more-in More than 120 shuttlers including former international and national players and Arjuna awardees from across the country, in six teams, will compete for the Pro Masters Badminton League (PMBL) title, scheduled to be organised at Swarna Bharati Indoor Stadium here from July 30 to August 1. The event will be held under the auspices of the Badminton Association of India and Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association. “The three-day tournament for master players, aged 35 and above, will begin at 8 a.m. on July 30. The players were selected by the owners of six teams Wristy Masters, Shining Stars, Rhino Smashers, Himalayan Tigers, Amaravathi Sunrises and Hyderabad Warriors during an auction,” PMBL organising secretary J.B.S. Vidyadhar told the media here on Tuesday. Olympian V. Diju, Arjuna awardee George Thomas and international players including Shrikant Bakshi, Jasheel Ismail, Jason Xavier, Vijay Lancy, Neelima Chowdary and Deepthi Ch and few others will be participating in the tournament. League format The league format includes men’s double, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Each team consists of 12 male and four female shuttlers and they will compete in 75+ (age of both the players combined), 85+, 95+ and 105+ men’s doubles, 70+ ladies doubles, 75+ and 80+ mixed doubles match formats. One of the senior most players is around 70 years in the panel, said Mr. Vidyadhar. Live streaming Six teams will be divided into two groups and each team will play against the other two teams in the group. The table toppers team of each group will enter the semi-finals. The PMBL will witness more than 100 matches. The winners will receive ?6 lakh and the runners-up ?3 lakh. The matches will be streamed live on YouTube.

Stay updated with all the Latest Visakhapatnam headlines here. For more exclusive & live news updates from all around India, stay connected with NYOOOZ.