University of Balamand International Championship for Universities and Colleges - ICUC (Catholic University of Leuven) Date: March 29 th April 2 nd, 2012 Sports: Basketball (Men & Women), Volleyball (Men & Women), Soccer (Men) Tennis (Men & Women). Location: The university sports Facilities On Campus Accommodation: Novotel Leuven Centrum - Leuven, (Kuurstruiskaan, B 3000 - Leuven) Participants (List Attached in Appendix A): Total of 60 participants from UOB 1. Volleyball Men (9 players) 2. Volleyball Women (8 players) 3. Tennis Men (1 player) 4. Tennis Women (3 players) 5. Basketball Men (9 players) 6. Basketball Women (9 Players) 7. Football Men (15 Players) 8. Officials and Coaches (6 Persons)
Participating Universities: Lebanon: 1. LAU Byblos : Lebanese American University Byblos 2. LAU Beirut: Lebanese American University - Beirut 3. AUB : American University of Beirut 4. UOB : University of Balamand Belgium: 1. Catholic University of Leuven - Belgium France: 1. American University of Paris - France United Arab Emirates: 1. American University of Sharjah - UAE Greece: 1. American College of Greece DEREE Departure Two buses departed on March 28 th, 2011 at 11:30 p.m. from UOB. The buses arrived to Beirut International Airport on Thursday March 29 th at 1:00a.m. The UOB delegation traveled on Lufthansa Airlines (via Frankfurt). Once in Frankfurt the delegation was divided into 2 groups, each group on a different flight. The first Group waited one hour in Frankfurt; it was composed of the following team members: Volleyball Men & Women; Tennis Men & Women. The 2 nd group waited 3 hours in Frankfurt; it was composed of the following team members: Basketball Men & Women; Soccer Men. Arrival to Brussels Both groups left Brussels Airport at 10:30 a.m. with 2 Coach Bus heading to Leuven. (Note that the time difference is -1 hour of Beirut time). Representatives from the organizing committee were present at the Airport. The UOB groups were then transferred to Hotel Novotel (Leuven centrum) (Kuurstruiskaan, B 3000 - Leuven). The participants were accommodated in double and triple bedroom units. After checking-in, a coordination meeting was held between students, athletic instructors and the athletic coordinator.
Competition Results Details of the results and competitions are listed below. Basketball Women Tournament: there were 5 participating Teams divided into 1 pool which comprised of the following teams: - AUB - Lebanon - UOB - Lebanon - American University of Sharjah - UAE - American college of Greece DEREE - KUL - Belgium Results: First Round: - UOB (26) vs. AUB - Lebanon (38) UOB Lost - UOB (13) vs. KUL - Belgium (52) UOB Lost - UOB (33) vs. AUS UAE (24) UOB Won - UOB (37) vs. DEREE Greece (41) UOB Lost UOB Basketball Women Team Took the Fourth Place in the Female Basketball Championship. Football Men Tournament: there were 8 participating Teams divided into 2 pools. The UOB varsity team was in Pool A which comprised of the following teams: Pool A: - LAU Byblos - Lebanon - UOB - Lebanon - American university of Paris France - AUB - Lebanon Results: First Round: - UOB (2) vs. AUP France (0) UOB Won - UOB (1) vs. LAU Byblos - Lebanon (0) UOB Won - UOB (1) vs. AUB Lebanon (3) UOB Lost UOB Football (men) Team was classified as Second in Pool A, the Football (men) Team qualified to the Second Round (which was the semi-final).
