocked India when they won the World Team Championship at Cannes, France in February, 2008.

Schedule of Test Series: 1st and 2nd tests will be played at Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India) on 2nd and 3rd May, 2010. The third test will be played at Guntur (Andhra Pradesh, Idia on 6th May, 2010).

Hyderabad Men, National Inter-State Championship winners in March, 2010 will be playing a friendly test against Sri Lanka on 1st May, 2010 and so will be the Hyderabad Women's team. The men and women teams of Andhra State Carrom Association will also be playing a friendly test against Sri Lankan teams on 5th May, 2010 before the last and final test.

AICF is preparing the Indian Teams in right earnest to assert their superiority. The selections trials for the Indian teams are in progress at Faridabad, which will be followed by a 5 day camp, before they leave for Hyderabad on 29th May, 2010.

* 12th Euro Cup

held on 1st. to 3rd. August at Sutton, U.K.

Under the auspices of the European Carrom Confederation

Organised by United Kingdom Carrom Federation