ICITP Premier Futsal Tournament 2022 powered by 10xFreelancing was organized on March 6 at Chef’s Table Courtside by the Facebook-based group of the country’s top freelancers, the Premier Professionals Club. Earlier, the tournament’s first edition was held in 2021 at The Stadium in Bashundhara residential area.
Freelancers participated in the tournament in eight teams, namely Barisal Lions, Mymensingh Titans, Sylhet Toppers, Rajshahi Rebels, Rangpur Rangers, Dhaka Avengers, Chittagong United, and Khulna Giants.
Rajshahi Rebels has become the champion in this day-long futsal tournament, and Rangpur Rangers has become the runners-up. Md. Abdul Malek of Rajshahi Rebels won the man of the match award for the final match. Md. Abdul Malek also won the man of the tournament and highest goal scorer award of the tournament by scoring 2 goals. Md. Mehedi Hasan of Rajshahi Rebels won the best goalkeeper award.
All the admins of the Premier Professionals Club, all the members of the tournament organizing committee, and the representatives of the sponsors were present at the prize-giving ceremony at the end of the tournament. Trophies are presented to all members of the tournament champion and runners-up team.
There were 25 sponsors and partners who supported the tournament. Ideal Computers & IT Project (ICITP) was the Title Sponsor, Powered by 10xFreelancing; Jersey Sponsor was WPDeveloper, Photography Sponsor was NijolCreative Photography; Gold Sponsors were Codrex, MonsterClaw LLC; Silver sponsors were Accounting Beez LLC, Shuvo-IT, Zainik Lab, Jayed Corp. Impala Pain & Rehabilitation Care provided medical support for the tournament. Micro sponsors were Timtom.com.bd, PrimeBazar.com, Ollyo, Themefic, Big Integer, RSTheme, El eStudio, ReacThemes, WealCoder, Xirosoft, Ashiqurtech, Team Dynamics. The media partners of the tournament were The Business Standard and Dhaka Post.
Premier Professionals Club is a community of the country’s leading freelancers where only the top-rated freelancers of the world’s largest freelance marketplace Upwork can join. Currently, there are more than 1300 top-rated freelancers in this community. The club regularly organizes various meetups, day tours, long tours, and sports events to facilitate networking and communication among freelancers.