QBT Done and Dusted!
What a fantastic weekend QBT 2021 was! It was great to have QBT back after the event was cancelled last year due to Covid-19.
NZISA had all eight Indian Sports Clubs represented with both Men’s and Women’s hockey teams entered, which is a great achievement by all involved.
The weekend started off with good hockey weather which saw the day run smoothly. Sunday afternoon saw rain for most of the day which did cause delays on Turf 2 but did see most games played. Sunday night was the QBT Social held at the Pukekohe Indian Association hall, where again a great turnout was had. Good food and a great atmosphere provided the platform for all players and spectators to relax and socialise. Monday saw light rain but it did not affect any games. All days saw a great turn out from local and out of town supporters which was great to see.
We were treated to a great Men’s A final where both Auckland A and Pukekohe A battled fiercely against each other. A full time score of 1-1 saw the game go to shootouts, with Auckland being victorious 4-2. In the Men’s B competition, Auckland B took out a 1-0 win against North Harbour. In the Women’s competition we saw history in the making with Bay of Plenty winning this for the first time ever! Well done to all the victorious teams.
NZISA would like to thank hosts Pukekohe Indian Sports Club, who took on a big risk in hosting QBT this year with the many unknowns Covid poses. We also give a big thank you to Hockey New Zealand, Richard Baggs and Tournament Controller and all the umpires for their hard work over QBT. Thanks for Counties Manukau Hockey Association for their fantastic facilities. Last but not least, a big thank you to all the players for showing great passion and pride for your respective clubs, and to all the loyal and passionate supporters which are made up of club members, family and friends. It is such a privilege seeing all the hard work, support and attendance provided by the above mentioned parties. We hope everyone made it home safely after the tournament.
QBT will be hosted by Christchurch Indian Sports Club in 2022 and we look forward to seeing you all attend this event in Christchurch.
Below are the final team placings, MVP’s and Tournament Teams:
FINAL PLACING
These placings set the ranking for QBT 2022 (dependant on final team entry):
MEN'S A
1st - Auckland A
2nd - Pukekohe A
3rd - Wellington A
4th - Christchurch
5th - Pukekohe B
6th - Bay of Plenty.
MEN'S B
1st - Auckland B
2nd - North Harbour
3rd - Waikato
4th - Central Districts
5th - Pukekohe C
6th - Wellington B.
WOMEN'S
1st - Bay of Plenty
2nd - North Harbour
3rd - Pukekohe
4th - Auckland
5th - Wellington.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS
Congratulations to following players who were selected by their teams as MVP:
MEN'S A
Auckland - Shae Iswar
Bay of Plenty - Jayvant Dhanjee
Christchurch - Cam Hayde
Pukekohe A - Netesh Sukha
Pukekohe B - Kalpesh Morar
Wellington - Jasdeep Singh.
MEN'S B
Auckland - Milan Kanji
Central Districts - Melesh Patel
North Harbour - Harmandeep Singh
Pukekohe C - Aniket Singh
Waikato - Prabh Chahal
Wellington - Bhaveen Patel.
WOMEN'S
Auckland - Beena Bhana
Bay of Plenty - Anuradha Fitzwalter
North Harbour - Monika Patel
Pukekohe - Ghalesha Singh
Wellington - Neesha Patel.
TOURNAMENT TEAMS
Congratulations to all players selected for this year’s tournament teams:
MEN'S A
Akshay Chauhan - Auckland
Arun Panchia - Pukekohe
Bhavesh Bhana - Pukekohe
Brett Menezes - Pukekohe
Cam Hayde - Christchurch
Daniel Panchia - Pukekohe
Deelan Patel - Auckland
Kalyan Jeram - Pukekohe
Kieran Chiba - Auckland
Manraj Gill - Auckland
Nathan Soma - Pukekohe
Netesh Sukha - Pukekohe
Sajan Patel - Wellington
Sanjay Kanji - Christchurch
Shae Iswar - Auckland
Xavier Guy - Pukekohe.
MEN'S B
Amriesh Lala - Auckland
Aniket Singh - Pukekohe
Harmandeep Singh - North Harbour
Jaiman Soma - Auckland
Jeevan Concisom - North Harbour
Keenan Bhikha - North Harbour
Krishan Gajadhar - Central Districts
Kushal Savania - North Harbour
Mahin Kika - North Harbour
Malay Patel - Auckland
Milan Parshotam - Waikato
Nilesh Patel - Auckland
Roshan Naik - Auckland
Sachin Chhiba - North Harbour
Satesh Kanji - Wellington
Shahil Lala - North Harbour.
WOMEN'S
Alisha Patel - Pukekohe
Anesha Parsot - Pukekohe
Beenal Kanji - North Harbour
Chhaya Naran - Auckland
Ghalesha Singh - Pukekohe
Karishma Kumar - North Harbour
Manjot Lall - Bay of Plenty
Manisha Jeram - Pukekohe
Mia Wallabh - Pukekohe
Mischa Tattley - North Harbour
Oriwa Hepi - Bay of Plenty
Risheeka Chhiba - North Harbour
Sukhdeep Kaur - Pukekohe
Shareena Nana - Auckland
Sharmeena Leatham - Pukekohe
Shenisia Gounden - Bay of Plenty
Shivani Unka - Auckland
Sietal Patel - Pukekohe.