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\"Sepaktakraw:New Delhi: Thanks to the luck of the draw, India\u2019s sepaktakraw team prepares to keep to its word to finish in the top three of ISTAF SuperSeries INDIA 2013\/14, the first round of the internationally-recognised tournament that pits the world\u2019s best teams against one another over four days of gravity-defying, back-flipping and jaw-dropping action.<\/span><\/p>\n

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India, seeded fourth as hosts, has been grouped in Group D alongside only Singapore and is thus assured of a quarter-final berth. Defending champions and number one seeds Thailand is in Group A with Japan and Myanmar while second seeds Malaysia are drawn with the United States and Iran in Group B.
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Third seeds South Korea, who came close to staging the biggest upset in ISTAF SuperSeries 2011\/12 against Thailand, have Brunei and Indonesia for company in Group C.
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\"Sepaktakraw:\u201cThe draw has been extremely kind to us, but it\u2019s going to be a completely different ballgame for us playing in an international tournament in front of home fans,\u201d said captain G. Jiteshor Sharma, who was part of the team to the 2010 Asian Games, the King\u2019s Cup tournament in Thailand in 2010 and 2011 and the inaugural ISTAF SuperSeries 2011\/12. \u201cThis is a big moment for Indian sepaktakraw but judging from the progress we\u2019ve shown during our training sessions for the past six months, we are confident of making the finals.\u201d
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The women\u2019s team, comprising all first-time internationals, however, will face a much tougher route. Seeded fourth, they take on Indonesia and second seeds Vietnam on the opening day, followed by South Korea on Day 2 as part of their Group A fixtures. Group B of the women\u2019s competition comprises defending champions and number one seeds Thailand, third seeds Malaysia and Japan
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But the women\u2019s team, as with the men, is no pushover in the international scene. At the 2009 King’s Cup in Thailand, India won six medals \u2013 three of which, including a gold, came from the men\u2019s team while the women bagged three bronze. Throw in solid support by a strong home crowd, and India could be having an ISTAF SuperSeries 2013\/14 tournament to remember.
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In both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s competition of ISTAF SuperSeries INDIA 2013\/14, only the top two teams from each group advance to the play-off stage based on points accumulated. The second round in the men\u2019s competition is a single elimination, 8-team play-off stage while the women\u2019s is a 4-team play-off stage.
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Held for the first time in India, the tournament, which kicks off ISTAF SuperSeries 2013\/14, will be contested over four days at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here from August 29 to September 1.
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ISTAF SuperSeries INDIA 2013\/14 is created by Asia Sports Ventures (ASV) and supported by local organisers Sepaktakraw Federation of India (STFI). The New Delhi tournament will be followed by ISTAF SuperSeries THAILAND 2013\/14 in Bangkok from September 26-29 followed by ISTAF SuperSeries MALAYSIA 2013\/14 in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah from October 31 to November 3.
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STFI secretary-general, Yogender Singh Dahiya said the tournament would expose more Indians to a game that \u2018goes beyond the limits of human abilities\u201d
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\u201cOnce spectators come to watch our team and the rest of the countries in action and discover the beauty of sepaktakraw, they will not want to leave,\u201d he said. \u201cWe expect the crowds to grow larger as the tournament progresses.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asia Sports Ventures Director and CEO, Jeff Chue said aside from hosting an ISTAF SuperSeries tournament for the first time, India also had the honour of being the first country to host the elite event outside Southeast Asia.
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\u201cIndia\u2019s hosting of a major sepaktakraw tournament is testament to the game\u2019s growing popularity outside its traditional stronghold of Southeast Asia,\u201d said Chue. \u201cThis move is also in line with our strategy to further develop and strengthen the international sepaktakraw footprint on a larger scale in what we see as a growing market for the game.\u201d
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He added that ISTAF SuperSeries INDIA 2013\/14 will also be televised for the first time throughout the entire Indian sub-continent via Doordarshan and reach over 1.4 billion viewers. Sports fans throughout the region will get to enjoy over eight hours of live TV coverage, as well as selected matches featuring the India men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams.<\/p>\n

All in all, ISTAF SuperSeries INDIA 2013\/14 will be watched by fans in 70 countries.
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India Men’s team:
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1) G. Jiteshor Sharma (captain)<\/p>\n

2) Akash Singh<\/p>\n

3) Sanjeck Singh<\/p>\n

4) Sandeep Kumar<\/p>\n

5) Dheeraj Balan<\/p>\n

Women’s team:<\/p>\n

1) Kh. Bijeta Chanu (captain)<\/p>\n

2) Omita<\/p>\n

3) Chaobal<\/p>\n

4) Dolly<\/p>\n

5) Keni<\/p>\n

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