Some 350 players from 30 teams will participate in the championship, where over 900 matches will be played in nine categories. A total prize money of Rs 1.2 lakh will be on offer.
Competition will be held in the team event, non-medallist singles, mini-cadet boys and girls, cadet boys and girls, sub-junior boys and girls, junior boys and girls, youth boys and girls, men’s and women’s singles, and veterans categories.
Seedings: Men: Navaneeth AR (BNMIT) 1; Jaidip Das (SWR) 2; Sagay Raj (SWR) 3; Anirban Tarafdar (CB) 4.
Women: Maitreyee Bailoor (BTTA) 1; Aishwarya Bidri (BNM) 2; Haripriya KS (SAI) 3; Raksha R (JTTA) 4.
Youth boys: Shreyal K Telang (IOCL) 1; Navaneeth AR (BNMIT) 2; Sunand Vasan (HOR) 3; Pradeep V (HV) 4.
Youth girls: Aishwarya Bidri (BNMIT) 1; Ridhi Rohit (HTTA) 2; Arpitha BS (SBMJC) 3; Maitreyee Bailoor (BTTA) 4.
Junior boys: Shreyal K Telang (IOCL) 1; Vedhant Urs (HV) 2; Charan VP (SAI) 3; Sunand Vasan (HOR) 4.
Junior girls: Maitreyee Bailoor (BTTA) 1; Spoorthi MV (PTTA) 2; Sahana Kulkarni (MM) 3; Haripriya KS (SAI) 4.
Sub-junior boys: Amogh Athani (MTTA) 1; Sucheth P Shenoy (HOR) 2; Sanketh GS (HOR) 3; Neeraj Raj S (JTTA) 4.
Sub-junior girls: Spoorthi MV (PTTA) 1; Aishwarya N (STAR) 2; Priya Rao (OMTTI) 3; Medhini R Bhat (HOR) 4.
Cadet boys: Neeraj Raj S (JTTA) 1; Rohan Jamadagni (HOR) 2; Vishnu Pranav (CCA) 3; Sudeep G (HOR) 4.
Cadet girls: Gayathri Tankasali (MM) 1; Kushi V (GEMS) 2; Disha Gupta (BNMIT) 3; Medhini R Bhat (HOR) 4.
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