TFT has won the championship of the Eid Baibalaa Challenge 1446 organized by the Baibalaa Association of Maldives. This is the first time TFT has won the championship in this tournament. 29 teams competed in this knockout tournament. The two semi-final matches and the final match of the tournament, which took place in the Hulhumale Central Park area, were played at night. The final match last night was honored by the presence of Vice President Hussain Mohamed Latheef. Minister of Sports Abdullah Rafiu also attended the final match.
In the first semi-final match played last night, TFT won after defeating last year’s runner-up club Kaasinkii. TFT, playing from the inside, won the first game of this match 11-7. And by tying the second game 7-7, TFT secured a place in the final. The last spot in the final of this tournament was won by Lorenzo Sports Club. That team made it to the final after defeating Zepo, who was competing in this tournament for the first time, in a tiebreaker. Zepo, playing from the outside, won the first game of this match with a score of 6-4. However, Lorenzo took the second game 10-4. With that, in the tiebreaker, Lorenzo won the first two catches as well.
After the semi-final matches, the final match of the tournament was played last night, with TFT winning the final match in straight two games. Thus, TFT, playing from the inside, won the first game of this match 9-3. And with the second game tied at 5-5, TFT secured the championship of this tournament. For this year’s tournament, “PSM Air” has been opened to select the most popular team and the most popular player. Accordingly, Ibrahim Luban of Kudhahenveyru Lions was chosen as the most popular player, while Kudhahenveyru United was the most popular team.
The Fair Play team of this year’s tournament is TFT, who won the championship. And while the team’s coach Ahmed Nazim won the Best Coach position, this year’s Mr. Baibalaa title was won by Abdullah Nishan of Lorenzo. This is the third time he has won the Mr. Baibalaa title. The media partner for the Eid Baibalaa Challenge 1446 is Public Service Media, PSM. PSM’s Yes TV has broadcast all the matches of this tournament live.
