4th MAROOF TROPHY Ranking Tennis Championship

Karachi-Pakistan, May 30, 2012: A media briefing on 4th Maroof Trophy Ranking tennis Championship was held today at defense Authority Central club Karachi. Khwaja Saeed Hai, president Pakistan seniors tennis association, Mr. Gulzar firoz, president Karachi tennis association ( East, Hamid Maroof, sponsor( son of S.M. Maroof, Col. Khaleeq Malal, secretary defense Club and Muhammed Khalid Rehmani , secretary Sindh tennis association 9 referee0 jointly addressed the media briefing.

Following is the fact sheet of week long championship.

Fact sheet

Name: 4th Maroof Trophy Ranking Tennis Championship 2012

Venue; DA Central club Karachi

Surface: Plexi – pave

Dates: Championship 7-13 June 2012

Last date of entry: 5th June

Qualifying Rounds 7&8th June

Main rounds from 9th June

Finals & closing ceremony: 13th June

Events; Men s singles, Ladies Singles, juniors under 17 singles, Boys& girls under 15 singles, Boys& girls under 13 Singles, Boys & girls under 11 singles, Boys& girls under 9 singles, Men s Doubles, Under 15 doubles, seniors 45 doubles, seniors 55 plus Doubles

Top national players, Aqeel Khan, Nomi Qamar, & Yasir Khan have already confirmed their participation

Daily Allowances to out station players, Rs. 300 per day until elimination

Travelling allowance: Economy class railway fare both ways to all out station seeded players.

Entry fee; Rs. 300 /=, all out station players, coaches, ball boys are exempted from entry fee (one event).

Prize money Rs. 25000/=

Fine on all invalid walkovers Rs. 500/

All out station players should send their entries through their respective provincial or District Tennis Associations, to M. Khalid Rehmani, secretary Sindh Tennis Association, Local players can send their entries at DA club or at: e mail address. sindhtennis@gmail.com