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The ninth lucifer of the 5th play of the Champions Boat League (CBL-5) saw Pride Chasers deed a triple hat-trick connected Saturday, arsenic the snakeboat swept each races successful the Kerala Tourism-organised, IPL-style h2o festival.
Racing astatine the Kallada, Pride Chasers (Kainakary VBC, owners of Veeyapuram Chundan) finished successful 3.35:545 minutes for the win. It pushed reigning champions Tropical Titans (3.36:997) into the 2nd place, with Backwater Kings (3.38:750) securing the 3rd slot.
The last contention began with each 3 snakeboats cervix and cervix passim the archetypal half, keeping the cheering spectators successful suspense. Pride Chasers yet took a decisive 50-metre pb past the halfway mark. Meanwhile, a fierce conflict for 2nd spot erupted betwixt Tropical Titans (Melpadam chundan, Pallathuruthy BC) and Backwater Kings (Niranam snakeboat, Niranam BC), displaying adjacent strength. However, successful the past quarter, Pride Chasers finished undisputedly successful archetypal place. In the last 300 metres, Tropical Titans managed to borderline past Backwater Kings to clinch the runner-up position.
The nine securing the title volition beryllium awarded ₹25 lakh. The runner-up takes ₹15 lakh, and the third-place victor receives ₹10 lakh. For each idiosyncratic match, the apical 3 finishers are awarded ₹5 lakh, ₹3 lakh, and ₹1 lakh, respectively. Additionally, each participating squad receives a ₹4 lakh bonus.
