State level tennis championship would be held from April 4 at Pant Stadium Bhilai. The six-day long championship is being jointly organized by Chhattisgarh State Tennis Association (CSTA) and Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP). BSP Chief Executive Officer S Chandrashekhar will inaugurate the championship at 5.30 pm on Friday in the presence of CSTA president and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) executive member Vikram Singh Sisodia.
The championship will be played in age groups of Under-14, Under-16 and Open Group for boys. likewise, there will be an Under-16 and Open Group for girls as well. Men’s Singles and Doubles matches along with Veteran Doubles (45+) games shall also be played during the championship, Sisodia informed.
Gurucharan Singh Hora, CSTA general secretary, informed that entry for the tournament has begun, adding, around 125 players (men and women) from Bhilai, Durg, Korba, Dhamtari, Ambikapur, Bilaspur and Raipur are expected to take part in the championship. The organisers will provide boarding and lodging facilities to the players.