More than 150 men and women from 27 Qatar-based Indian organisations participated in the tournament. The overall champions for the tournament were Indian Spinners.
The Men’s 19-30 Singles Category was won by Shubham Agarwal, while Mizam Jafer was the runner-up. The Men’s 30+30+ Singles Category was won by Vikram Arora, with Kunal being the runner-up.
The Women’s Singles 30+Plus Category was won by Rukkaiya Pachisa, with Fariha Abdul Aziz being the runner-up.
In the Men’s Team Event Category, Indian Spinners took the top spot, followed by Karnataka Sangha Qatar.
ISC also designated a separate category for employees of various companies operating in Qatar. More than 100 people participated in the competition. Larsen & Toubro bagged the Overall Champions Trophy.
The Men’s Singles 21-35 winner was Adarsh Jaiswal of Larsen & Toubro, followed by Anmol Thapa of Apparel Qatar.
The Men’s Singles 35 Plus category was won by Rushkesh Jogdand, followed by Antony Ravi in the runner-up spot. Both were from Larsen & Toubro.
In Men’s Doubles 21-35 Category, Adarsh Jaiswal and Shiladitya Kishore of Larsen & Toubro won, followed by Rajeev Thakur and Anmol Thapa of Apparel Qatar.
In Men’s Doubles 35+ Category, Antony Ravi and Ramprasath of Larsen & Toubro won, followed by Rushkesh Jogdand and Ajay Jain of the same company.
The closing ceremony started with an Exhibition Match between the Indian embassy’s team – lead by ambassador P Kumaran – and Indian community team. The ambassador also attended the price distribution ceremony as the chief guest. QTTA Board Member Thani al-Zarraa was the Guest of Honour.
ISC President Nilangshu Dey welcomed the guests and highlighted the mission of this newly formed sports body under the embassy of India and its achievements in the last eight months. In his speech, ambassador Kumaran appreciated the initiatives undertaken by ISC and thanked the Qatar Table Tennis Association in providing all their infrastructure facilities to promote the game among the Indian community. Thani al-Zarraa appreciated the initiative and assured QTTA’s continued support for such events.