TV9 Badminton Championship
Corporate Badminton Championship Season-2 organized by TV9 Network has started. It was inaugurated with much fanfare on Friday at Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. This sports festival will run from today till 17th May.
World famous IT and other big companies are participating in this tournament. Representatives of leading companies like Microsoft, Amazon and Infosys are going to contest. The last season saw participation from over 64 teams including Google, Dell, Uber, My Home, Ikea, Deloitte and Dr. Reddy’s and entertained the audience with over 1,000 matches.
More than 300 players are taking part
This year too there is an atmosphere of excitement. A large number of employees have come since this morning to participate in it. More than 300 players are competing in this championship. This tournament is being organized under the guidance of Indian badminton legend and Padma Bhushan awardee Pullela Gopichand.
He qualified for men’s singles….
Sapiens – Srirangarajan N
Amazon- Lavi Moolchandani
Microsoft – Ishar Menon
VNRVJIET – Dr. Shailja
FINMKT – Varshita
Macro Group – Dnyaneshwari
N Ranga Rao & Sons PVT LTM – Chinmayi
Microsoft – Shelly Jalori
The matches are being organized as per international standards. The opportunity to play at the country’s most prestigious Gopichand Academy is creating new enthusiasm among corporate employees. This is not only a great platform to reduce work stress, but is also a great opportunity to display sportsmanship.
The winners of this championship will be awarded a total prize money of Rs 5 lakh along with a trophy. There are mainly two categories in this.
Team Championship: There will be two singles and one doubles match in the men’s team event. A team should have a minimum of three and a maximum of five members. All members should be from the same institution.
Open Category: This includes men’s singles, women’s singles and mixed doubles. In this category, players from different organizations can also participate as doubles.
The first season was a hit
The first season received an overwhelming response from top companies. Leading companies like Google, Dell, Uber, MyHome, Microsoft, Infosys, Amazon, Ikea, MakeMyTrip, Times of India, ABB, Dr. Reddy’s, Novartis, Schrodinger, Capgemini, Greenco, LMT and Deloitte participated. More than 300 players and more than 64 corporate teams participated in this tournament and more than 1000 matches were organized. All these companies are participating this year also.
