KAW Sports Tournaments

In the year 2008, KAW is conducting Eight Tournaments in various disciplines. Based on number of participants, there may be separate age groups for each event. Women will have separate competition for Badminton and other Games as well, again based on response. The nominal participation fee, if any, will be used for buying prizes for the Winners as well as for buying refreshments during the Games. Come, join us and make it a festive occasion..


*** Only KAW members and family will be allowed to participate. KAW will not be responsible for any injuries which may be sustained during the events. All Winners will get KAW's rolling Trophies which will keep rotating till a Team/ Player wins the trophy three times consecutively (Then the Team/Player gets to keep the tropy forever). In all the Tournaments, last year's winner & runner-up will be seeded first and second respectively.Any decisions made by KAW EC / EC Sports Committee (Ojus John (Prime), George Daniel, Jacob Thomas) /Referees appointed by KAW will be Final & Binding.

2008 Sports Tournaments

June 21   :  Badminton Tourney (Sponsored by Mathew Titus & family)
July 20    :  Tennis Tournament (Sponsored by Universal Consultants)
July 20    :  Soccer Tournament (Sponsored by Boney Mathew-Skyline)
Aug 10    :  Cricket Tournamant (Sponsored by Kerala Talkies)
Aug 17    :  ThrowBall Tournament (Sponsored by KAW)
Aug 30    :  Volleyball Tournament(Sponsored by P.M.Mathew)
Nov 22    :  Cards Tournament(Sponsored by Kerala Talkies)
Nov 23    :  Racquetball Tournament(Sponsored by Thomas M)
Dec 14    :  Chess Tournament(Sponsored by George Daniel)

Upcoming Events

Chess Tournament

On Sunday Dec 14th 1.30 PM @ the Chess Center (near QFC/opposite KCLS) at the Crossroads Mall, Bellevue, 15600 NE 8th St Bellevue, WA 98008. No pre-registration is required. You can register at the venue at 1.30 pm. Registrations will not be accepted after 1.50 pm. There will be separate competitions in adult as well as children's categories. Only KAW members are allowed to participate and there will not be any Registration Fee for playing the Tournament. If you've any questions, contact KAW Sports Prime Coordinator or secretary@kaow.org.

Past Events

KAW Cards (Cheettukali) Tournament (28, 56 & Rummy)

The KAW Cards "28" Tournament was held one Saturday November 22nd 10.00 am at @ Valleyridge Community Center. The "28" Tournament was inaugurated by Mr. Abraham Kalamannil, Chairman and Managing director of Aranmula Aviation Limited. In the exciting "28" Finals, K.G.Sunny, Thomas Titus & Shyju Abaraham defeated George Daniel, Paul K John & Toms John to lift the prestigious trophy. The "56" Tournament was inaugurated by Mr. Sasidharan Nair, founding Chairman of FOMAA.The "56" game Finals - Mathew Titus, K G Sunny, Shyju Abraham versus Santhamma, Viswam Changarath & Ojus John will be played on Dec 13th at 2.00 pm. The Rummy Finals will be followed. For a brief idea about the possible rules, click here KAW Cards Tournament'08 Rules - put together by Ojus. Important Note: The file contains rules for "56" game and a general description about the "28" game. It is used as a reference and this file is in no way a definitive rules document. A five member Technical Committee is formed to finalize and clarify all rules. Thanks to KAW Cards Coordinators Ojus John & Biju Skariah. Special Thanks to Mr. Mathew Titus for sponsoring all the Cards for the Tournament and his support in organizing the Tournament.

KAW RacquetBall Tournament

The KAW Racquetball was held on Sunday Nov 23rd 1:30 PM @ Lynnwood Recreation Center, 418900 44th Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98036. Nitin Punnen won the Singles Category. Nitin and Darryl bagged the Doubles title. Thanks to KAW Racquaetball Coordinators Biju Skariah, Jyothish Nair & Ojus John. Thanks to Ashley E for his support in organizing the Tournament.

