All the preparations for the 9th edition of the Annapurna Post Corporate Badminton have been completed. Deputy Director General of the Annapurna Media Network Bikash Shrestha said that all the preparations for the tournament to be held at the Covered Hall of the National Sports Council in Tripureshwor from June 21 to June 24 have been completed. “All the preparations for the tournament have been completed. The wait is over,” Shrestha said, adding, “More than 200 players will take part in the competition.”

The tournament to be held with the technical support of Nepal Badminton Association will have seven events.

Corporate houses, departmental teams and players from all the seven provinces will participate in the tournament. Winners of executive men’s single, executive men’s doubles and corporate doubles will be awarded with Rs 100, 000 each. The first runner-up will get Rs 50, 000 and second runner-ups will get Rs 25, 000 each. Similarly, the winners of men’s open single, women’s open single, mix doubles will be awarded with Rs 80, 000 and the second and third will get Rs 40, 000 and Rs 15, 000 each. Global IME Bank is the main sponsor and Honda Grazia, Everest Bank, DHI, Salt Trading Concern, Sagarmatha Lumbini Insurance, Nami College, Foodmandu, AV-Trace and Agro Fruit among others are the sponsors of the tournament.