Overview
- The opening event concluded after 12 rounds with 937 bulls and 568 registered tamers taking part, according to local authorities.
- Balamurugan of Valayankulam was named best tamer for holding 22 bulls and received a car, while Karthik of Avaniyapuram placed second with 17 and won a motorcycle.
- The best bull, owned by the Virumandi brothers, earned a tractor for the owners, and G. R. Karthik Velu received a gold coin for the second-best bull.
- Nearly 60 people sustained minor injuries during the daylong contest, with a small number treated in hospital, officials said.
- Event protocols included over 2,200 police on duty, a 15-bed first-aid center with about 100 doctors and 12 ambulances, digital scoring, and veterinary checks that rejected four bulls under the 2017 SOP, with the series moving next to Palamedu on January 16 and Alanganallur on January 17.