Halcyon Agri Singapore 4’s

 

An exciting final saw Indonesia edge Malaysia for Halcyon Singapore 4’s SE Asia Cup.In closely fought match , Indonesia’s captain Ni Made Ratni finally sealed the victory in the final minutes with commanding display that helped her win tournament MVP.

After the opening game was held at the Singapore Cricket Club under lights , together with  the rugby union tournament SCC 7’s bringing wheelchair rugby and rugby union under one roof.

After the opening game , the tournament moved to the Canadian International School’s impressive  gym  for an exciting 4 days of competition .Well supported by sponsors Rabobank and Halcyon ,

the event which has grown from 2 teams in 2017 helped showcase wheelchair rugby in the city state and augers well for an enhanced event in 2019.

Tournament Director Rodney Holt

“the tournament provided good match experience for the SE Asian teams with Malaysia going to Thailand next month  whereas Indonesia has a tournament in Timor-Leste coming up. A big thanks to  USA’s Oscarmike team for showing the SE Asian teams how to play the game at high level.Having two hall of famers Garrett Hinkling and Naz Erdem who assisted with coaching  Indonesia and Singapore respectively was also a  boost to the sport in our region.This event also saw  new referees from Indonesia and Singapore stepping up ,increasing the pool of referees in our region”

“Most importantly our sponsors saw up close how exciting wheelchair rugby can be, so we look forward to a continued support from them in 2019 , leading to a considerable  increase in the  number of new WR  tournaments  that will give the SE Asian wheelchair rugby players more opportunities to improve and hopefully be competitive with some of the tier one countries in the next paralympic cycle.”

SE Asian Championships

1. Indonesia
2. Malaysia
3. Singapore

Best 4

0.5-1.0     Danial Bawthan (SGP)
1.5- 2.0    Ryan Engelby  (USA)
2.5 3.0     Ni Ketut Suarti    (INA)
3.5           Lu Fan             (MAS)

MVP

Ni Made Ratni   (INA)