KAW VolleyBall Tournament

KAW's Volleyball Tournament was conducted on August 30th at Kent Community Center. Seven Teams - Kozhencherry Spikers, Pathanamthitta Thunders, Sixers, Backwater Spikers, Kappafishers, Tharikidas & Seattle Chekavers battled it out. In the first semi, the "Kozhencherry Spikers" led by Dinesh Thomas defeated "Tharikidas" led by Abraham Isaac in a repeat of last year. In the second semifinals, "Pathanamthitta Thunders", the veterans of the Tournament led by Paul K John (Raoshan) was defeated by "Dashers" led by Prajinesh Jayan. In the grandfinals of KAW Volleyball Tournament 2007, the "Spikers" defeated "Dashers" to emerge victorious. KAW thanks P.M. Mathew for sponsoring the trophies for the Tournament. Thanks to KAW EC Volleyball Coordinators Ojus John, George Daniel, Pradeep Unny, Biju Skariah and also to Boney Mathew for helping to organize this Tournament.

KAW ThrowBall Tournament

The first Sports Tournament exclusively for women in KAW's history!!! The game was an exciting one with Challengers led by Julie Ashley grabbing the first set comfortably, but Xtremers led by Priya Rajesh routing the Challengers in the second. In the all important third set, Challengers got to a great start and kept their nerve winning the set and title. Though there was no shortage of excitement, it will be great to see more teams participating next year. Special thanks to KAW Volleyball Coordinators Pradeep Unny, Ojus John, Biju Skriah & Viswanathan C. Thanks to Jojo Chalissery & Kalpana Hari too for helping with the scoring/umpiring.

KAW Cricket Tournament

A record number of six teams participated in the KAW Cricket Tournament held at the Microsoft Grounds on the second week of August. The teams were divided into two pools with the winners of each pool competing in the Finals. Group A was won by Pulikkoottam who defeated the opponents in both their group games. Thekkan Bowlers took the second spot in the group ahead of Bellevue Pillere. Group B produced some nail-biting finishes. While Mansoon Mallus snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Mayavis, Mayavis did the same to Seattle Chekavers! But, Seattle Chekavers raised their form in the all-important decider, with Ashley and Santhosh sharing a great partnership to defeat Mansoon Mallus to qualify for the Finals.

In the finals, Seattle Chekavers led by Ashley Elenjickal won the toss against Pulikkoottam led by Ojus John and batted first. Chekavers were rocked by couple of direct hit runouts including key wickets of Santhosh & Ashley, a crucial two-wicket over from Vinod Ravindran as well as sharp bowling by Prashant, Binu, Jacob & Rajesh. Though Jayesh tried a rearguard action, the total of 40-odd was not enough. But two quick wickets after a feasty start by Pulikkoottam opener Jacob Thomas gave Chekavers hope. But Prashant Kesavan continued his brilliant form from the league matches and supported by Ojus resisted the valiant efforts by Chekavers helping Team "Pulikkoottam" lift the trophy for the second consecutive year, with Chekavers finishing a creditable second. Thanks to KAW Cricket Coordinators Ojus John & Jacob Thomas and to Biju Skariah and Jayashree Iyer for the Registration. Special thanks to Ashley Elenjickal as well as to Illyas Mohammed of ARCL for arranging the Ground. A KAW Special!!! "Thattukada" serving Idli/Dosa and other Kerala Items at nominal charges was present at the Cricket location thru the whole day and it was great day out for all!!!!Click here for photos. Thanks to Pramoth for the photos.


Schedule
Group B - Match 1  :  Mayavis Vs Mansoon Mallus - Mansson Mallus won
Group A - Match 2  :  Pulikkoottam Vs Bellevue Pillare - Pulikkoottam won
Group B - Match 3  :  Mayavis Vs Seattle Chekavers - Mayavis won
Group A - Match 4  :  Pulikkoottam Vs Thekkan Bowlers - Pulikkoottam won
Group B - Match 5  :  Seattle Chekavers Vs Mansoon Mallus - Chekavers won
Group A - Match 6  :  Bellevue Pillare Vs Thekkan Bowlers - Bowlers won
Finals     :  Pulikkoottam Vs Seattle Chekavers - Pulikkoottam won

KAW Soccer Tournament

The much awaited KAW Soccer Tournament Semis were held on Sixty Acre Park located in Redmond on July 27th. In the first semi, Kerala Police led by Ashley Elenjickal played a very organized defense-oriented game masterminded by Santhosh Moolayil. The first half was a goal-less affair, but a momentary lapse of concentration from Kerala Police defense was enough for Shane Daniel to score the first goal for last year's champions, "Fast Tracks" From there, it was up-hill struggle for Kerala Police who didn't had any substitutions available beacuse of injuries. Sumith Chacko's 25-yard screamer settled the issue for Fast Tracks. In the second semi, a no-show by Thunders allowed Dashers a walk-over into the Finals.

