PANAJI: The second edition of Sanquelim Badminton League, organised by Sanquelim Shuttlers in collaboration with Goa Badminton Association; begins today. The 3-day tournament will witness 110 players in action with 10 teams battling it out for the championship title at Sanquelim Indoor stadium.
The league will kick-off with a glittering opening ceremony in presence of Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant.
The teams in the fray are: PSP Warriors, Peacock Smashers, La Tara Smashers, AG Thrashers, Crystal Badminators, Chaitanya Smashers, Genius Fighters, MLT , Overlockedd Droppers, Shubhadra Strikers.
Apart from upcoming and seasoned shuttlers, categories for below-40 men’s, above-40 men’s and women’s players, will also be included in the mega badminton event.
Yeshwant Desai, President of Sanquelim Shuttlers said: ” We are extremely delighted to launch second edition of Sanquelim Badminton league with an aim to promote badminton in and around Sanquelim, Bicholim and Sattari. After the massive success of the maiden edition of the league last year, our endeavor is to further uplift this platform to expand our reach and nurture more and more talents in badminton. “
GBA President, Narahar Thakur said: “GBA is extremely happy to collaborate with Sanquelim shuttlers for second consecutive edition of the league. We are committed to reach to every corner of the state to discover and nurture the talents in badminton with larger goal of taking Goan badminton to greater heights.”
“Efforts of Sanquelim Shuttlers to promote badminton in Sanquelim area is highly appreciated. Many players from this region such as Karan Dhavaskar, Sadiq Attar, Aryan Phatarpekar, Siraj Wadkar, Sohan Naik etc are coming up and winning laurels at State level, some of who have gone on to represent Goa at the Nationals also. Sanquelim Shuttlers has taken several initiatives to promote badminton in this region which has resulted in emergence of many young players,” added GBA Secretary Sandeep Heble.
