Punjab State Carrom Association
The Punjab State Carrom Association was the Punjab, India state sport federation for the indigenous game of carrom, and was a state affiliate of the All India Carrom Federation, India's national branch of the International Carrom Federation. 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.
Officials
The PSCA has elected officers, including :- Col. CS Bawa – President
- Gurdeep Singh – Vice-president/Joint Secretary
- Gurinder Singh – General Secretary; also a Joint Secretary of the North Zone Carrom Association, an officer of two of the district PSCA affiliates, and a well-known tournament player
- SK Viz – Treasurer
- Executive Members: Harjeet SINGH
Affiliated district associations
Amritsar District Carrom Association
ADCA affiliated with the PSCA on 14 February 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:- Khalsa Gurbachan Singh – Patron in Chief
- Jaswant Singh – President
- Gurdev Singh – General Secretary
- Simranjit Singh – Treasurer
Mohali District Carrom Association
- Gurinder Singh – General Secretary
Tarn Taran District Carrom Association
TTDCA 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:- Balwinder Singh - General Secretary
- Rajinder Sharma - Committee Member
- Shanti Sharma - Committee Member
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 associationOther associations
Following were other associations which remain inactive:- Faridkot District Carrom Association
- Hoshiarpur District Carrom Association
- Jalandhar District Carrom Association
- Ropar District Carrom Association
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, despite its location. The officers include:- Mr. S.K. Viz - President
- Gurinder Singh - General Secretary and incoming President
- Mr. P. Singh Arora - Treasurer
- Mr. Sarabjit Singh - Committee Member
- This club is currently inactive.
Work and achievements
- The PSCA had organised two open state championships, one with FSDCA at Sirhind in August 2000, and he other with ADCA at Khadoor Sahib in 2002. PSCA General Secretary Gurinder Singh played an important role in the tournaments as an organizer. The tournaments were successful and helped raise local public interest in carrom. PSCA Vice-president Balwinder Singh also played an important role as an organizer in the second state championship even though he was ill at the time.
- A senior national and inter state Carrom championship was organized jointly by the PSCA and the Chandigarh Carrom Association, at Jalandhar, Punjab, under the auspices of the AICF, on 2 September-7, 2000, with PSCA General Secretary Gurinder Singh acting as Deputy Championship Director. This was also a great success for the PSCA. Twenty-six states and thirteen institutions participated in the event. Krishnan K. Sharma, Sarabjit Singh, S.K. Sharma and many others congratulated PSCA and CCA for jointly undertaking the prestigious event.
- The PSCA conducted the Seventh North Zone Carrom Championship, at Vir Hakikat Rai Public Cchool, Patiala from 26 January-28, 2007. Punjab champions Heena Habib and Sukhpreet Kaur were subsequently selected to participate in the All India Zonal Tournament.
- The PSCA has also helped with multi-sport tournaments featuring carrom, held in Punjab.
Outstanding Players of PSCA
Men
Harpreet Singh
- Winner – Sub Junior - 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Stood 5th – Junior - 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Runner up – Junior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
- Second Runner up – Senior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
- Runner Up - Team Championship – 1st Punjab School State Carrom Championship.
- Winner – Individual Event - 1st Punjab School State Carrom Championship.
- Scholarship from NSI Patiala for winning in sub junior event in 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
Amarpreet Singh
- Second Runner Up – Sub Junior - 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Winner – Sub Junior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
- Runner Up - Team Championship – 1st Punjab School State Carrom Championship.
- Second Runner Up – Individual Event - 1st Punjab School State Carrom Championship.
- Scholarship from NSI Patiala for winning in sub junior event in 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
Shahbaz Habib
- Runner Up – Senior - 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Winner – Senior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
Saurabh Sharma
- Winner – Junior – 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Winner – Senior – 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Left the PSCA and now playing from Haryana State Carrom Association.
Shamim Ahmed
- Second Runner up – senior – 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
Gurvinder Singh
- Runner up – Junior – 1st Punjab State Carrom Championship 2000
- Winner – Junior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
Women
Heena Habib
- Runner Up – Senior - 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Winner – Senior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
- Second Runner up in 1st north zone Carrom tournament.
Sukhpreet Kaur
- Winner – Sub Junior - 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Winner – Sub Junior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
- Runner up – junior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
- Runner up – Senior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
- Winner – Individual Event - 1st Punjab School State Carrom Championship.
- 6th Rank in 1st North Zone carrom Championship
- 1st Scholarship from NSI Patiala for winning in sub junior event in 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- 2nd Scholarship from NSI Patiala for winning in sub junior event in 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
Bholu Kapoor
- Winner – Junior - 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
- Scholarship from NSI Patiala for winning in junior event in 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
Reeta Rani
- Second Runner up – Senior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
- 6th in Youth National Championship at Alibagh.
Payal kha Aka Ammen
- Runner Up – Sub Junior – 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Runner Up – Sub Junior – 2nd Punjab state Carrom championship 2002.
Rubal Khan
- Second Runner Up – Senior - 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
Bhavneet Kaur
- Winner – Junior - 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.
- Winner – Senior – 1st Punjab state Carrom championship 2000.