NWPBA Badminton Open from February 26
The North Western Province Badminton Association (NWPBA), one of the regional affiliations of Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), will conduct the North Western Open Badminton Championship 2024 from February 26 to March 3 at two venues. The All-Island Open Badminton Championship, rated as a National Ranking Level 1 competition, will be held at the Vijayabahu Infantry Regimental Sports Complex in Boyagane and at the Municipal Council Indoor Stadium in Kurunagela.
The first-round matches of the seven-day competition will be conducted on February 27, 28 and 29 while at the quarter-finals and semi-finals have been slotted to take place on March 1 and 2, followed by the finals and awards presentation ceremony on the final day, March 3.
Over 70 events have been lined up in Open, Junior, Senior and Plate categories under Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles for Men and Women, including a special feature where a Combine 110+ event will include Doubles events in Men, Women and Mixed. The Open category will include Singles and Doubles for Men and Women and a Mixed Doubles event, while the Junior category, which features five age categories from Under-11 to Under-19, will have Singles and Doubles for Boys and Girls.
The Senior category will begin from the Over-30 segment and will include nine age groups up to Over-70 with shuttlers expected compete under Singles and Doubles for Men and Women and Mixed Doubles. The losing competitors from the Open category, will be drafted to the Plate segment, excluding the ranked and national players.
A cash award of Rs. 750,000 will be pooled among winners of the North Western Open Badminton Championship 2024, sponsored by McFoil, Mobil, Li Ning, 2M and GAC as proud partners of this prestigious regional event.