Last Updated: February 24, 2023, 19:28 IST
Indian Davis Cupper Sumit Nagal, the lone Indian performer in the Current Challenger Series occasion, and native star Arjun Kadhe have been awarded wildcards for the principle draw of the PMR Open ATP Challenger 100 Mens International Tennis Championship.
The premier high-level ATP Challenger, which is sponsored by Pune Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (PMRDA) underneath a five-year settlement, shall be performed from Sunday (Feb 26) to Sunday (March 5), and has attracted gamers from 25 international locations. The Pune occasion, organised by Maharashtra State Lawn tennis Association (MSLTA) on the Balewadi Tennis Stadium, is the third of a collection of ATP Challenger 100 occasions held in India. The earlier tournaments had been held in Chennai and Bengaluru.
Rahul Mahiwal (IAS) PMRDA Commissioner mentioned that the PMR Challenger is one other feather in the cap of the Pune tennis season, “We at PMRDA are thrilled to assist such an enormous worldwide occasion which fits a good distance in selling the picture of the Pune Metropolis Region universally”.
“Providing international competition to Indian players and also promotion of Sports has been one of the main reasons for PMRDA getting involved and supporting this event,” he was quoted as saying in a launch.
The prize cash for the occasion shall be USD 130000 (Rs 1.06 crore). The winner will obtain 100 ATP rating factors and USD 17650 (Rs.14.47 lakh) and the runner-up 60 ATP factors and USD 10380 (Rs.8.5 lakh) the first-round loser receives USD1270 (Rs.1.04 lakh). The qualifiers will obtain an incentive of USD 380 (Rs.31,000).
The Hon Secretary of MSLTA and Tournament Director Sunder Iyer mentioned, “We are hopeful that the PMR open Challenger will profit our gamers immensely with useful ATP factors thus serving to in bettering their rankings. India has been capable of supply a report variety of 700 ATP factors to our gamers from January to March this yr”.
With players from 25 countries, the competition is expected to be stiff and of high quality.
Prashant Sutar, chairman of MSLTA, said a Challenger was running successfully in Pune for five years in a row previously, “We were thinking of reviving the Challenger event as it is the most beneficial for Indian Players to gain valuable points. Organising the PMR Challenger event is a continuation of a grand vision of MSLTA for tennis development and promotion in Maharashtra, said Sutar.
The main draw consists of 32 players — 23 direct acceptances, 3 wild cards, and 6 qualifiers. Qualifying consists of 24 players with 4 wild cards.
The 21-year-old world No, 108 Tsen Cheun Hsin from Taipei will lead the tough field. A former winner in Pune at KPIT Challenger, James Duckworth of Australia (ranked 137), 26-year-old Sebastian Ofner of Austria (ranked 152), the 27-year-old Peniston Ryan of Great Britain (ranked 159). The talented 19-year-old Luca Nardi of Italy (ranked 164), and Flavio Cobolli of Italy (ranked 172) are the probable seeds of the event
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