The home badminton season is about to start subsequent month after a 20-month hiatus with back-to-back senior rating Level 3 tournaments, the nationwide federation introduced on Wednesday.
The season will begin in Chennai with the primary match from December 16 to 22 adopted by one other Level 3 match in Hyderabad from December 24 to 30.
Both the occasions carry a prize cash of Rs 10 lakh every, and are part of the Badminton Association of India’s (BAI) new home format, which was accredited in 2019 however couldn’t be carried out because of COVID-19 pandemic.
The final date of entry for the Chennai occasion is November 24, whereas for Hyderabad it’s December 1.
BAI secretary Ajay Okay Singhania mentioned the home season will start sustaining COVID-related protocols and all gamers should carry RTPCR destructive studies. “COVID disrupted not just sports but life in general, but we are very pleased to announce the resumption of the Indian domestic badminton season. We have some world-class players and all the players getting back on court is great news for the entire badminton fraternity,” he mentioned in a press release.
The senior rating tournaments are labeled into three ranges — Level 3, BAI Series Badminton Tournament (6 in a yr); Level 2, BAI Super Series Badminton Tournament (4 in a yr); Level 1, BAI Premier Super Series Badminton Tournament (2 in a yr).
With a mammoth prize pool of Rs 2.2 crores for your entire home senior rating tournaments, Level 3 class tournaments are the preliminary occasions carrying a prize cash of Rs 10 lakh, whereas Level 2 tournaments, to be performed twice, have a handbag of Rs 15 lakh every adopted by a Premier match with a prize cash of Rs 25 lakh.
These occasions will likely be adopted by the Nationals, with a prize purse of Rs 50 lakh. Apart from being financially profitable to the gamers, the purpose of the format is to make the home circuit more and more aggressive by permitting extra gamers to interrupt into the primary circuit.
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