Chennai: Tamilnadu Badminton Association’s Tamilnadu Badminton Super League will get underway today at the Fireball Badminton Academy, Mugappair.
On the eve of the tournament, the tournament was inaugurated along with the introduction of teams. Speaking at the event, TNBA, General Secretary, VB Arunachalam said, “We wanted to build a platform to the players from the state to shine in the international level and a tournament like TNBSL will provide them the stage to showcase the talent. “Chennai District BadmintonĀ Association secretary, Aravindan, speaking at the event said, “TNBSL is just a beginning to make our state a badminton powerhouse. Three years back, getting to the podium in the national level competition was impossible but now we have started doing that repeatedly. In two or three years time, Tamilnadu will have superstar players and TNBSL provides an opportunity to develop the
sport in the state.” The tournament’s mascot Actor Bharath too participated in the event.
Totally eight teams participate in the league which features as many as 88 players from the state. The teams will be divided into two groups of four teams playing with each other once. The top two from each group will qualify for the semi-finals. The tournament is divided into five categories, which are Men Singles, Mixed doubles, Menās doubles, Junior Mixed Doubles and Juniors boys singles.
The teams are Marina Super Kings, Kovai Knockers, Karur Smashers, Thiruvallur Falcon Feathers, Tiruppur Warriors, Chennai Flying Gravity, Trichy Blasters and Kanchi Spark Aces.