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Badminton Association of India restructures domestic set-up with new Rs 2 crore-worth multi-level tournament

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The Badminton Association of India has announced a major revamp of its domestic structure dividing it into multi-levels which combined will be worth Rs 2 crore prize money. The decision for the major overhaul was taken at BAI’s executive council meeting in Hyderabad on Sunday.

“The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to revamp the domestic tournament set-up in order to have a performance-oriented approach and to find the best talents from across the country who can be groomed to represent India at the international level. A multi-level tournament structure at the senior level with close to INR 2 crores as prize money has been introduced which will help to create a sustained pool of excellence,” BAI said in a media release on Monday.

There will be three levels of tournaments – Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3. The highest prize money, worth Rs 25 lakh, will be for Level 3, Level 2 will be worth Rs 15 lakh and Level 3 Rs 10 lakh.