Over 485 shuttlers will vie for honoursĀ  when the annual Summer Season Badminton Championship 2017 begins on April 29 at the Municipal Indoor Stadium in Nuwara Eliya. The event has gained immense popularity and improved its standards throughout the years. The tournament is held on rubber carpets that will be used on courts and this [...]

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Over 485 Shuttlers will be seen in action

Nuwara Eliya Summer Season Badminton Championship
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Over 485 shuttlers will vie for honoursĀ  when the annual Summer Season Badminton Championship 2017 begins on April 29 at the Municipal Indoor Stadium in Nuwara Eliya.

The event has gained immense popularity and improved its standards throughout the years.

The tournament is held on rubber carpets that will be used on courts and this will be the first time such surfaces are used for cooler weather conditions. It is expected that this will be very helpful especially for the ranking players and for the juniors to give in their best during the highly competitive event. The event will see 615 matches and 26 events conducted throughout six days while Rs. 5,00,000 worth of prize money will be on offer for podium winners.

The high profile tournament which has a history of 20 years, is organised by the Central Province Badminton Association (CPBA) under the patronage of Sri Lanka Badminton Association (SLBA) with the support of Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council.

This is also the first event organised under the new SLBA administration, led by Rohan de Silva. The new SLBA president who has personally involved in taking all necessary actions to make the event a grand success, teaming up with the CPBA President Mahinda Dodampegamage and all of its members. The Nuwara Eliya Summer Season Badminton Championship concludes on May 4.

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