The prize money for the competition, which has an estimated cost of 3.22 million 500 rupees, is 425 thousand rupees.
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The fourth Lalitpur Mayor's Cup National Badminton Tournament, jointly organized by the Lalitpur Badminton Association and Balkumari Remix Club, began on Wednesday. Lalitpur Metropolitan City Mayor Chiribabu Maharjan inaugurated the tournament.
On the first day of the men's singles at the Balkumari Remix Club's covered hall, Nepal Police Club's Bhavish Thapa made a winning start. He defeated Surkhet's Prakash Adhikari in straight sets of 21-10, 21-11 to enter the round of 32. Police's Nagendra Limbu defeated Devi Nagar's Tasat Dhakal 21-6, 21-7.
Tribhuvan Army Club's Bivek Chaudhary, Laxman Rana Magar, Bidhan Adhikari, Supreme Pant, Subin Shrestha, Love Badminton Academy's Anant Pakhrin, Police's Saksham Dhakal, Hira Bahadur Rai, Kabir KC, Alin Malla, John Jasraj, Tinchuli's Sunil Karki, Gorkha's Mukul Gurung, Okhaldhunga's Tikadhwaj Rai and Fitness Sports Plex's Priyanshu Chhetri have also defeated their opponents and entered the round of 32.
Vivek defeated Bishal Tamang of Tinchuli 21-13, 23-21, Laxman defeated Pappu Pal of Love Badminton 21-13, 21-14, Saksham defeated Mahesh Dhami of Lalitpur 21-5, 21-7, Hira defeated Samyak Shakya of Balkumari Remix 21-11, 18-21, 21-13, Bidhan defeated Sujan Thapa of Fitness Park 21-7, 21-14, Supreme defeated Himal Chhetri of Chitwan 23-21, 21-13, Kabir defeated Niranjan Silwal of Tikabhairav Badminton Club 21-8, 21-12, Sunil defeated Subin Shrestha of Army 21-19, 21-18, Anil defeated Saksham Shakya of Balkumari Remix 21-5, 21-17, Subin defeated Region Yamfu of Love Badminton 21-15, 21-10, John defeated Mishek of Kasturi College Limbu defeated Police's Rishav Rai 21-12, 21-17 and Priyansu defeated Police's Rishav Rai 21-7, 21-10.
In the men's U-17 category of the tournament sponsored by the Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Vivek Adhikari of Madhawailia Badminton Club, Harchabardhan Rathi of Balkumari Remix, Prateek Bista of Army, Saksham Shakya of Balkumari, Aditya Kumar of ABSC, Samanta Bhadra Bajracharya of Kirtipur Badminton Club, Alain Dangol of Bhinchebahal, Mikesh Limbu of Kasturi and Pranabh Acharya of Manohara also made it to the round of 32.
In the tournament, which will be sponsored by the Lalitpur Metropolitan City, about 226 players are competing in 6 categories: men's singles and women's singles open, men's doubles excluding top 20 rankings, U-17 men's and women's singles open, and master doubles open for those over 45 years of age.
The estimated cost of the competition is Rs 3,220,500 and the prize money is Rs 425,000. The top three finishers in the men's singles, women's singles and men's doubles categories will receive Rs 50,25,10,10, and 10,000 in cash, medals, certificates, and trophies. The top three finishers in the U-17 men's and women's categories will receive Rs 20,10,500 and 5,000 in cash, while the winners in the master's doubles category will receive Rs 30,15,7,500 and 5,000 in cash, medals, certificates, and trophies.
