The Li Ning Karnataka State badminton championship will commence here on Sunday at the Chamundi Vihar Indoor Sports Complex.
The championship, which will see over 1500 participants across the State will be held for six categories- under-13, 15, 19, seniors and veterans.
The seniors category will include prominent players like Aditya R Prakash, Prakash Jolly, D Guruprasad, Vineeth Manuel, Daniel S Farid, GM Mischitha, V Ruth Misha, Varsha V Belwadi, Jacqueline Rose Kunnath while the Juniors category will see Mahima Aggarwal, Shikha Gautam, Ashwini Bhat, Mithula UK battling it out for the top honours.
The under-13, 15 and 17 matches will be played from August 3 with the final on August 7. The under-19 section, along with the veterans, will be held between August 7 and 10. The championship carries a prize money of Rs 2 lakh. The matches will be played on seven newly-laid HOVA courts.
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