ALL INDIA DARTS ASSOCIATION
Tournament Calendar for the year 2008

	MONTH	EVENTS
		6th National Darts Championship ends with new benchmarks
	JANUARY	INTERNATIONAL INTER CITY DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP, KOLKATA
	FEBRUARY	MAHARASTRA STATE DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP, PUNE
	MARCH	COACHING PROGRAMMES
	APRIL	WEST BENGAL STATE DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP - KOLKATA
	MAY	· ALL INDIA RANKING DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP- JAIPUR · NATIONAL RANKING DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP - ASSAM
	JUNE	· GUJARAT STATE DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP · 6TH NATIONAL DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP, SURAT
	JULY	· KOLKATA DARTS LEAGUE (14TH JULY TO 15TH SEPTEMBER) · ALL INDIA RANKING DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP, VARANASI
	AUGUST	· MAHARASTRA OPEN 2008 - PUNE · 7TH WEST BENGAL INTER SCHOOL & 2ND NATIONAL INTER   SCHOOL, KOLKATA
	SEPTEMBER	· NATIONAL INTER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 - HYDERABAD · INTER CONSOLATE DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP - MUMBAI/KOLKATA
	OCTOBER	· ASIA PACIFIC CUP 2008, NEW ZEALAND · WINMAU WORLD MASTERS, YORKSHIRE, UK.
	NOVEMBER	· DPS NATIONAL INTER SCHOOL, PATNA · ALL INDIA IT DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP, BANGALORE
	DECEMBER	· INDIAN INTERNATIONAL OPEN & ASIAN DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP -   KOLKATA/GOA

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Regd No: S/IL/9140
All India Darts Association
Affiliated with World Darts Federation
Regd. Off. : 21A,G.M.Road, Kolkata-700086.
City Off. : 6,Woods Street, 1st Floor, Kolkata-700016.
Telephone : 91-33 2425 1517(R), 91 – 33 30226607(O).
Email: sahaprasantaindia@yahoo.co.in

6th National Darts Championship ends with new benchmarks

Surat, 21st July 2008: All that begins well ends well. So was it for the 6th National Darts Championship that came to a glorious end on 20th July 2008. The second and the final day of the tournament were extremely exciting for the players as well as the audience. There was fervour in the air especially during the last game of the day in a thrilling tug-of-war for the title between Vishal Mehta and Ankit Goenka in the Men’s Singles.

The Closing Function was as grand as the Inaugural with the presence of an eminent dignitary from the political world of Gujarat, Shree Narottambahi Patel, Honorable Minister for Rural Development, Consumer Affairs, Civil Supplies and Panchayat. Mr. Patel and the other dignitaries Shri Ajay Choksi, President Surat District Gymnastic Association, Shri Vivek Patel Chairman Town planning Committee SMC, and Mr. Prasanta Saha Secretary AIDA were welcomed with a beautiful song by the melodious choir group from DPS Surat.

Mr. Narottam Patel whole-heartedly lauded the efforts of GDA and DPS Surat. He motivated the participants calling them “Arjuns and Prithvi Chauhans” of today. He appreciated the intelligence, concentration and above all the sportive spirit of the participants and invited them to visit Surat once again.

Mr. Choksi endorsed his views on GDA’s efforts to popularize the game of darts in the state. He requested AIDA to organize an international game in the city of Surat. “The future is ours, make this your motto” said Mr. Choksi.

Mr.Prasanta Saha, Secretary General AIDA, was very happy with the overall performance specially by the Junior players. Ankit Goenka 16 years of age wins the both Junior and Senior Title. He is confident that the young and senior combination team will perform their talent in the International championships also. Also he had congratulated the oganizers for beautiful arena arrangements at the Playing Arena with the new Electronic Score Boards.

The President of GDA Mr. Pawankumar Jhunhhunwala won the hearts of the audience with his poetry and thanked all the people for making this tournament a professional event. The most awaited prize distribution ceremony was successfully completed amidst a loud applause from the audience. Like other sports darts is also moving towards a money spinning game, as the total prize amount was a whopping Rs.1, 50,000 that will be distributed equally among all the participants.