The Finals was held at Wilson Field in Kent on August 3rd. In the finals in which a capacity crowd was treated to some exhilarating attacking football, Fast Tracks led by Deepak George won against Dashers led by Joshy Jospeh by a margin 6-4. Though direct sunlight on to the face of both goalkeepers was also a factor, it was motly because of the attack-oriented formations as well as some elementary defensive mistakes. Jacob Thomas scored 3 goals for Dashers while Shane Daniel was the highest scorer for "Fast Tracks". Shane Daniel was also voted in as the MVP by the 3-member judge panel. The awards were presented by KAW President Ojus John, KAW Secretary Jyothish Nair & KAW Patron John Titus. Thanks to KAW Soccer Coordinators Ojus John, Jyothish Nair, Jacob Thomas, Pradeep Unny, Viswnathan C & Biju Skariah for making this a grand event and also to Boney Mathew, Skyline for sponsoring the Trophies. Click here for photos. Thanks to Pramoth for the photos.


Schedule
July 27 4.30 pm - 1st Semi :  Dashers Vs Thunders - Dashers won by default
July 27 6.30 pm - 2nd Semi :  Fast Tracks Vs Kerala Police - Fast Tracks won 2-0
Aug 03 5.00 pm - Finals: Dashers Vs Fast Tracks - Fast Tracks won 6-4

KAW Tennis Tournament

10 Teams competed in the KAW Tennis-Doubles event held on July 20th at Bothell. Doubles championship was won by Sreekumar Valiathan & Ajith Jayamohan defeating Ronny Abraham & Shiby Chacko. The losing semifinalists were Boney/Hariprasad and Binu/Prajinesh. 16 players battled it out for the singles crown. In the first semifinal, Binu defeated Pramoth and Sreekumar overcame Ronny in the second semifinal. Binu Purayil bagged the Singles title defeating Sreekumar V in the final. KAW expresses it's sincere gratitude to Universal Consultants for sponsoring the trophies for the Tournament. Thanks to KAW Tennis Coordinators Ojus John, Jyothish Nair, Pradeep Unny, Jacob Thomas & Viswam C for organizing this event.

KAW Badminton Tournament

In the KAW Badminton Tournament held on June 21st at Kent Commons Indoor Courts (525 Fourth Ave N Kent, WA 98032), Mathew Titus & Arun Veettil won the Men's Doubles trophy defeating Anil Shanmugham & Ronny Abraham in an exciting, very closely-fought Finals. The Men's Singles was won by Arun Veettil while Anil Shanmugham finished as the Runner-up. Ladies Doubles was won by Divya Ravindran & Dhanya Ravindran. Divya Ravindran Nair also bagged the Ladies Singles title. Thanks to KAW EC Badminton Coordinators Ojus John, Jyothish Nair, George Daniel, Sreeram Vaidyanath & Jayashree Iyer for the organizing part and also to Mathew Titus for sponsoring the trophies as well as for arranging the logistics.


2007 Sports Tournament Details

KAW Chess Tournament

KAW’ first ever Chess tournament was held on 5th Jan 2008 at Crossroads, Bellevue from 1 pm to 5 pm. In the Junior and Senior sections combined a total of 16 people participated. Each player had to play 3 games each and the top two players who get maximum points out of these games were declared champion and runners up. In the juniors section, Ryan Thomas won all his games very comfortably and lifted the title while there was a tie for the second spot between Mevin and Hemanth. In the battle to secure second spot, Mevin cornered Hemanth in a very tact full move. In the senior section Prajnish, Hariprasad and K.G.Sunny won all their games and extended tournament into a round robin among those three. A moment of carelessness cost Hari his queen in his match against Prajnish which caused him to surrender the game. In a very similar way Sunny lost the game to Hari. In the last match Prajnish comfortably won over Sunny to win the title. With one win and one defeat, Hari finished as runners up. Thanks to Ashley Elenjickal, Ojus John and Sanju Joseph for coordinating the event. We also thank Ryan Thomas, Vidul Shajan and Hari Malavika for allowing us to use their chess sets and clocks for the tournament. KAW’s hearty congratulations to the winners and to George Daniel for sponsoring all the trophies.

