Badminton: Tata Open from Wednesday, 248 players in fray
As many as 248 shuttlers from 13 countries, including India, will battle it out for top honours in the 11th edition of Tata Open India International Challenge 2018 (Tata Open), which begins Wednesday.
The USD 25,000 tournament will be held at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) here till December 2.
Besides India, star players from Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, England, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the United States of America will take part in the tournament, said a media release issued here Tuesday.
While the qualifying rounds will be held Wednesday and Thursday (November 28-29), the main draw will be held from November 30 with the finals slated on December 2.
Tata Open is part of the international circuit of badminton tournaments that earns ranking points for players.
Under the men's singles format, the No.1 and No.2 seed players are Mithun Manjunath and Asian Junior Champion Lakshya Sen from India.
The category will see ...