SSC Badminton Open from Dec.13
The Tenth Sinhalese Sports Club’s (SSC) Annual Open Badminton Championship 2017, a Sri Lanka Badminton approved Level 1 Ranking tournament will be held from December 13 to 22 at the SSC Badminton Complex and MBA Indoor Stadium in Colombo 7.
As one of the biggest and most popular badminton events in the country, conducted by Sri Lanka Badminton in which over a thousand entries were received every year. A total number of thirty five events will be worked off in all age groups – Men’s and Women’s Open Singles and Doubles, Open Mixed Doubles, Singles and Doubles for Boys and Girls under 19, 17 and 15.
Singles for Boys and Girls in the age groups of under 13 and under 11, Men and Women Veterans over 40 Singles and Doubles, Men’s Masters over 50 and over 60 Singles and Doubles.
A special event called Family Mixed Doubles had been introduced for Husband and Wife, Father and Daughter or Mother and Son. Participants should not be in the current senior national ranking list or ex national players or current national players,.
A prize money of Rs. 50,000 will be at stake and in addition Trophies and Certificates will be awarded to the Winners and Runners-up. With a view to encourage their involvement of the game, certificates will be awarded to all semi-finalists and quarter-finalists in the Under 15 and under age groups.
Entry forms are available at SSC and SLBA. Entries are accepted at SSC Office until 4 p.m. on November 30, 2017.