Indian Navy’s victory highlights finale of the Royal Club Basketball Tournament New Delhi

In a thrilling finale, Indian Navy survived to defeat Captain’s Club to lift the Men’s trophy of the Royal Club Basketball Tournament, one of the oldest and most prestigious basketball tournaments in New Delhi, at the Montfort School in Ashok Vihar on Sunday. It was the 50th Golden Jubilee year of this tournament.

In the College Women’s section, Indira Gandhi Institute of Sports Sciences & Physical Education (IGI) beat Lady Sri Ram College (LSR) for a win. The School Boys division of the tournament was won by GD Goenka who beat DPS (Mathura Road) in the final game.

The tournament featured a total of 33 teams in three sections: Men, College Women, and School Boys.

Trailing by one point at halftime in the Men’s final, Indian Navy went neck to neck with Captain’s Club in the close game and outlasted them for a thrilling 82-78 win. Indian Navy were led by big performances by Soji Cherian (24 points), Mandeep (23) and Vipin (17 points). Praveen had a game-high 29 for Captain’s while Vinay added 17 for the losing side.

The College Women’s final was dominated by IGI, who were led by internationally experienced players like Sonika Ohylan, Pratima Singh, and Raspreet Sidhu. Sonika, who was later named the tournament’s best player, led the way with 26 points in the final where IGI led LSR throughout for a breezy 71-45 win. Pratima Singh added 24 points in the final, while for LSR, new recruit Chinmayee had 16.

The School Boys final was also an easy game for GD Goenka, who defeated DPS (MR) by 60-31. Goenka were led by Dhruv (17 points) while Roopender had 23 in a losing effort for DPS.

Final Scores

Senior Men: Indian Navy (Soji Cherian 24, Vipin 23) bt. Captain’s Club (Praveen 29, Vinjay 17, Sumit 12, Vipin Dalviya 10) 82-78 (HT: 44-45).

College Women: IGI (Sonika Ohylan 26, Pratima Singh 24, Raspreet Sidhu 12) bt. LSR (Chinmayee 16, Shivangi 15) 71-45 (HT: 36-26).

School Boys: GD Goenka (Dhruv 17, Raghuvendra 14) bt. DPS (Mathura Road) (Roopender 23) 60-31 (HT: 22-11).

Best Player Awards

Senior Men: Ashu (Indian Navy)

College Women: Sonika Ohylan (IGI)

School Boys: Dhruv Barman(GD Goenka)

Royal Club Golden Jubilee 50th Basketball Tournament being held in New Delhi

One of the oldest and most prestigious basketball tournament in New Delhi, The Royal Club Basketball Tournament, returns for its 50th annual competition this year: the Golden Jubilee Royal Club tournament is being held at the Montfort School in Ashok Vihar from October 16-23.

The tournament is featuring a total of 33 teams in three sections: Men, College Women, and School Boys. Games will be held daily from 2:00 PM onwards.

In last year’s tournament, IAHQ Signals took home the Men’s Championship, while Montfort won the gold in the School Boys’ and Girls’ section: College Women did not participate in last year’s championship.

Here is the list of teams participating in this year’s tournament:

Men

Pool A: IAHQ Signals, Pragati Club, Montfort Alumni

Pool B: Air Force, Prithavi Nath Club (PNC), Butlerian Club

Pool C: Royal Club, Karol Bag Public Club, RSA Sports Club

Pool D: Indian Navy, Captains Club, True Friends Club

Pool E: CISF, LPC, Sports Star Club

Pool F: CRPF, Garware Club, Oxfordian

College Women

Pool A: St. Stephen’s College, Indraprastha College, Indira Gandhi Institute of Sports Sciences & Physical Education

Pool B: Jesus & Mary College (JMC), Kirorimal College, Miranda House

Pool C: Lady Sri Ram College (LSR), Maitry College, Kamla Nehru College

School Boys

Pool A: Montfort School, Sachdeva Public School, ITL Public School

Pool B: GD Goenka School, Delhi Public School (DPS) (Mathura Road), Air Force Bal Bharti School (AFBBS)

In the first few games in the 2011 Golden Jubilee Championship, Women’s favourites Jesus & Mary College (JMC) had little trouble disposing of Kirorimal College in their first game, 37-18.

In the Men’s section, PNC defeated Butlerian 76-65 in a high octane, exciting game. Narender (19) and Khushwinder (16) led the way for PNC, while Mukesh Bishnoi (29) and Geo (25) were the high scorers for Butlerian. In another game, after trailing by 12 points at halftime, Royal Club turned the game around to defeat RSA 51-47.

The opening ceremony of the tournament was held on Sunday, October 16th. The finals for all three sections are schedule to be held on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011, from 4:00 PM onwards at Montfort School.