The
season
kicks
off
in
Chennai
with
the
first
tournament
from
December
16
to
22,
followed
by
another
Level
3
tournament
in
Hyderabad
from
December
24
to
30.

Both
events
carry
prize
money
of
Rs
10
lakh
each
and
are
a
part
of
the
Badminton
Association
of
India’s
(BAI)
new
domestic
format
which
was
approved
in
2019
but
due
to
the
pandemic
was
not
introduced
earlier.
The
last
date
of
entry
for
the
Chennai
event
is
November
24,
while
that
of
Telangana
is
December
1.

BAI
secretary
Ajay
K
Singhania
said
that
the
domestic
season
begins
with
all
Covid-related
protocols
in
place
and
that
the
players
must
carry
RTPCR
negative
reports.

“Covid
disrupted
not
just
sports
but
life
in
general,
but
we
are
very
pleased
to
announce
the
resumption
of
the
Indian
domestic
badminton
season.
We
have
some
world-class
players
and
all
the
players
getting
back
on
the
court
is
great
news
for
the
entire
badminton
fraternity.”

The
senior
ranking
tournaments
are
classified
into
three
levels:
Level
3
—
BAI
Series
Badminton
Tournament
(6
in
a
year),
Level
2
–
BAI
Super
Series
Badminton
Tournament
(4
in
a
year),
Level
1
–
BAI
Premier
Super
Series
Badminton
Tournament
(2
in
a
year).

With
a
mammoth
prize
pool
of
2.2
crores
for
the
entire
domestic
senior
ranking
tournaments,
Level
3
category
tournaments
are
the
preliminary
events
carrying
prize
money
of
Rs
10
lakh,
while
Level
2
tournaments,
to
be
played
twice,
have
a
purse
of
Rs
15
lakh
each
followed
by
a
Premier
tournament
with
prize
money
of
25
lakh.

Then
there’s
Nationals,
with
a
prize
purse
of
Rs
50
lakh.
Apart
from
being
financially
lucrative
to
the
players,
the
aim
of
the
format
is
to
make
the
domestic
circuit
increasingly
competitive
by
allowing
more
players
to
break
into
the
main
circuit.

Source:
Media
Release