Semi Final: - UOB (0) vs. DEREE - Greece (1) UOB Lost UOB Team didn t qualify to the Final game; he had one more game for the third position Place: 3 rd Position Game: - UOB (0) vs. AUS - UAE (3) UOB Lost UOB Football men team was classified as the Fourth Team in the tournament. Basketball Men Tournament: there were 8 participating Teams divided into 2 pools. The UOB varsity team was in Pool B which comprised the following teams: Pool B: - DEREE - Greece - KUL - Belgium - UOB - Lebanon - AUS - UAE Results: First Round: - UOB (49) vs. AUS - UAE (58) UOB Lost - UOB (38) vs. KUL - Belgium (43) UOB Lost - UOB (52) vs. DEREE - Greece (50) UOB Won UOB Basketball (men) Team was classified as Third in Pool B, so the Basketball (men) Team didn t qualify to the Second Round. Volleyball Men Tournament: there were 7 participating Teams divided into 2 pools. The UOB varsity team was in Pool B which comprised the following teams: Pool A: - LAU Beirut - Lebanon - AUP - France - UOB Lebanon
Results: First Round: - UOB (2) vs. LAU Byblos Lebanon (0) UOB Won - UOB (2) vs. AUP - France (0) UOB Won UOB Volleyball (men) Team was classified as First in Pool B, so the Volleyball (men) Team qualified to the Second Round (which is the semi-final) Semi Final: - UOB (2) vs. AUS UAE (1) UOB Won UOB Team qualified to the Final game. Final: - UOB (0) vs. KUL Belgium (2) UOB Lost UOB Volleyball Men team was classified as the Second Team in the tournament. Volleyball Women Tournament: there were 8 participating Teams divided into 2 pools. The UOB varsity team was in Pool B which comprised the following teams: Pool A: Results: First Round: - DEREE - Belgium - LAU Beirut - Lebanon - UOB Lebanon - KUL - Belgium - UOB (2) vs. DEREE Greece (1) UOB Won - UOB (0) vs. KUL (2) UOB Lost - UOB (2) vs. LAU Beirut (0) UOB Won UOB Volleyball (women) Team was classified as Second in Pool A, so the Volleyball (women) Team qualified to the Second Round (which is the Semi-final) Semi Final: - UOB (1) vs. AUB Lebanon (2) UOB Lost UOB Team didn t qualify to the Final game; he had one more game for the third position Place:
3 rd Position Game: - UOB (1) vs. AUS - UAE (2) UOB Lost UOB Volleyball Women team was classified as the Fourth Team in the tournament. Tennis Women Friendly Tournament: there were 5 participating players divided into 1 pool. The Tennis women players were: Results: - Sandy al Sayed - UOB - Vanessa Salem - UOB - Joanne Metni - UOB - Maria Sebert - KUL - Anna Kone - KUL - Sandy Al Sayed (9) vs. Maria KUL (4) Sandy Won - Sandy Al Sayed (9) vs. Joanne UOB (4) Sandy Won - Sandy Al Sayed (2) vs. Anna KUL (9) Sandy Lost - Sandy Al Sayed (9) vs. Vanessa UOB (3) Sandy Won Sandy won 3 games and lost one game; Sandy was classified as Second in the Tournament - Vanessa Salem (3) vs. Joanne UOB (9) Vanessa Lost - Vanessa Salem (0) vs. Anna KUL (9) Vanessa Lost - Vanessa Salem (6) vs. Maria KUL (9) Vanessa Lost - Vanessa Salem (3) vs. Sandy UOB (9) Vanessa Lost Vanessa lost four games; Vanessa was classified as Fifth in the Tournament - Joanne Metni (9) vs. Vanessa UOB (3) Joanne Won - Joanne Metni (4) vs. Sandy UOB (9) Joanne Lost - Joanne Metni (2) vs. Anna KUL (9) Joanne Lost - Joanne Metni (7) vs. Maria KUL (9) Joanne Won Joanne won 1 game and lost three games; Joanne was classified as fourth in the Tournament.
