DubaiOne TV show recently interviewed DUPLAYS co-founders Derv Rao and Ravi Bhusari at Ski Dubai.

The full episode from Dubai One is available here: Episode 18 – Winter Wonderland

Play sport. Be social. DUPLAYS.com

Recently DubaiOne TV aired this video about DUPLAYS social sport leagues in the UAE: Punam and Layne from “Out & About This Week” discover DUPLAYS — the UAE’s “Sport & Social Club”.

The full video from DubaiOne TV is here: http://bit.ly/dxb1DUPLAYS

Joining a sport league is easy! Visit DUPLAYS.com homepage for Dubai or for Abu Dhabi.  Then you just need to 1) register on the site, 2) sign up for your sport, and 3) we take care of the rest — you’re ready to play!

Play sport. Be social. DUPLAYS.com

“Play sports!” Abu Dhabi Week (6-Dec-2009)

If you’re new to Abu Dhabi or are just looking for opportunities to get involved in sport then Duplays could be for you. It organises mixed- and single-gender sports leagues in and around the UAE. Many of the leagues are recreational rather than competitive, which means that it’s more about sport, fun, and exercise and less about skill, technique, and competition.

The good news is that Duplays is now signing up for new leagues starting in the middle of January. Among some of the leagues starting in January are men’s and women’s basketball leagues and a mixed touch rugby league at Yasmina School in Khalifa City. There is also an eight-a-side cricket league and men’s and women’s five-a-side football leagues taking place at the Dome at Rawdhat, in the Grand Mosque area, and a new mixed volleyball league is being formed at the Sheraton Hotel on the Corniche.

“A summer fling: Time Out sweats it out in one of DUPLAYS [ultimate frisbee] ‘sauna’ leagues” Time Out Dubai (18-Jun-2009)

Developed in the heady days of ’60s America, Ultimate Frisbee has garnered something of a cult following in Dubai. ‘I got to get in some ‘ultimate’ before heading home,’ says one expat to us before high-fiving a subbed teammate and sprinting on to the pitch. The sport manages to draw a consistently strong crowd of equally easy-going sorts to a floodlit softball field off Sheikh Zayed Road, even at the height of summer.

Ultimate frisbee was the league that DUPLAYS launched with last year, and it has since established a number of other very relaxed, popular leagues in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

“Pitching into a league of good sports” The National (4-May-2009)

What started as a loose grouping of about 30 friends has now developed into a sports portal with more than 6,000 registered members across the UAE.

“Friends brought friends, who brought colleagues, who brought their wives, who joined the leagues.”

Personal interaction between players, and between Emiratis and expatriates, is just as important as the sports themselves.

In any one season, DUPLAYS organises sports leagues for more than 1,500 active members, with others using the portal to connect with each other for everything from squash to scuba diving. DUPLAYS.com offers an eclectic list of games, from cricket to ultimate frisbee and dodgeball. The website lists leagues that players can join – for example, in Abu Dhabi the ultimate frisbee group called “Disco-no-ball”, for mixed teams, meets on Tuesdays at Zayed Sports City from 8pm onwards.

“DO PLAY” LiveWorkExplore (Apr-May-2009)

Dubai and Abu Dhabi-based sportsmen can now get back into fitness or try their hand (or feet) at a new hobby. DUPLAYS organizes leagues [and connects sport lovers] in a huge range of activities from archery to ultimate frisbee plus all the usual five-aside football and racquet sports you would expect. With leagues starting throughout the year you just need to gather your teammates together, pay the fee (it works out to around Dhs.30 per person per game for a team of 11 taking part in an eight week league) then play your socks off for glory.

“Women’s Sport in Dubai” TimeOut Dubai (9-Mar-2009)

Basketball: ‘I come all the way from Ajman to play,’ says Kirsty. ‘I was so surprised when I first turned up. Other women have been forced to play mixed games or haven’t been able to play at all before now.’

Netball: You can enter as a team, if you’re lucky enough to have one all ready to go, or as an individual. If you come along by yourself you’ll be placed in a team of like-minded ladies. ‘Our aim,’ says organiser Emma Moffat, ‘is to enjoy the game in a fun and social setting.’

Indoor Volleyball by DUPLAYS in Dubai, UAE. Video segment aired on “Sport on 7″ on City 7 TV in July, 2009. Host Graham Clews gets on the court to interview some players and co-founder Derv Rao.

Play Sport. Be Social. DUPLAYS.com

Women’s Basketball by DUPLAYS in Dubai, UAE. Video segment aired on “Sport on 7″ on City 7 TV in July, 2009. Host Graham Clews interviews some female players court side and gets some great action footage from the games.

Play women’s basketball in Dubai or in Abu Dhabi — sign up here!

Play Sport. Be Social.  DUPLAYS.com

American Flag Football and Ultimate Frisbee by DUPLAYS @ the Metropolitan Hotel in Dubai, UAE. Video segment aired on “Sport on 7″ on City 7 TV in December, 2008. Host Graham Clews gets on the field and interviews some players of both sports.

DUPLAYS means Do U PLAY Sports? Join a league today. Visit DUPLAYS.com/leagues to sign up today!

Interviews with players, Ravi & Derv at Barasti Bar. Do you play sports?
DUPLAYS means Do U PLAY Sports? Join a league today. Visit DUPLAYS.com/leagues to play!

City 7 TV – Duplays Beach Volleyball from DUPLAYS.

Beach Volleyball by DUPLAYS @ Barasti Bar in Dubai, UAE. Video segment from “Sport on 7″ show on City 7 TV. Interview with Duplays co-founders Ravi Bhusari and Derv Rao. Derv & Ravi talk about the Duplays’ social sport concept, how DUPLAYS started in 2007 and the ease of using DUPLAYS.com to join a league, play on a team and meet new people in the UAE.

“Soccer passion runs high” Gulf News (18-Nov-2008)

Are you one of those people who dreamed of having a career in football, but missed the cut on your local football team? Well, your days of hopelessness over time lost are about to end.

“That’s the way DUPLAYS!” City Times (13-Oct-2008)

As one networking portal aims to increase public health and shatter segregation through sport, its founders talk about why Dubai residents need to look beyond shopping to unwind…

“Explorer TOP 10″ 7 Days (21-Sep-2008)

One of the simplest sports to play – all you need are a few people, a bit of space, and, of course, a Frisbee – the game of Ultimate is a hybrid of team sports such as football and netball, using a disc instead of a ball. Teams are usually mixed, and the sport is relaxed and sociable…

“DUPLAYS game plan” Gulf News (16-Apr-2008)

The idea was formed around the company’s website which acts as a platform connecting UAE residents through sport, and those who register can also post their events.

Derv Rao: “All we wanted to do was play and be able to unite people of different backgrounds. In September 2007, we found a field, got some people together and that’s really when it hit us and DUPLAYS.com took off from there,”