ASCOTT ORGANISES 3RD EDITION OF ITS FUTSAL TOURNAMENT ‘ASCOTT PREMIER LEAGUE’ IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNHCR (THE UN REFUGEE AGENCY)

• The objective of this year’s Ascott Premier League is to promote fitness and camaraderie amongst the diplomatic community based in Chennai but most importantly to throw light on the plight of refugees who get uprooted from their homeland due to war.

Chennai, 13 August 2019 - CapitaLand’s wholly owned serviced residence business unit,The Ascott Limited (Ascott), organized the third edition of its Futsal tournament, The Ascott Premier League. The tournament saw Chennai’s elite diplomatic community coming togetherfor the coveted title. This year the tournament was organized in association withHonorary Consular Corps Diplomatique (HCCD) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency.

Winning Team Korea

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The eight teams that participated in the tournament this year were Consulates of Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singaporeand Thailand, along with one team comprisingof honorary consuls in Chennai and one team representing UNHCR. The UNHCR team comprised of refugees that the organization is supporting. The eighth team was the ‘India’ team represented by Ascott guests and staff.

Speaking at the event, Ms Supriya Malhotra, Ascott’sCity Manager for Chennai said, “We are delighted to be hosting our third edition of the Ascott Premier League and have the unwavering support of Chennai’s diplomatic community. Football has the power to bring people together and foster mutual understanding. We hope this paves the way for more such collaborations in the future.”

The Ascott Premier League took place on 10 August 2019 at Whistle Urban Sports (indoor court) in Nungambakkam. Two groups of four teams each competed in a straight knockout format that lasted 20 minutes per match. The winning teams from every match competed at the next level while the losing team exited the tournament. After winning 2 rounds each, the Korean Consulate team and Thai Consulate team played against each other in the finals. Team Korea beat Team Thailand 3-1 and were declared the champions of Ascott Premier League 2019. MrJakkaphon Lawpatthanakul from Thailand was declared as Best Player and given the ‘Golden Boot Award’ for scoring the maximum number of goals throughout the tournament (3 goals). Audi Chennai and Parasu Dental Hospital also partnered in organizing this event.

About The Ascott Limited

The Ascott Limited is a Singapore company that has grown to be one of the leading international lodging owner-operators. Ascott's portfolio spans 180 cities across over 30 countries in Asia Pacific, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the USA.

Ascott has more than 64,000 operating units and over 48,000 units under development, making a total of more than 112,000 units in over 700 properties,

The company’s serviced residence and hotel brands include Ascott, Citadines, Citadines Connect, Somerset, Quest, The Crest Collection, lyf, Préférence, Vertu, Harris, Fox, Yello and POP!.

Ascott, a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, pioneered Asia Pacific’s first international-class serviced residence with the opening of The Ascott Singapore in 1984. Today, the company boasts over 30 years of industry track record and award-winning brands that enjoy recognition worldwide.

In India, Ascott owns and operates the 187-unit Somerset Greenways Chennai and 269-unit Citadines OMR Chennai. In total, Ascott has a portfolio of ten properties across seven cities with more than 1,500 units, making it the leading international serviced residence owner-operator in the country.

Ascott’s achievements have been recognised internationally. Recent awards include World Travel Awards 2019 for ‘Leading Serviced Apartment Brand’ in Europe and the Middle East; DestinAsian Readers’ Choice Awards 2019 for ‘Best Serviced Residence Brand’; TTG China Travel Awards 2019 for ‘Best Serviced Residence Operator in China’; World Travel Awards 2018 for ‘Leading Serviced Apartment Brand’ in Asia, Europe and the Middle East; Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Awards 2018 for ‘Best Serviced Residence Brand’; Business Traveller UK Awards 2018 for ‘Best Serviced Apartment Company’ & Business Traveller China Awards 2018 for ‘Best Luxury Serviced Residence Brand’. For a full list of awards, please visit https://www.the-ascott.com/ascottlimited/awards.html.