KAW Cards (28, 56 & Rummy) Tournament

KAW's inaugural Cards Tournament was held on Saturday November 17th 10.00 am at @ Valleyridge Community Center at Seatac. The "28" competition itself was so intense & time-consuming that the 56 second-semifinals & Rummy second round couldn't be completed and was postponed to December 1st! In the "28" Tournament first Semifinals, the team of Mathew Titus, Aniyan Mattmel & Babu Parayil defeated Sunny K.G, Santhosh Paul & Shyju Abraham. In the second semifinals, Jojo Chalissery, Ojus John & Sudheesh Ponnarassery reigned over Ashley Elenjickal, Pradeep Unny & Prakash Menon in one of the most closely fought games of the Tournament. In the finals, the professionalism of the veteran pair of Mathew, Aniyan & Babu got the better of Jojo, Ojus & Sudheesh to secure the title of KAW "28" champions. In the prestigious "56" Finals, Mathew Titus, K.G.Sunny & Shyju Abraham overcame Babu Parayil, George Daniel & Ojus John in a thrilling-to-the-last-point match. Mathew Titus rounded off a fine performance in the Cards Tournament by winning the Rummy Tournament in which Shyju Abraham finished Runner-up and P.M. Mathew third.

Thanks to all the participants, especially to Ambily Abraham, Dhanya Pramoth & Lulu Sunny for proudly repesenting the ladies Team. Thanks to KAW EC Cards Championship Coordinators Ojus John & George Daniel, as well as to the Technical Committee members Mathew Titus & Aniyan Mattamel. Special thanks to Mathew Titus for supplying all the cards for the Tournament.

KAW Racquetball Tournament

KAW Racquetball Tournament was conducted on November 11th from 3.00 to 6.00 pm at the Lynnwood Recreation Center. In the Singles Semifinal, Thomas Mudayankavil defeated Toms John while Maju Kuruvilla got the better of Rex George in the second Semifinal. In the final, as keenly contested as the semis were, Maju K defeated Thomas M to become the KAW Racquetball Singles Champion of 2007. After the initial rounds in the Doubles category, Thomas M & Ojus John emerged winners over Vinoo Thomas & Maju K in the first Semifinal. George Daniel & Toms John previaled over Abraham Isaac & Rex G in the other high voltage Semifinal. The KAW Racqetball Doubles Championship was won by George Daniel & Toms John defeating Thomas M & Ojus J in the final match of the Tournament. The Winners will be awarded with Trophies (sponsored by Thomas Mudayankavil) in the KAW Xmas Fest. Thanks to KAW Racquetball Coordinators Ashley Elenjickal & Ojus John for organizing this event. Thanks to Geo Kunju for the photos.

KAW VolleyBall Tournament

KAW's Volleyball Tournament was conducted on August 18th at 9.30 am @ Renton Community Center (Indoor Court) (1715 Maple Valley Highway, Renton, WA 98057). Four Teams were in the fray for the KAW'2007 Volleyball Trophy. After the Initial rounds, the "Kozhencherry Spikers" led by Boney Mathew was pitted against the "Tharikidas" led by Abraham Isaac. Though the "Tharikidas" fought valiantly, the professionalism and youthfulness of "Spikers" was good enough to see them thru to the Finals. In the second semifinals, "Pathanamthitta Thunders", the veterans of the Tournament led by Toms John (Appu) met the "Sixers" led by Prajinesh Jayan. After a closely fought battle, the experience of "Thunders" was a deciding factor in them clinching the final spot. In the grandfinals of KAW Volleyball Tournament 2007, the "Spikers" led by Boney defeated the brave "Thunders" to emerge victorious. KAW thanks P.M. Mathew for sponsoring the trophies for the Tournament. Thanks to KAW EC Volleyball Coordinators Ojus John & George Daniel and also to Mathew Titus and Boney Mathew for helping to organize this Tournament. Click here for photos. Thanks to Pramoth for the photos.