Tennis Men Friendly Tournament: there were 4 participating players divided into 1 pool. The Tennis Men players were: Results: - Naji Safi - UOB - Matias - KUL - Robert - KUL - Nick - KUL - Naji Safi (4) vs. Matias KUL (9) Naji Lost - Naji Safi (3) vs. Robert KUL (9) Naji Lost - Naji Safi (5) vs. Nick KUL (9) Naji Lost Naji lost all his games; Naji was classified as fourth in the Tournament General Comments The level of sports from universities and faculties was very competitive. It was a great experience for UOB varsity team members and coaches to be exposed to such high level of competitions. UOB varsity team members were extremely polite and cooperative. The UOB teams and coaches took the opportunity on Saturday March 31 st (after noon) to tour the city of Brussels and on Sunday April 1 st they took the train to Amsterdam where they spent 4 hours in the city then returned to Leuven. No Incidents or injuries were reported during the whole trip. Tony Dib, Coordinator of Athletics
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Trip to Belgium 2012 Full List: Name First Last Nationality ID # 1 Ramzi Kamareddine Lebanese A0920131 2 Farouk Naboulsi Lebanese A0910622 3 Tanguy Osman Belgium A1111557 4 Ali Hamze Lebanese A0810786 5 Philip Karkar Lebanese A1110639 6 Wael Borghol Lebanese A1110059 7 Zafer El -Khatib Lebanese A0910101 8 Joseph Yaacoub Lebanese A1011079 9 Piere Hajjar Lebanese A1011123 10 Jihan Saleh Moussa Lebanese A0810549 11 Hind Jawhar Lebanese A0810534 12 Lara Georgina Zerbe American A1020093 13 Rita Bitar-Nehme Lebanese A0910021 14 Farah Fakhoury Lebanese A1110845 15 Salma Monla Lebanese A1010496 16 Jwana Tajeddine Lebanese A1111252 17 Thanaa - Yasmine Jamal American A0810847 18 Oumaya Osman Belgium A0910465 19 Maroun Ghaleb Lebanese A0910968 20 Paul - Marie Yammine Lebanese A1111377 21 Maykel El Ghazal Mouawad Lebanese A0710514 22 Michel Bou Melhem Lebanese A0910120 23 Mahmoud Hamad Lebanese A1011514 24 Joey Chalhoub Lebanese A0710709 25 Sari El Assaad Lebanese A1110975 26 Alexy Antoun Lebanese A1110838 27 Michel Ghannoum Canadian A1110018 28 George Karam Lebanese A1110578 29 Lionel Younan Lebanese A1111558 30 Pierre Habib - Yammine Lebanese A0510179 31 Imad Raad Lebanese A1111362 32 Chadi Dib Lebanese A0911167 33 Elias Habib Lebanese A1110623 34 Naji Safi Lebanese A1010180
35 Sandy El Sayed Lebanese A0810362 36 Joanne Metni Lebanese 20100241 37 Vanessa Salem Lebanese A0910094 38 Nabil El Khoury Lebanese A0911265 39 Johny Saade Lebanese A0911093 40 Rouh Nasr Lebanese A0910430 41 Omar Saboune Lebanese A0810392 42 Georges El Kary Lebanese A0811032 43 George Ghajar Lebanese A1110945 44 Elias El Nemer Lebanese A1111258 45 Konstantinos Papadopoulos GREEK A1020043 46 Grace El Azar Lebanese A1110516 47 Lara Chahine Lebanese A1110765 48 Miriam Hourani Lebanese A0810361 49 Syntia Boutros NEJM Venezuela A0910811 50 Sana El Helou Lebanese A1011491 51 Mireille Nassour Lebanese A0910313 52 Randa Saad Lebanese A1110549 53 Cynthia Nassif Lebanese A0911112 54 Fady Chalfoun Lebanese Tennis Coach 55 Antonios Fenyanos Lebanese Football Coach 56 Marwan Haidar Lebanese Volleyball Men 57 Charbel El Feghaly Lebanese Basketball Coach 58 Rony Fares Lebanese Physiotherapist 59 Toni Dib Lebanese Athletics Coordinator 60 Antoine Gerges American Dean of Students
Basketball (women) Basketball (men)
Volleyball (men) Volleyball (women)
Soccer Team Tennis Team