Kuwait Badminton Challenge (KBC) is our prime and big budget international tournament which was established in 2014 as GCC Invitational Tournament and after 3rd edition this GCC tournament was renamed as Kuwait Badminton Challenge in 2017 The event has proved successful and even more attractive year after year. In the past many world ranked players particularly from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia have participated in this prestigious event and it has expanded the geographical reach of the players from different parts of the globe.
KUWAIT BADMINTON
CHALLENGE 2019 (KBC) ©
Tournament
Directors
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Ajayakumar VasudevanMobile : +965 98052789
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Anesh MathewMobile : Tel:+965 99537030
Tournament
Sponsors
Entries
Details
- All Stars
- Challengers
- IBAK
- Al Arabiya Victor
- Abbasiya Tuskers
- Team 5.30
- Chargers
- Victor 2
8 Teams
- Players 291
- Entries 301
Open Events Entries
- Men’s Singles Open
- Flight 1 Men’s Doubles Open
- Flight 2 Men’s Doubles Open
- Flight 3 Men’s Doubles (Kuwait Advance Players)
- Mixed Doubles
- U11 Boys Singles
- U11 Girls Singles
- U11 Boys Doubles
- U11 Girls Doubles
- U14 Boys Singles
- U14 Girls Singles
- U14 Boys Doubles
- U14 Girls Doubles
- U17 Boys Singles
- U17 Girls Singles
- U17 Boys Doubles
- U17 Girls Doubles
- Men’s Doubles Above 45
Events:
Categories
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Team Events
- Winners : All Stars - Kuwait
- Runners Up: Al Arabiya Victor - Kuwait
- Semi Finalists : Team 5.30 - Kuwait
- Semi Finalists: IBAK - Kuwait
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Open Events
- MEN'S SINGLES OPEN
Winner : Iskandar Zulkarnain - Malaysia
Runner Up: Sathish Kumar Karunakaran - India
Semi Finalist : Ryanto Subagja - Indonesia
Semi Finalist: Daniel Farid- India
- FLIGHT 1 MEN’S DOUBLES OPEN
Winners : Lukhi Apri Nugroho & Agrippina Prima Rahmanto Putra -Indonesia Runners Up: Bennett Anthony & Sreejith RSR - India Semi Finalists : Hendra Aprida Gunawan - Indonesia & Lim Tze Jihan - Malaysia Semi Finalists: Aria Wijaya & Muhammad Zulkifli Lana - Indonesia
- FLIGHT 2 MEN'S DOUBLES OPEN
Winners : Noufal K.V & Ajmal V.A - Qatar
Runners Up: Aneef K Latheef & Arshad NV - Kuwait
Semi Finalists : Jabbar Farooqi & Subin Varghese - Kuwait
Semi Finalists: Hisham Ezzi & Harshant Kader Usman - Kuwait
- FLIGHT 3 MEN'S DOUBLES (Kuwait Advance Players)
Winners : Anaikumar Radhakrishnan & Mohammed Sameer - Kuwait
Runners Up: Prakash Muttel & Sajeev Punnakkal- Kuwait
Semi Finalists : Shabin Arayanthoppil & Nihas Malik - Kuwait
Semi Finalists: Rijo K Joseph & Antony VT - Kuwait
- MEN'S ABOVE 45 DOUBLES
Winners : Pratheep Kumar -India & Jose Mathew Kunnel- Kuwait
Runners Up: Davis Sebastian & Jaison Xavier- India
Semi Finalists : Dr .Manimara Chozhan - Kuwait & Dr. Maran Thankavelu - India
Semi Finalists: Ramesan Koliyat & Satheesan Shine - Qatar
- MIXED DOUBLES
Winners : Agrippina Prima Rahmanto Putra & Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah - Indonesia
