NAGPUR: The 12th edition of
SJAN Media Badminton tournament
will get underway at the Subhedar Hall here on Saturday. The three-day annual tourney is being sponsored by Shree Sports, Laxmi Nagar. Defending champion Ashish Jain of Lokmat has been given the top billing in the men’s singles.
According to a press release issued by SJAN secretary Sandeep Dabhekar the tournament has evoked good response. Suhas Nayse of The Times of India (TOI) has been given the second seeding. Sujan Masid (Dainik Bhaskar) and Madhav Soman (TOI) are ranked third and fourth, respectively.
The matches will start at 8 am on Saturday. The tourney will be inaugurated by the president of Maharashtra
Badminton Association (MBA) Arun Lakhani at 10.30 am. Samir Khare of Shree Sports and director of Department of Physical Education of Nagpur University Dhananjay Welukar will be the guests of honour.
The matches will be played with Yonex shuttles. Top performers will be given cash prizes and Yonex kit bags.
SEEDINGSMen’s singles: 1. Ashish Jain (Lokmat), 2. Suhas Nayse (TOI), 3. Sujan Masid (Dainik Bhaskar), 4. Madhav Soman (TOI).
Men’s doubles: 1. Ashish Jain-Raviraj Ambadwar (Lokmat), 2. Sunil Warrier-Manish Sakharwade (TOI), 2. Vilas Tijare-Amit Khodke (Lokmat), 4. Subodh Ratnaparkhi-Sandeep Wardhane (TOI).
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