Some of the winners

Many of the winners of the annual badminton tournament organized by the Antwerp Indian Association (AIA) for the Indian community on November 21-22 were from Palanpuri families.

These included a few who have also triumphed at the Palanpur Samaj Kendra’s (PSK)  Badminton tournament held in Mumbai earlier this year, such as brothers Aatman Mehta and Arya Mehta and siblings Sach Bhansali and Sachi Bhansali.

The tournament, organized under the aegis of the AIA’s Badminton Committee, was open to members and guests.

Participants and their supporters

The tournament attracted more than 135 participants across different age-groups ranging from seven year olds to the over 45 age group.  Many of the winners and participants were Palanpuris, though there were also many from other communities who are part of the AIA.

The matches were organised in the Antwerp International School which has a huge sports hall where a number of ties could be conducted simultaneously on eight courts.

The event was sponsored by Driesassur and Ergo Insurance. All the winners were presented with trophies.

AIA's Badminton Committee

AIA regularly organizes cricket, badminton, bowling and other tournaments, and younger members of the community now regularly play basketball, football and tennis in school competitions, some even reaching the Belgian national level.

In charge of the organizing was the AIA’s Badminton Committee comprising Shrowen Shah, Mihir Mehta,  Sachiv Mehta, Lalit Nahata, Rupen Shah and Amish Jain (seen in pic on left).

LIST OF WINNERS

U 9

1) Samarth Shah
2) Karan Bagadia
3) Ishaan Shah

U 12 Singles

1) Krish Chaudary
2) Vrushal Mody
3) Sakshi Shah

U 12 Doubles
1) Krish / Vrushal
2) Sakshi / Preet
3) Jeet / Dhruv
4) Kelvin / Shaan

U 15 Boy Singles
1) Adit Shah
2) Jash Bankharia
3) Shashvat Shah
4) Vidit Jain

U 15 Boys Doubles
1) Adit / Arya
2) Ayush / Shasvat
3) Avkash / Shrey
4) Jash / Shlok

U 15 Girls Singles
1) Shristi Shah
2) Priyanshi Shah
3) Shreya Surana

 U 15 Girls Doubles
1) Shristi / Simran
2) Priyanshi / Shaini
3) Jayani / Shreya
4) Simran Nahahta / Shreya Surana

U 30 Mens Singles
1) Aatman Mehta
2) Sahil Shah(Diamant)
3) Milaap Mehta
4) Sahil Shah(Magnificent)

U 30 Mens Doubles
1) Anil / Parth
2) Sachi / Aditi
3) Kevin / Abhishek
4) Gauran Jain / Viral Sanghvi

Over 30 Mens Singles
1) Chirag Jhaveri
2) Saumil Mody
3) Tejpal
4) Shaishav

U 45 Mens Doubles
1) Saumil / Sunil
2) Bipin / Dipesh (LD)
3) Mayank / Kalpesh
4) Sachiv / Dipesh (Siddhi)

Over 45 Mens Doubles
1) Pawan / Rajiv
2) Paresh / Chetan
 

Ladies Doubles
1) Ronak Shah / Shweta Mehta
2) Tejal Shah / Ekta Shah