KAW Cricket Tournament

The KAW Cricket Championship semifinals and finals were held on July 22nd. In the first Semi at 1.30 pm, "Pulikkoottam" led by Ojus John won the toss and elected to bat against "Spurs" led by Binoy Varughese. Though "Pulikkootam" were in trouble early at 23/4, a well-calculated partnership of 49 between Vinod & Ojus enabled them to finish at a decent score of 79/6. In reply, the "Spurs" team were allout for 21 with "Pulikkottam" bowlers Rajesh, Vinod, Jacob, Prashant & Pramoth in outstanding form. In the second semi at 3.30 pm, "Mayavis" captain Vasudev won the toss and sent "Seattle Chekavers" led by Ashley Elenjickal to bat first. "Chekavers" lost couple of key players Jayesh & Ashley early in the innings and they never really recovered from that. The "Mayavis" swing bowling spearheaded by Neil & Vasu bowled out the opponents for 31. Though the "Seattle Chekavers" bowling led by Santhosh Pillai fought valiantly, 31 was never enough and "Mayavis" romped home with many overs to spare.

In the grand finals of KAW Cricket Tournament 2007, "Mayavis" captain Vasudev won the toss and decided to field. The "Pulikkoottam" innings got off to a flying start courtesy a fine cameo from Manesh. Thereafter Prashant & Jacob took over and they were just scintillating in their 60+ partnership. Prashant finished with 46 n.o with "Pulikkottam" piling up a big 106/2 in 16 overs. The "Mayavis" innings was rocked at the start with 2 runouts even before the account opened. Again the "Pulikkoottam" bowlers were too hot to handle and "Mayavis" could muster 38 runs in 16 overs, with Ravikumar Hariharan waging a lone battle..The "Pulikkoottam" fielding was also top-notch, the catch by Pramoth to dismiss Sanju a fine example of the same. Thus, Team "Pulikkoottam" are the champions and "Mayavis" the runners-up of KAW Cricket Championship' 07, sponsored by "Kerala Talkies". Thanks to ARCL for arranging the Ground & Cricket Balls and to Sidewinders Team (Manoj Syamala/Sebastian) for the cricket kits. KAW thanks Cricket Coordinators Ashley Elenjickal, Sanju Joseph & Ojus John as well as the sponsors "Kerala Talkies" and all the players/ supporters for making this tournament a great success. Click here for photos. Thanks to Jayesh & Pramoth for the pics.

KAW Tennis Tournament

Men's Doubles Champions:        Thomas Mudayankavil & Ram Pranam
Men's Doubles Runnersup:         Prajinesh Jayan & Binu Purayil
Men's Singles Champion:           Binu Purayil
Men's Singles Runnerup:            Thomas Mudayankavil


Thanks to KAW Tennis Coordinators Ojus John, Ashley Elenjickal, Ram Pranam & Madhu Kangara for organizing this event.

KAW Badminton Tournament

Men's Doubles Champions:        Aniyan Mattamel & Santhosh Varghese
Men's Doubles Runnersup:         Greame George & Varghese Chacko
Men's Singles Champion:           Arun Veettil
Men's Singles Runnerup:            Jojy Mathew
Women's Doubles Champions:   Neeni George & Devina Arun
Women's Singles Champion:      Devina Arun

KAW expresses its thanks to Mathew Titus and family for sponsoring the trophies for the Tournament and for supplying all birdies for the Tournament as well. Thanks to KAW EC Badminton Coordinators Ojus John & George Daniel for the organizing part and also to Seena Leslie for supporting with players registration.

KAW Soccer Tournament

In the Finals of the KAW Soccer Tournament, the South Team led by Joby Titus were victorious defeating the North Team 4-1. Though the North Team captained by Santosh Moolayil led 1-0 at Half-time, a cricual spell of 10 minutes in the second half saw the South Team romping home three goals, including an own goal. From that time onwards, there was only one winner in the game. KAW congratulates all the players, especially the South Team who are the Soccer champions of 2007 as well as the fairly large crowd of cheerleaders/supporters for making this a colorful spectacle. Special thanks to Bonney Mathew - Allstate - for sponsoring the Tournament. Thanks to KAW EC Soccer Coordinators Ojus John, George Daniel & Asha Sudheesh. Click here for photos. Thanks to Rex & Abraham for the photos.

Other Suggestions?

If you have any questions about any of the Sporting Activities of KAW, contact KAW EC.