16th Air Force Open starts tomorrow
The Air Force Open Squash Championship 2024 will come out with its 16th edition at the Air Force Squash Complex in Ratmalana from November 18 to 26. An important event in the country’s annual event calendar of Sri Lanka Squash Federation, the nine-day competition has already attracted over 450 entries so far.
All top ranked and novices junior players in the country from the age categories of Under-9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 in boys and girls Boys’, as well as all top ranking senior players in the country under categories of Open, Novices, Over-35 to Over-55 among men and women will be featured this year. Players from India and Pakistan are also expected to be part of this year’s competition according to the organisers. The finals of the event will be held on the final day of the competition, November 26, followed by the awards ceremony where the Overall Men’s winners are set to receive the Air Chief Marshal P.H. Mendis Challenge Trophy and the Overall Women’s winner with the Air Chief Marshal Harry Goonetileke Memorial Trophy.