Country’s biggest open cricket tournament with the highest prize of Rs 15 Lakh
Registration open till 15th March, 2015
Mumbai, March 2015: While the Men in Blue pad-up to defend their title, Mumbai will witness its biggest cricketing tournament at Smaaash, as the country’s premiere Urban Sports Park has rolled out the ‘Smaaash Mumbai Cricket Challenge’. Cricket has enjoyed a prominent position in the sporting history of Mumbai city which has produced a number of skilled cricketers, who have gone on to achieve great laurels. To continue unearthing good cricketing talent from Mumbai city and applaud them, the winners of the Smaaash Mumbai Cricket Challenge will be rewarded by the cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar at a post tournament ceremony.
The challenge will involve over a month of cricketing action, where enthusiasts can form a team of 6 (5 + 1 substitute – all batsmen) to participate. Registration fee will be Rs.2000/- per team (6 member team). The tournament format is divided into 2 rounds. In the first round you play against Smaaash’s unique cricket simulator. The top 64 teams in each of the 2categories (Men’s County and Men’s amateur) depending on their score will move to the knock-out stage where they will play against an opposing team as per the draw.
Mr Shripal Morakhia, Founder, SMAAASH Entertainment Pvt Ltd said “As an evolving brand, our aim is to convert a nation of spectators into a nation of players with an interactive and involved entertainment experience. Smaaash brings out the latent “active mode” in each of our patrons, and what better way than offering our cricket crazy nation a challenging platform to play their favourite sport and WIN prizes.
Sachin Tendulkar, Brand Ambassador for Smaaash said “Smaaash Mumbai Cricket Challenge is yet another exciting platform for cricket enthusiasts to refine their skills in a competitive environment. The cricket simulator at Smaaash is as close to the real game as you can get, and Smaaash has always strived to inspire sporting talent in the country with such interesting initiatives. If you think you are a good cricketer, take part in the Smaaash Mumbai Cricket Challenge, and earn a chance to meet me.”
The Smaaash Mumbai Cricket Challenge is one of the biggest open tournaments with the highest prize money in the country. The winners, runners up and 3rd place of the Challenge Finals will be awarded prizes worth INR 5,00,000, 3,00,000 and 2,00,000 respectively for the Men’s County Category while in the Men’s amateur category the prize money will be INR 1,00,000, 50,000 and 25,000
Registration details– bookmyshow.com or call Helpline – 9702-100-689 / 9702-100-439
When- From 23rd February to 5th April 2015
Where- Smaaash, Kamla Mills, Lower Parel
Last date to register – 15th March, 2015
Visit www.smaaash.in for further details.