Chetan anand

Senior National Badminton Championships: An exciting domestic season, which witnessed the emergence of young challengers and revival of fortune for some battle-hardened journeymen, is set for a grand finale with the 77th Inter-Zonal and 86th Senior National Badminton Championships to be played at the Karnataka Badminton Association courts in Bengaluru from December 18-24.

The Championships will kick off with the Inter-Zonal team events with the individual competition beginning from December 20 with defending men's singles champion Chirag Sen and women's singles winner Anmol Kharb looking to retain their respective crowns despite an extremely competitive field.

"The Senior National Championships is the pinnacle of the domestic circuit and considering the enhanced level of competition in our domestic circuit, badminton fans in Bengaluru are set to witness high-quality matches over the next seven days and we are looking forward to a few new stars emerging from among the young guns set to challenge their established peers. This will be the final BAI tournament of the year, it means our calendar aligns with the BWF calendar," said Badminton Association of India secretary Sanjay Mishra.