The tournament is being sponsored by the Jayant Roy Foundation, in memory of Jayant Roy, son of Dr. Himanshu Roy, and Dr. Sharika Roy from Patna, who died in a road accident.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Rohit Kumar Singh, maternal uncle of Jayant Roy said, “The is a Private Charitable Trust registered on the 12th of July 2019 in Patna, Bihar. The Trust has been founded in our devoted love for the late Jayant Roy. He continues to inspire our positive thoughts and actions, motivating us to work in areas that were very close to his kind and beautiful heart. The Trust aims to work on projects all over India. The support of learning and education, sports and games, music, drama and fine arts, maintenance of schools, hostels, libraries and providing educational grants are but a few of the aims of this Trust.”
The event will see competition for men in singles and doubles in the age group of 35+ 40+ 45+ 50+ 55+ 60+ 65+ and 70+ and for the first time for women in singles and doubles in the age group of 35+ and 45+.
Entries in the men’s events have been received from Japan (40+), America, Canada, UAE (55+), while among the women there are 12 names in the 35+ category (highest ever participation) and 8 names in 45+, among them one from Japan and one transgender.
The event will see participation from prominent names, among them players who have represented the country. Like Jagdish Tanwar, Nitin Kirtane, Mayur Vasant, Sanjai Kumar, Nagraj and Aditya Khanna, to name a few..
While Jagdish Tanwar has won a bronze medal on the world stage, Nitin is a junior Wimbledon finalist and Mayur Vasant a World silver medalist.
The entire current Indian Seniors team is playing the event among them, Nishit Pandey, Bhushan Akut, Dinesh Laungani, Vinayak Gujarathi, and Rakesh Kohli.
The event is being held under the aegis of AITA and MSLTA and will be played on the floodlit courts of MSLTA, with complete lounge and gym facilities, with physios and doctors on call. Free meals and accommodation assistance will be provided to all competitors.
Championship Director and Official Spokespersons for the Championship will be Nikhil Prabhakar Rao, who has himself won 5 out of 6 ITFs and was part of the only Indian team to have currently won the S700 men's doubles in Russia.
Nikhil Rao was also leading the team that previously organized the S200 ITF event at Practennis, Mumbai, and the highest prize money National level event in the country at Juhu Vile Parle Gymkhana.
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