Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, December 7

The Chandigarh Badminton Association (CBA) will organise the Yonex Sunrise Chandigarh State Badminton Championship from December 24 to 27, at the Sector 38 Sports Complex.

The championship will be conducted in the boys and girls junior (U-19) and senior (men and women) categories, strictly adhering to the Covid-19 protocol.

Interested players can collect entry forms from their respective coaching centres from December 10, and submit it on or before December 20 at the same venue. Those players, who are registered with the CBA, will be allowed to participate in the championship. Along with the entry form, players will be provided with a set of SOPs, which are strictly to be followed.

“The association has decided to conduct this tournament for the interest of players. On the basis of state championships, players get advantage while taking admission to various colleges and universities, while the position holders also get scholarships and gradation from the UT Sports Department,” said Surinder Mahajan, Secretary, CAB.

It was also decided that for national championship for the session 2020, the local team will be selected on the basis of performance in this particular championship. However, for the 2021 national championship, separate trials or championship will be conducted to select the Chandigarh team. Meanwhile, the association also announced that it would organise the Yonex Sunrise Chandigarh State Badminton Championship for sub-junior (Under-17) in the third week of January. One player can participate in a maximum of four events of all categories.