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Months of
Hard Work for Khalifa Al Jali have now come to fuction |
21-2-2006 |
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Months of
planning and at 10.00am on Tuesday 21st February 2006 the
dream for Khalifa Al-Jaraid was realised, the first ITTF Pro
Tour tournament in his country, the Liebherr Kuwait Open was
underway. |
Khalifa Al-Jaraid, or Khalifa Jali as he is more commonly
known, was understandably delighted. “I wanted to do something
for the table tennis family”, he said. “It’s good for Kuwait
that we have such an important tournament.”
Months of hard work for Khalifa Al-Jaraid have now come to
fruition
Technical Director for the Liebherr Kuwait Open, Khalifa Al-Jaraid
has vast experience in the sport of table tennis, he played
internationally for Kuwait from 1978 to 1995, representing the
country in several World Championships before assuming the
role of national coach, a position he held until six months
ago when he became responsible for technical matters.
“Table tennis is popular in Kuwait but nobody sees the best
players”, continued Khalifa Al-Jaraid. “Last year I brought
sixteen top players to Kuwait and everybody enjoyed the
tournament.”
The Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad International Championships
One year ago in Kuwait the Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad International
Championships were held from 16th to 18th May 2005. The
tournament was named after the daughter of the Amir of Kuwait
who sadly died almost four years ago from cancer; in 2006 the
Liebherr Kuwait Open still bears the name `Salwa Cup’ in her
memory.
The winner of the tournament last year was Romania’s Adrian
Crisan, he beat Korea’s Ryu Seung Min in the final after
accounting for Russia’s Fedor Kuzmin in the quarters and
Austria’s Werner Schlager in the semis, whilst at the same
stages the respective victims for Ryu Seung Min were China’s
Ma Wenge and Austria’s Chen Weixing.
Motivated
Certainly the tournament in 2005 was well received and it
motivated Khalifa Al-Jaraid who is delighted with the progress
being made in Kuwait. “I’m really pleased with how the
preparations have gone for the Liebherr Kuwait Open”, he
continued. “We want to run the tournament every year, we’ve
taken advice and the aim is to make next year’s tournament
better than this year.”
A very praiseworthy attitude; keep listening, keep learning
and thus make progress, for Khalifa Al-Jaraid hours of work
are now bearing fruit and what was once a dream is now a
reality, the Liebherr Kuwait Open is in business.
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ITTF
President’s Message |
20-2-2006 |
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On behalf of the ITTF it gives me great pleasure to welcome
the Kuwait Open as an integral part of the ITTF Pro Tour in
2006. The Kuwait Open is designated by the ITTF as a “Premium”
event, and I sincerely hope that it will remain a permanent
fixture of the ITTF Pro Tour for many years to come. |
It is heart warming to see that
the Kuwait Table Tennis Association has rekindled its
activities and has joined the top competition circuit of our
Federation. This is an excellent sign of the continuous
development of our sport in the region. The leadership of the
Kuwait Table Tennis Association is an example to follow by all
other national associations, and I can assure the full support
of the ITTF to Kuwait in all its endeavours.
I would like to thank the Government authorities for their
support to this prestigious event. I also wish to thank all
the sponsors for their financial contribution.
To the participating players, coaches and officials, I wish
you all the best in your competition and I am sure that you
will enjoy the special brand of hospitality that has made
Kuwait famous worldwide.
Adham Sharara
ITTF President
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16-2-2006 |
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President of Kuwait Olympic Committee Sheikh
Talal Fahad Al Ahmed Al Sabah |
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President of Kuwait Olympic Committee Sheikh Talal Fahad Al Ahmed
Al Sabah had a meeting with Kuwait International Table
Tennis Tournament (Salwa Cup) Committee ,which will be held on 21
till 24 Feb 2006 in Kazma Sporting Club . All the International
Players will participate in this tournament . This Tournament is
under the patronage of H.H Prime Minister Sheikh Naser Al Mohammed
Al Sabah and we thank him for his great support to the tournament
and he has always supported the youth in Kuwait.Sheikh Talal Al Fahad Al Sabah spoke to all the committee members
and thanked them for the great work which they have done for this
tournament.
Tournament Manager-Nawaf Al Dawish : We have finished 90% of the work and he thanked
all the committee members for hard work . All the International
players will participate this tournament and we hope this
tournament will be a great success as it was the last year .
Press Conference will be held on Sunday 19, 2006 at 6:00PM.in Ritz
Hotel Salmiya. |
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