KUCHING: The 13th Kuching Open Doubles petanque tournament will take place from June 4 to 5 at the Sarawak Petanque Centre in Santubong here.
Kuching Division Petanque Association (PSPBK) chairman Datuk Zaidi Mahdi explained that the competition would see players from various states, including Sabah, Selangor, Terengganu and Federal Territory of Labuan.
“We expect the competition this time to be intense with the involvement of top players from several other states, including from Sarawak,” he said at the Lea Sports Centre sponsorship ceremony here yesterday.
Lea Sports Centre was represented by Lea Holding (M) Sdn Bhd managing director Raymond Sim Hee Pang. Also present was Sarawak Land and Survey Department director Datuk Abdullah Julaihi.
Zaidi said the number of entries would continue to increase given the closing date for registration is June 3.
“Usually there are teams that will register at the last minute, and that’s why I’m sure the existing number will continue to increase.”
The winners will receive RM3,000 while the runners-up will take home RM1,800 and the third place team will receive RM1,000 in addition to trophies and medals.
The fourth place team will get RM600 while fifth to eighth place teams get RM300. The 9th to 16th place teams walk away with RM100.
The teams that emerge champions, runners-up and third place in the Veteran category will receive RM300, RM200 and RM100 respectively, as will the teams in the women’s category.
Zaidi added that the tournament was also a platform for Sarawak players to prepare for the Kuala Lumpur 2022 Sukma Games.
