TTSC's Shuttle tourney this week end

BADMINTON: BOC Travels for the first time will sponsor the 14th Travel Trade Sports Club Badminton Championships 2007 which is to be held on September 22-23 at St. Thomas' College Indoor Sports Complex, Mount Lavinia, commencing 9.00a.m. on both days.

The tournament will be conducted on a team championship basis for Men, Women and Veterans. There will be 14 (men), 6 (women) 6 (Veterans) teams competing in this years championship.

The Men's 'tie' will consist of 3 singles and 2 doubles, while the women's 'tie' 2 singles and 1 double, with Veterans having one men's single, one women's single, one men's double, 1 women's double and one mixed double for men over 40 & women over 35.

Last year, Hotel Topaz Kandy won the men's title for the first time beating Lanka Princes, Sri Lankan Airlines retained the women's title beating Hotel Topaz and Sri Lankan Airlines also won the first ever Veterans tournament beating Serendib Leisure.

The teams - Hotel Topaz Kandy, (Men, Women & Veterans), Sri Lankan Airlines (Men, Women & Veterans) , Lanka Princes Aluthgama (Men), Saman Villas (Men), Ramada Resort Kalutara (Men), Neptune Hotel Beruwela (Men), Hilton Colombo (Men, Women & Veterans), Tangerine Beach, Kalutara (Men & Veterans), Serendib Leisure (Men, Women & Veterans), Royal Palms Kalutara (Men), Aitken Spence Travels (Men & Women) , Trans Asia Hotel (Men & Veterans), Taj Samudra Hotel (Men) & John Keells Group Hotels (Men & Women).

Gerard Victoria, General Manager of BOC Travels handed over the sponsorship cheque to the President of TTSC, Prasanjit Perera at a formal ceremony held at the Holiday Inn last Wednesday. Also present at the event were Ashan Senviratne, the tournament Co-ordinaor /TTSC and Tyrone Perera, Sports Events Co-ordinator /TTSC.