The Infosys Foundation India International Badminton Challenge 2019 will be played at the Cricket Club of India courts from November 20-24.
The $25,000 competition will be conducted by the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA).
International players taking part include those from Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand and upcoming talent from Russia and the USA. Categories include singles, doubles, mixed doubles.
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The tournament has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation and Badminton Asia Confederation and is being held under the auspices of Badminton Association of India and Maharashtra Badminton Association.
Iran’s Fariba Madadi is the referee for this year’s edition for which the qualifying rounds will commence on November 20.
Established names in the fray are Vladimir Malakov (Russia) and Ajay Jayaram (India) in men’s singles, Thailand’s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk and Mugda Agrey (India) in women singles.
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Doubles specialists taking part are the Indian duo of Sumeet Reddy and Manu Atri, the American pair of Phillip Chew and Ryan Chew.
The women’s doubles top seeds are Ekaterina Bolotova and Alina Davletova from Russia, with the challenge coming from the Indian combination of Meghana and Poorvisha.
In the mixed doubles event, the pair to beat is Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova from Russia.