Punjab State Carrom Association

Punjab State Carrom Association

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State/Country: Punjab, India
Founded: 1997
Affiliated To: All India Carrom Federation
Confederation: International Carrom Federation
President: Rajan Gupta IPS
General Secretary: Shri Gurinder Singh
Affiliated Associations : 10 District Associations
Dissolved : 2009

The Punjab State Carrom Association (PSCA) was the Punjab, India state sport federation for the indigenous game of carrom, and was a state affiliate of the All India Carrom Federation (AICF), India's national branch of the International Carrom Federation (ICF). The PSCA was formed during 1996–97 in Sirhind, Punjab, Northern India. There were ten district associations affiliated with PSCA of which the Tarn Taran and Amritsar associations are the largest. The PSCA's headquarters are in Mohali, Punjab.

In 2009, the association and affiliated associations got dissolved[1] after serving Punjab Carrom for 12 years (1997 to 2009).

All India Carrom Federation affiliated another Unit headquarterd at Barnala,[2] named Punjab Carrom Association.

Officials

The PSCA has elected officers, including (as of 2009):

Affiliated district associations

Amritsar District Carrom Association

ADCA affiliated with the PSCA on 14th Feb 2007. Because of the formation of new district called Tarn Taran, the officials of the ADCA shifted to the new Tarn Taran District Carrom Association, as the result of a meeting. ADCA was reformed subsequently, with new officers:

Mohali District Carrom Association

The largest number of players in national tournaments to date were MDCA members. Officers include:

MDCA players were champs at the state level and performed well in many nationals. It included Harpreet Singh, Amarpreet Singh Johal, Taranpreet Pahwa and Sukhpreet Kaur, among others.

Tarn Taran District Carrom Association

TTDCA(also Called TDCA) was formed in 2007 from ADCA, when Tarn Taran was declared as its own district that year, and the ADCA officers moved into the same positions in the TDCA. Its officials include:

Longstanding TDCA player and coach Reeta Rani held 6th rank in the Youth National tournament held in at Alibag, Maharashtra. Other Notable players from TDCA includes Bholu Kapoor, Germanjeet Kaur, and Ramanpreet Kaur, among others.

Fatehgarh Sahib District Carrom Association (FSDCA)

FSDCA was formed in 1997. This association also conducted First Punjab State Carrom Championship. Notable players include Gurvinder Singh, Jatinder Pal Singh Batra, Harjatinder Singh, Vikrat Sharma.

Sangrur District Carrom Association (SDCA)

SDCA was formed in 2000. Heena Habib, Shahbaz Habib, Shamim Ahmed, Ammen Habib aka Payal Khan, Rubal Khan are notable players of the said association.

Patiala District Carrom Association (PDCA)

PDCA was made in year 2000. This association conducted seventh north zone carrom tournament. Harsimrat Singh is notable player of said association

Other associations

Following were other associations which remain inactive:

Carrom Clubs under PSCA

Guru Tegh Bahadur Sports Club

The GTBSC was a Mohali District carrom club based at Mohali. This club was formed in 2006. This was first ever Carrom club in Mohali for said sport. The club was directly associated with the PSCA, rather than the Mohali District Carrom Association (MDCA), despite its location. The officers include:

Carrom players of the GTBSC won top positions in state-level Carrom championships and performed well in several national tournaments. Apart from Carrom, the club was also active in table tennis, volleyball, and chess.

Work and achievements

Outstanding Players of PSCA

Men

Harpreet Singh

Amarpreet Singh

Shahbaz Habib

Saurabh Sharma

Shamim Ahmed

Gurvinder Singh

Women

Heena Habib

Sukhpreet Kaur

Bholu Kapoor

Reeta Rani

Payal kha Aka Ammen

Rubal Khan

Bhavneet Kaur

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References

  1. ↑ PSCA Website/
  2. ↑ Affiliated Unit of All india Carrom Federation