BTA championship winners honoured

Sayed Murtada Hussain has hoisted the Bahrain Table Tennis Association (BTA) championships senior category trophy in dramatic fashion at Isa Sports City in Riffa.

The Saar Club junior performed an outstanding comeback in the final match against fellow club opponent and national team star Mohammed Abbas to win the match 4-2 and with it the trophy.

Going down 0-1, Hussain put on a spirited show to claim the next three sets at 11-9, 11-6, 11-8, but Abbas avenged a second set to stay in the tie.

The rising national team player regained momentum late on to easily clinch the seventh set 11-4 and secure the tie.

In the youth category final, Salman Mohammed Ali of Aali Club clinched the trophy after a 3-0 win over Tubli Club’s Fadel Abbas, who settled for runners-up spot.

The final was held under the patronage of Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa, deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Environment and president of the Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation, who honoured the players in both age categories.

The closing ceremony of the championships concluded with Shaikh Faisal receiving a memento from BTTA, presented by Shaikha Hayat bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, who said she was pleased with the closing ceremony of the championships.

She also congratulated the winners of both category championships, the organisers as well as the media authorities for their contributions in making this event a great success.