Edinborough sponsors inaugural National Open Doubles and Junior Squash Tournaments 2022
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Edinborough has come forward to sponsor the inaugural Open Doubles and Junior Squash Tournaments 2022 which began yesterday at the Army Squash Complex, Engineer Park in Mattegoda and Singhalese Sports Club (SSC) courts simultaneously. The competitions will continue until April 3.
Sri Lankan squash received a major boost with Edinborough Products (Pvt) Ltd, with one of the leading Sri Lankan food manufacturing companies coming forward to sponsor Sri Lanka inaugural Open Doubles tournament. The Junior Tournament action is also in action with Edinborough sponsorship alongside the Open Doubles tournament.
The Junior tournament will feature boys and girls in age groups of Under-9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19 while top ranked Men and Women players are expected take part in the inaugural Sri Lanka Open Doubles Tournament which will include Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles. The finals are scheduled to take place from 4.00pm onwards on April 3 at the Army Squash Complex, Engineer Park in Mattegoda with the awards ceremony scheduled to take place soon after.
“We at Edinborough came forward to support squash at junior level as we believe that any developing sport need to be supported from the grassroots level. Also, this particular sport is still not very popular in Sri Lanka, therefore, not many brands would want to support considering the low level of publicity as against the cost. But we are proud to partner with the Edinborough Open Doubles and Junior Squash Tournaments 2022,” R.P.M. Zalmy, the Managing Director of Edinborough Products said.
“I am delighted to have Edinborough on board our journey as a partner to promote squash in Sri Lanka, especially among the youth, and this is a long-term plan than a short term one,” explained Suren Kohombange, the President of Sri Lanka Squash.
Sri Lanka Squash is on a major drive promoting and uplifting the sport with its players making inroads in the PSA (Professional Squash Association) leagues and also the sport has been actively promoted at junior level in the regional areas with pathway programmes. The tournaments will be conducted by adhering to the safety and health guidelines for COVID 19.