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Fourth edition of IBAK Chairman’s Cup 2025 concludes with Thrilling Matches.

The Indian Badminton Association Kuwait (IBAK) successfully conducted the 4th edition of Chairman’s Cup at its Salwa Gym (Saad Al Awzi School) on 27th & 28th Feb 2025.This year’s Chairman’s Cup 2025 showcased exhilarating matches and fierce competition among 6 teams. The event brought together badminton enthusiasts and community members, highlighting the spirit of sportsmanship and camaraderie.

After an action-packed series of matches, Team 5.30 emerged as Champions of the tournament demonstrating exceptional skill and teamwork throughout the competition. Team USC displayed remarkable performance and resilience, securing up the runner-up position. It was indeed a battle of nerves between both the teams where at the end Team 5.30 reaped the trophy with a 3-2 lead.

This tournament consisted of 6 teams -IBAK Torpedoes, IBAK Arrows, Vikings, Team 5.30, IBCK and Team USC and was played in a round robin format. Each tie had 5 matches, 1 Professional Men’s Doubles, 1 Advance Men’s Doubles, 1 Above 50 Men’s Doubles, 1 Intermediate Men’s Doubles and a Mixed Doubles. 4 teams out of 6 teams are advanced into the knockout stage.

During the final battle while Team 5.30 took lead by winning the Professional Men’s Doubles but Team USC took the lead by winning both the Advance Men’s Doubles and Above 50 Men’s doubles. Team 5.30 again levelled up the score by winning the Intermediate Men’s doubles. Team 5.30 sealed victory by winning the decider match of the tie, the Mixed Doubles.

Team Vikings lost to Team 5.30 and IBAK Torpedoes to Team USC respectively in the Semi-Finals. IBAK Chairman’s Cup 2025 Teams standings –

1. Team 5.30 – Winner.

2. Team USC – 1st Runner Up.

3. IBAK Torpedoes – Semi Finalist.

4. Vikings – Semi Finalist

The Chairman’s Cup 2025 prize distribution was done by Dr Manimara Chozhan – Chairman IBAK along with other IBAK committee members.

IBAK is committed to improve to badminton in Kuwait. Looking ahead, plans are already underway for the upcoming international badminton tournament, The IBAK Diamond League which is scheduled for 31st March 2025, 1st & 2nd April 2025. IBAK can be reached on www.ibakwt.org or [email protected]

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Any Sport requires periodic assessment of one’s physical state, fitness & mental capabilities, readiness as well as improvements brought about over a period of time. Regular tournaments and competition can best achieve the results as outlined above. Tournaments also provide for a platform through which a player can advance from novice level to higher levels. They also provide an avenue for Interaction & absorbing of skills from different players. At IBAK, we pride ourselves in providing for this platform across various age & categories by regularly conducting high quality tournaments, spread over the entire tourmament which include tournaments purely for IBAK members, those between other club members in the form of the Kuwait Badminton League, international exposure by bringing in world class players during the prestigious Kuwait Badminton Challenge (KBC) which is one of the flagship achievements of IBAK and a tourmament which is much sought after by international players. Some of the major tournaments conducted by IBAK are as follows…

Any Sport requires periodic assessment of one’s physical state, fitness & mental capabilities, readiness as well as improvements brought about over a period of time. Regular tournaments and competition can best achieve the results as outlined above. Tournaments also provide for a platform through which a player can advance from novice level to higher levels. They also provide an avenue for interaction & absorbing of skills from different players At IBAK, we pride ourselves in providing for this platform across various age & categories by regularly conducting high quality tournaments, spread over the entire tournament which include tournaments purely for IBAK members, those between other club members in the form of the Kuwait Badminton League, international exposure by bringing in world class players during the prestigious Kuwait Badminton Challenge (KBC) which is one of the flagship achievements of IBAK and a tournament which is much sought after by international players. Some of the major tournaments conducted by IBAK are as follows..

Any Sport requires periodic assessment of one’s physical state, fitness & mental capabilities, readiness as well as improvements brought about over a period of time. Regular tournaments and competition can best achieve the results as outlined above. Tournaments also provide for a platform through which a player can advance from novice level to higher levels. They also provide an avenue for interaction & absorbing of skills from different players At IBAK, we pride ourselves in providing for this platform across various age & categories by regularly conducting high quality tournaments, spread over the entire tournament which include tournaments purely for IBAK members, those between other club members in the form of the Kuwait Badminton League, international exposure by bringing in world class players during the prestigious Kuwait Badminton Challenge (KBC) which is one of the flagship achievements of IBAK and a tournament which is much sought after by international players. Some of the major tournaments conducted by IBAK are as follows..

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