The domestic badminton season is set to begin next month after a 20-month hiatus with back-to-back senior ranking Level 3 tournaments, the national federation announced on Wednesday. The season will start in Chennai with the first tournament from December 16 to 22 followed by another Level 3 tournament in Hyderabad from December 24 to 30.
Both the events carry a prize money of Rs 10 lakh each, and are a part of the Badminton Association of India’s (BAI) new domestic format, which was approved in 2019 but couldn’t be implemented due to COVID-19 pandemic. The last date of entry for the Chennai event is November 24, while for Hyderabad it is December 1.