Riffa Views TV – Episode 20 – Inter-Gulf Netball Championship

Following the phenomenal success of last year’s Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championship Riffa Views proudly signed up to another action packed weekend of netball by hosting the 23rd annual Inter-Gulf Netball Championships for the second year running.

On March 13th & 14th months of planning finally climaxed with the creation of a fantastic weekend full of competitive nail bitting netball, entertainment and socialising for players, umpires, coaches, managers, and supporters to enjoy.

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Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships confirms Bahrain as an international sporting venue

Bahrain’s reputation as an international sporting venue of choice was further confirmed with the successful conclusion yesterday of the Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships.

The tournament, held at the Bahrain Rugby Club, was declared a triumph by all 26 participating teams from around the Gulf, including the 2009 Champion Cup Winners, Abu Dabi A, as well as the visiting Invitational team from England. The tournament was one of the biggest events in Bahrain’s sporting calendar with over 350 players, coaches and umpires participating in 128 matches over the two-day event.

Jaqueline Coetze, Abu Dabi A Team Captain commented: “The Bahrain Netball Team did a fantastic job. Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that we have as a team and six months of hard work put together showed in the results.”

Richard Browning, CEO of Riffa Views, commented: “This year’s Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships further confirmed Bahrain’s reputation as an outstanding events organiser, both regionally and internationally. The Inter-Gulf Netball Championships is the only international platform for netball in the Middle East and we are proud that Bahrain hosted such a successful event for two consecutive years.”

‘England Netball’ sent 10 of their most talented young umpires to Bahrain to officiate at the tournament, which resulted in the closely contested matches being played at the highest possible level. Event Manager, Michaela Milne said: “The England Umpires added great value to the tournament and provided the best possible improvement we could have made to the event. The matches, particularly in the final stages, came down to the wire and it was a delight to watch them being umpired at such a great standard. The tournament was a massive success with a record number of teams and a fantastic result from Bahrain A who broke into the elite ‘Top 4’, while Bahrain B came fifth.

Championship Cup winners Abu Dabi A were joined in the medals’ table by Plate Winners Kuwait A and Bowl Winners Doha Youth.

The Men’s Competition, contested between defending champions Bahrain A and Kuwait, Abu Dabi and Dubai was won by Dubai who defeated Kuwait in the final.

The Invitational Cup featured some of the best matches of the tournament with impressive displays of athleticism, speed and skill from defending champions and 2009 winners, Hucclecote Netball Club from England. Runners-Up Abu Dabi A were overpowered by the strength of the England players, most of who have represented England at an international level.

The Qatar Airways “Player of the Tournament”, voted for by the players themselves, was won by Ema Barranger from Bahrain C.

The Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships was the 23rd installment of the annual tournament and was held in Bahrain for the second consecutive year. The 2010 tournament will move to Dubai.

Dubai Head Coach Zorina Vondracek said: “We will have a tough job organizing the tournament next year. Bahrain has raised the bar yet again and we face a massive challenge in order to match the incredible standards they have set as organizers over the last two years.”

Charity Golf Tournament in Aid of BMI

Riffa Views confirmed its title sponsorship, for the third consecutive year, of the “Riffa Views Shaikh Faisal Bin Hamad Al Khalifa Memorial Trophy” which will take place at His Majesty King Hamad’s golf course in Safriya from the 20th- 21st of March, 2009. Present at the announcement were Muneera Bin Hindi, BMI President, Dreena Rogers, liaison officer for BMI; Adel Sultan, Vice-President BMI and Richard Browning, CEO of Riffa Views, title sponsor of the tournament.

Richard Browning commented: “We are pleased to support such a worthwhile event for the third year running. Improving the quality of life of the kids and adults who attend BMI is the main objective of this worthy cause. We would like to encourage companies and individuals to contribute in a way that adds support to the event and provides something tangible to those members from our society which need our support.”

Adel Sultan, Vice-President of BMI, commented: “The proceeds from this year’s charity golf event will allow us to continue with the construction of the rehabilitation pool, which is currently being done with last year’s donation. We will also be able to purchase further mobility equipment for our members.”

The management and staff of Riffa Views’ Signature golf course, the Royal Golf Course, will be running the tournament at His Majesty’s course. Michael Braidwood, Managing Director of the Royal Golf Club, said: We are delighted with the sponsors’ response this year in challenging financial climate. It is great to see the local corporate community rallying round to help raise valuable funds for a very worthy charity. We are all looking forward to a wonderful weekend of golf at Safriya palace.

Bahrain Mobility International was established in 1979 and caters to the needs of the disabled in Bahrain. Their centre in Isa Town is run entirely on donations and offers training workshops and physical therapy facilities to its members. There is also a nursery attached to the centre which caters to children aged 3 to 6 years and prepares them to integrate into the community once they start school.

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