HYDERABAD: Gamepoint, a prominent sports services provider, has announced the fifth edition of its Corporate Badminton Championship, which will take place at the sports centre in Hyderabad from February 3 to 4.
The Corporate Badminton Championship is an initiative of Gamepoint that aims to promote and incorporate the numerous benefits of sports amongst the employees in the corporate world, thereby promoting improved physical health, mental well-being, and encouraging enhanced teamwork among the employees.
The tournament will be conducted in a team event format along with 7 individual events. In the team event, a total of 8 companies will participate, which include JP Morgan Chase and Co., Goldman Sachs, INFOSYS, Novartis India Limited, Colruyt group, FinMkt, Samrat Group, alongside last year’s winner Optum.
More than 100 participants will be competing in seven individual events including Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, 35+ Men’s Singles, and 35+ Men’s Doubles.
Each game in the tournament will be decided by a single game of 30 points.
Teams, comprising 4-6 shuttlers with a minimum of one female participant, will be formed into groups to compete in a round-robin. After the group stage, the competition will progress to two separate knockout stages: the Champions Cup and the Challengers Cup.
The first-placed team from each group will qualify for the Champions Cup, while the second-placed teams will advance to the Challengers Cup. In both cups, they compete in the semi-finals and finals to decide the ultimate winners.
The semis and finals will take place on Sunday.
