It’s not often you get to watch the giants of modern day tennis play live. Now imagine watching the likes of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray playing in the same tournament as the idols they look up to, like Pete Sampras and Goran Ivanisevic. NOW imagine watching all of this right here in India, and you have the International Premier Tennis League, taking place in New Delhi from December 6th-8th, 2014!
Format
In fact, a total of 21 Grand Slam Champions and 14 current and former World Number Ones will descend on the national capital for the 3rd leg of this 4 country tournament, which also includes The Philippines, Singapore and the UAE. Each country has a team in the tournament, and matches comprise 5 sets each, broken up into Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Past Champions Singles. Confused? Check out this handy video that explains the tournament’s unique format:
Teams
Those lucky enough to attend (or parked in front of their TVs) will get to watch the following teams duke it out for the right to lift the IPTL Challenge Trophy in Dubai, on December 13. Oh, and let’s not forget the grand prize of $1,000,000!
Manila Mavericks
Singapore Slammers
Micromax Indian Aces
UAE Royals
Tickets + Contest
Phase III of ticket sales for the India leg will be available here (Phases I & II are sold out), but the IPTL is also running a Twitter contest running from November 7th – 22nd. Winners will be flown to the tournament with a companion, hosted in a 5-star hotel, invited to watch 3 days of tennis, AND get a seat with one of the teams for a match! All contest details are available here and look out for #myIPTLseat on Twitter.
For more information on the tournament, check out their website, follow their official Twitter handle @IPTL, and stay tuned to MissMalini.com! 🙂