As many as 269 badminton players from 14 countries and territories will
compete at the Ciputra Hanoi Vietnam Challenge 2013 which is slated to
begin on March 26 in Hanoi.

The organising board
said among 211 foreign players there are several in the world top 100
such as Li Lian Yang (77th), Wei Nan (85th), Poodchalat Pisit (91st), Wei Sheng Loh (98th) and Chetan Anand (99th).

The tournament, which is jointly held by the General Department of
Sports and Physical Training and the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports
and Tourism, is a graded event of the Badminton World Federation and
the Badminton Asia Confederation.

The event offers
prizes worth a total 15,000 USD in five events namely men’s singles,
women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

Held annually since 2009, the Ciputra Hanoi Vietnam Challenge 2013 is sponsored by Ciputra Hanoi Group.-VNA