Badminton National Championships 2020 from February 10-14
Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB) announced that their premier event, the Badminton Nationals will be held from February 10 to 14 at the SLB and Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) courts, as successfully done with the Lanka Shuttle Challenge 2020 in December.
The event usually draws in excess of 1,000 participants but this year’s event will be restricted to competitors over 15 years of age, who will be accommodated in the Open category. SLB will treat this as a closed-door event and strict accreditation will be enforced to limit numbers within the court premises.
The event will not lack for glamour and interest, as Sri Lanka’s top players and a string of die-hard badminton enthusiasts will vie to take the challenge and honours. The reigning men’s champion, Niluka Karunaratne, will take time off from his Olympic qualifying campaign to defend his crown while Dilmi Dias will seek to retain her hard-won title returning to the game after a lay-off to focus on her studies as the defending women’s champion.
Entries will close on January 29 at the SLB Office at Maitland Place, Colombo 7. The draw is scheduled for February 6 while the event will take off on February 10 with an opening ceremony, which will see some of the champions of yesteryear in attendance.
Li Ning and the McLarens Group stays with the sport as primary sponsors.