We are making some adjustments in the schedule of events for the National Ranking (Central Zone) Championships, to be held at Bhavnagar, in order to help the Cadet and Sub-Junior players gain a day and travel to Dharamsala (Himachal) for the Cadet and Sub-Junior Nationals, beginning November 16, 2019.

Accordingly, the Cadet and sub-Junior QF, SF and Finals, scheduled for the last day (November 14), have been rescheduled to be conducted on November 13. This would mean the seventh day programme (November 13) would automatically be shifted November 12 (Cadet/Sub-Junior qualifications and main draw up to PQFs).

These changes also force the competition department to shift the Youth SF/Finals, Junior Main Draw events, including SF and Finals, scheduled for November 12, to the last day, that is, November 14.  

We are re-issuing a changed schedule for the Central Zone at Bhavnagar and it will be uploaded on our website, too.

All states and institutions are advised to plan and make train/air bookings of your teams and individuals to travel from Bhavnagar to Dharamsala  accordingly. Please note that the Dharamsala Nationals begin from November 16.

TRAVEL ADVISORY: Please keep in mind the following while booking your tickets for the sectors Bhavnagar-Delhi-Dharamsala, etc.

1.       The travel to Bhavnagar and from there to Dharamsala being a tricky proposition, the organisers suggest that players can be advised to make their bookings to Vadodara or Ahmedabad and travel to Bhavnagar by road (maximum 4 hours either side).

2.       The best mode of transport to reach Dharamsala from Delhi and vice-versa is to take a bus ride; alternatively, one can travel to Pathankot by train and take a bus/taxi ride to Dharamsala (travel time 3.30 minutes). One can also choose to travel by air from Delhi to Dharamsala and back as daily flights are available.

3.       The West Zone championships, to be held at Thane, have been scheduled to be held from October 28 to November 3 and we begin with the senior (Men and Women) events and conclude with Cadet and Sub-Juniors.  The prospectus to follow soon.