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Seven Ugandan players ranked by the International Wood ball federation

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David GOMBE

The International Wood ball Federation (IWbF) has released International Woodball player rankings for 2019.

They comprise of the top 30 men and women who finished amongst the top 30 at 11 International Woodball Championships held this year.

The ranking events are Thailand Open, Hong Kong Open, 2nd Beach Woodball World Cup, 6th Uganda International Open, Asian Cup, Korea Open, Malaysia Open, Singapore Open, Japan Open, Taiwan Open and China.

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Adupa Joel (9), Kedi Thomas (21) and Towongo Geofrey (24) are the ranked men from Uganda.

Nanjeru Denise Pulkeria (8), Nalubega Joyce (9), Mukoova Joan (25) and Mukoya Florence (28) are among the top 30 women that excelled in 2019.

Uganda’s ranked players only participated in 2 of the 11 ranking events; 2nd Beach Woodball World Cup and 6th Uganda International Open Woodball Championship hosted by Uganda in May 2019.

Nanjeru retains international ranking but drops from 5th to 8th despite smiling to two silver medals at the Beach Woodball World Cup and one Silver from the Uganda International Open.

Nalubega and Adupa return to the international ranking list after missing out last year. The duo first attained international ranking in 2017 after a deserving performance at the 1st Beach Woodball World Cup.

Lam Chi Ho and Lam Ka Man from Hong Kong (China) top the men and women rankings respectively.

The pair competed at the 2nd Beach Woodball World Cup and 6th Uganda International Open excelled in the Stroke Mixed Doubles with Gold and Silver.

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