Bengaluru, November 22, 2021: Indogas Challengers won the second edition of Canara Union Badminton League (CUBL) hosted by Canara Union Charitable Trust at Prakash Courts.
In the CUBL Season 2 finals, Indogas Challengers defeated Aaroh Smashers 3-1 and bagged the title. In the first game a fine display by Manoj Rai and Sudhir was the highlight of Indogas Challengers win. They defeated M M Lalu and Nagaraj 21-11, 21-14 in straight sets.
In the second game Ravee Iyer and Dinu K of Indogas Challengers defeated Niranjan and Bhaskar of Aaroh Smashers 21-15, 21-12 in straight sets.
Aaroh Smashers however restored parity with Dinesh and Sathivk defeating Sachidanand and Krishnamurthy of Indogas Challengers 21-12, 21-23, 21-12.
In the fourth game Kishan and Ravichandra of Indogas Challengers defeated Uday Rai and Sudha Rani of Aaroh Smashers 21-12, 21-17 in straight sets.
The final result – Indogas Challengers defeated Aaroh Smashers in the best of 5 games 3-1.
It may be noted that CUBL witnessed participation of 6 teams – Indogas Challengers, Union Acers, Le Grapes Champions, JP Super Kings, Carpe Diem and Aaroh Smashers. In all a total of 70 players took part in the tournament, which essentially accommodated all players of all calibre.
Post round robin league, 4 teams progressed to super league stage and based on points were ranked in the following order – Indogas Challengers, Union Acers, Aaroh Smashers and Carpe Diem.
Indogas Challengers defeated Union Acers in the qualifier 3-1 to enter finals, while Aaroh Smashers defeated Carpe Diem 3–2 in the elimination round. Aaroh Smashers defeated Union Acers 3-2 and progressed to finals.
