The eleventh Open Badminton Championship 2018 of the Sinhalese Sports Club which was postponed will now be held from January 19 to 27, 2019 at the SSC Badminton Complex and MBA Indoor courts Colombo 7.
The SSC Open is one of the biggest and most popular badminton events in the country with over a thousand entries received every year. A total number of thirty six events will be worked off in all age groups – Men’s and Women’s Open Singles and Doubles, Open Mixed Doubles, Singles and Doubles for Boys and Girls under 19, 17 and 15, Singles for Boys and Girls in the age groups of under 13 and 11, Men’s and Women’s Veterans over 40 Singles and Doubles, Men’s Masters over 50, 55 and 60 Singles and Doubles.
Family Mixed Doubles is for husband and wife, father and daughter or mother and son. Participants should not be in the current senior national ranking list or ex national players or current national players.
Total prize money offered will be Rs 500,000 according to the organisers. In addition trophies and certificates will be awarded to the winners and runners-up. With a view to encourage their involvement in the game, certificates will be awarded to all semi-finalists and quarter-finalists in the Under-15 and below age groups.
Entry forms are available at SSC and SLBA and will also be accepted at SSC office until 4p.m. on January 11, 2019.