The Southern Province Badminton Association (SPBA) is now accepting entries for the SPBA All-Island Open Badminton Championships 2025, scheduled to be held from 10-16 March at the District Sports Complex in Dadella, Galle. 

The seven-day event is a National Ranking Level 1 competition sanctioned by Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), where most of the country’s top-ranked shuttlers are expected to compete under different categories. 

The championship will feature a wide range of events from Under 11 to Under 19 in the Junior category and Over 30 to Over 70 in the Senior category, including three Combined Age groups of 100+ for veterans. 

However, the main attraction of the competition will be the Open events comprising Men’s and Women’s Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles, with the losers of Men’s and Women’s Singles from their first games guaranteed a passage to the Plate segment.

The opening ceremony is expected to take place on 10 March at 9 a.m. It will be followed by the preliminary rounds, leading up to the quarter-finals and semi-finals by 14 March. 

The excitement will continue on 15 and 16 March with the highly anticipated semi-final and final matches, concluding with the closing ceremony to mark the culmination of the championship.

The main draw seeding will be determined based on SLB ranking as of 3 March, followed by the draw on 5 March at Cambridge Terrace in Colombo 7. Entries will close on 28 February at noon. Entries can be submitted online or by telephone on 0761759017.

A combined prize money of Rs. 750,000 will be on offer for all events based on the number of entries, in addition to trophies, medals, and certificates guaranteed for winners, runners-up, and semi-finalists of each event of the tournament. 

Junior winners will receive appropriate gifts instead of prize money, according to a decision taken by the tournament organisers.

All details of the SPBA All-Island Open Badminton Championship 2025 are available in the prospectus published on the SLB website.