Bombay International School, Babulnath enjoyed tremendous success and made a clean sweep in the girl’s category by winning the under-10, under-12, under-14 and under-16 titles in the 8th QPR South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenger 2016 and played at the Western Railway grounds Lower Parel. The tournament is the initiative of Milind Deora and is the organized in association with renowned English Club Queens Park Rangers (QPR).The event is conceived and managed by Saran Sports.
The Bombay International School team winner’s of the girls’ under-14 title in the 8th QPR South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenger 2016 proudly pose with their trophy along with Sanjiv Saran Mehra, founder of Saran Sports, promoters of the event.
In the under-10 final, Bombay International overcame Sitaram Mill Municipal Scool by a narrow 1-0 margin and in the under-12 title match they blanked NSS Hill Spring School 4-0. Meanwhile, Bombay International School had to work hard to overcome Convent of Jesus and Mary School, Fort 4-3 in the under-14 final and St. Anne’s High School, Fort 3-2 in the under-16 final.
Bombay International School also bagged the boys’ under-12 title defeating Sacred Heart School, Worli 5-0 in the final. They finished runners-up in the boys’ under-8 and under-14 events.
The Bombay International School team winner’s of the boys’ under-12 title in the 8th QPR South Mumbai Junior Soccer Challenger 2016 proudly pose with their trophy along with Sanjiv Saran Mehra, founder of Saran Sports, promoters of the event.
The Championship would also serve as a talent hunt for 50 talented youngsters, who will be shortlisted for a coaching clinic after a couple of months from which two children will be selected to train at the QPR Youth Academy, London for a two week program in 2017.
This year, the tournament witnessed over 6400 children from 150 plus schools representing 800 teams that played in 1100 matches.
Final results: Boys’ – Under-8: Campion School, Cooperage Road beat Bombay International School 0; Under-10: Aditya Birla School 1 beat Christ Church ‘B’, Byculla 0; Under-12: Bombay International School 5 beat Sacred Heart School, Worli 0; Under-14: St. Mary’s SSC, Mazagon 3 beat Bombay International School 0; Under-16: Christ Church School, Byculla 3 beat Diamond Jubilee School 1
Girls’ – Under-10: Bombay International School 1 beat Sitaram Mill MPS 0; Under-12: Bombay International School 4 beat NSS Hill Spring School 0; Under-14: Bombay International School 4 beat Convent of Jesus and Mary School, Fort 3; Under-16: Bombay International School 3 beat St. Anne’s High School, Fort 2.