Tarek and Ahmad lead Higher B Officers’ Cup 2016
Qallaf, Murillo dominate Level C Lower Category
By Gwenn Peralta
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 24: The Officers’ Cup 2016 is now in its 2nd week and things are getting heated up as players are competing for the highest rank in the elimination round.
The players are still earning points to be able to determine their ranks and partners for the finals on the last leg of this tourney. The 2-set game winners earn 50 points and the losing team end up with the sum score earned while the 3-set game winners earn 42 points and the losing team 21 plus the points earned on the 3rd set.
In the Advance Level a new set of players earned the top rank titles. Rhommel Torres is on 350 points, Raja Durai moved up from the 3rd rank to the 2nd rank with 349 points and Ainur Duma Jul is in two with 347 points.
Rhommel with teammate Ainur flattened Roy and Rafiq 21-20, 21-14 and paired with Edison to tame Joel and Roy
Addy Diaz Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland returns a shot to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia during her match on day 3 of the Connecticut Open at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale
on Aug 23, in New Haven, Connecticut. (AFP)