750 players to participate in badminton tournament

PNB MetLife Punjab Open Badminton Championship was inaugurated on Wednesday by District Badminton Association Secretary and former national player Ritin Khanna at the local Raizada Hansraj Badminton Stadium. As many as 750 players from across the state are participating in the five-day long tournament.

Organiser Sanket Shetty said singles event was being held from under-9 to under-17 category for boys and girls. The winners will be given trophies and cash prizes of Rs 3 lakh on September 22.

The winning player will be awarded Rs 15,000; the runner-up will get Rs 10,000; while the third and fourth placed players will be awarded a cash amount of Rs 2,500 each. Ten such tournaments are being organised across the country. The total prize money in all these competitions is Rs 30 lakh which will be distributed among the winners.