Runners Up: Putra EKA Rhoma & Anggia Shitta Awanda - Indonesia
Semi Finalists : Bennet Antony & Purnima - India
Semi Finalists: Nopparut Hiripongsathorn & Thanapim Kaweenuntavong - Thailand
- U11 BOYS SINGLES
Winner : Pridhav Shyam Gopan - Qatar
Runner Up: Viraj Pranshu Motupalli - Qatar
Semi Finalist : Aakash Sakthivel -India
Semi Finalist: Jai Sarvesh Kumaran Senthilkumar - India
- U14 BOYS SINGLES
Winner : Dhruva Bharadwaj Tarikere Ramesh - Kuwait
Runner Up: Ajay Abhilash Mathew - Kuwait
Semi Finalist : Shrihari Gangadharan - Kuwait
Semi Finalist: Chase Sijo - Kuwait
- U17 BOYS SINGLES
Winner : Varun Sriram - Kuwait
Runner Up: Chris Sijo Lukose - Kuwait
Semi Finalist : Chakra Kodhandapani - Kuwait
Semi Finalist: Jay Shah - Kuwait
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Open Events
- U11 GIRLS SINGLES
Winner : Samiha Santhosh Shetty - Qatar
Runner Up: Amirtha Swaminathan - India
Semi Finalist : Angel Subin - Kuwait
Semi Finalist: Shruti Vagvala - Kuwait
- U14 GIRLS SINGLES
Winner : Prakriti Bharath - Qatar
Runner Up: Amrita Anilkumar - India
Semi Finalist : Aadhya Shine - Kuwait
Semi Finalist: Neha Susan Biju- Kuwait
- U17 GIRLS SINGLES
Winner : Prakriti Bharath - Qatar
Runner Up: Aadhya Shine - Kuwait
Semi Finalist : Fiona Cabral - Kuwait
Semi Finalist: Valli Ganga - Kuwait
- U11 BOYS DOUBLES
Winners : Pridhav Shyam Gopan & Viraj Pranshu Motupalli - Qatar
Runners Up: Aakash Sakthivel - India & Heavendrine Likhiya Shanto - Bahrain
Semi Finalists : Aditya Anaikumar & Varun Siva Sajith - Kuwait
Semi Finalists: Addison Sumesh & Arden Paul Sumesh - Kuwait
- U14 BOYS DOUBLES
Winners : Adharsh Premkumar & Arjun Shine - Qatar
Runners Up: Chase Sijo - Kuwait & Rajat Raj Ramesan - Qatar
Semi Finalists : Shrihari Gangadharan & Rohan Vagvala - Kuwait
Semi Finalists: Roland Allen & Jack Abraham Samuel - Kuwait
- U17 BOYS DOUBLES
Winners : Chris Sijo Lukose & Ajay Abhilash Mathew - Kuwait
Runners Up: Surya Manoj & Aidan Anesh Mathew - Kuwait
Semi Finalists : Chakra Kodandapani- India & Suprasanna Sivaprakash - Qatar
Semi Finalists: Kris Benny & Ebin Shijo - Kuwait
- U11 GIRLS DOUBLES
Winners : Sharmistha Ravi Shankar & Amirtha Swaminathan - India
Runners Up: Angel Subin & Shruti Vagvala - Kuwait
Semi Finalists : Cassie Mariya Alen & Faiha Nazmi Latheef - Kuwait
- U14 GIRLS DOUBLES
Winners : Lizbeth Elsa Binu - Bahrain & Samiha Santhosh Shetty - Qatar
Runners Up: Anjana Sajeev & Emil Susan Thomas - Kuwait
Semi Finalists : Nandhana Venkatesh & Nandhitha Venkatesh - Kuwait
Semi Finalists: Neha Susan Biju & Kamalini Ramesh - Kuwait
- U17 GIRLS DOUBLES
Winners : Fiona Cabral &Anjali Mary John - Kuwait
Runners Up: Mrudhuksha Mohandas & Sharon Justin - Kuwait
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KBC is the only international badminton championship in Kuwait and IBAK is the only facility with the base to successfully host and run this event within the country. For almost a decade, KBC has given an opportunity for both local and international players, an arena packed with best badminton in Kuwait.
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