
National-ranking badminton from today
The Hindu
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The first National-ranking badminton tournament in nearly two years — the BAI Series Senior (men & women) tournament — will be held at the Fireball BA, Mogappair East, from December 16 to 22. The event will be held for men's & women's singles and doubles, and mixed doubles categories.
The tournament has received a record 2000 entries. Subhankar Dey (World No. 57) and Kiran George (77) will be the star attractions in the men' s singles category.

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