Entries called for Western Shuttle Blitz 2025
Entries are now being accepted for the WPBA All-Island Open Badminton Championships 2025, popularly known as the ‘Western Shuttle Blitz 2025’, which is scheduled to be held from July 5 to 13 at few key venues in Colombo. Organised by the Western Province Badminton Association (WPBA) and sanctioned by Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), the nine-day championship is expected to attract all top ranked local shuttlers, who will compete under different categories.
While the Mercantile Badminton Trust at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 serves as the main venue, Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) and Lumbini College Indoor Sports Complex have also being named as competition venues for the annual packed tournament of WPBA.
Entries for the ‘Western Shuttle Blitz 2025’ will close on June 28 at noon. The main draw seeding will be determined based on SLB Ranking as of July 1, followed by the draw on July 2 at the SLB Headquarters situated at No.28, Maitland Place, Colombo 7.
Entries can be submitted online or by contacting Sadeesha Adithya on 0761759017. All details of the WPBA All-Island Open Badminton Championship, or the ‘Western Shuttle Blitz 2025’ are available in the prospectus published in the SLB website. The tournament is sponsored by Mobil, Li Ning, McFoil, 3M and GAC.