All-Orissa Open Badminton Championship
OSSBA has been organizing two tournaments one for the employees of the state (both State and Central Government and Public Sector) and the other for general players of the state in alternate years since 2007.
Former All England champion Pulela Gopichand graced the first OSSBA All-Orissa Open Badminton Championship at Saheed Nagar Indoor Hall, Bhubaneswar as distinguished guest in 2007.
SEEDED PLAYERS ADVANCE IN INDIAN OIL-TCS CUP BADMINTON
Bhubaneswar, Dec 11: Seeded players experienced smooth sailing on the opening day of the Indian Oil-TCS Cup 2nd All-Orissa Open Badminton Championship, which commenced at Saheed Nagar Indoor Hall in Bhubaneswar today. Around 125 shuttlers from acrossa the state joined the three-day tournament, which is being organized by Orissa State Secretariat Badminton Association (OSSBA), under the aegis of Orissa State Badminton Association.
Pre-quarterfinalists were identified in junior boys singles with top seed Pramod Kumar Rana and second seed K Manoj Kumar (both Badminton Development Organisation, Cuttack) posting easy wins. Matches in men's singles category were also completed on the day.
The tournament was earlier inaugurated by State Sports and Youth Services Secretary P K Mohapatra in the presence of State Sports Director P K Pradhan, Indian Oil General Manager V Ramgopal, TCS Marketing head Surjit Dash and officials of OSSBA.
INDIAN OIL-TCS CUP ALL-ORISSA OPEN BADMINTON TOURNAMENT
S App Rao, K Manoj Kumar and Gayatri Mishra won the men's, junior boys and women's singles titles respectively in the Indian Oil-TCS Cup 2nd All-Orissa Open Badminton Championship, which ended at Saheed Nagar Indoor Hall in Bhubaneswar.
Promising Cuttack shuttler Manoj Kumar clinched a creditable double as he also claimed the junior boys doubles title with his partner Pramod Kumar Rana. The men's doubles crown went to Kamal Das and Girija Shankar Ray. State Commerce and Transport Secretary Satyabrata Sahoo, TCS Orissa head Manoj Panda and Indian Oil Corporation General Manager V Ramgopal gave away the prizes at the closing ceremony. Former badminton players Subrata Ray, Surya Sundar Das and Dr Susim Das were felicitated on the occasion.
About Us
Odisha State Secretariat Badminton Association (OSSBA) is a premier registered sports association raised by the employees of the Odisha Secretariat under Chief Patronship of the Chief Secretary, Odisha. This association, in addition to its main motto of promoting the game of badminton among the employees of the State Government, also promotes the game of badminton in the State of Odisha by conducting tournaments at different levels.
Odisha State Secretariat Badminton Association (OSSBA) was registered in the year 2006 with some sports like-minded employees to promote the game of badminton not only in the Secretariat but also in the State. Since then, we have been organizing a number of tournaments and coaching camps at state level as well as Secretariat level. To provide opportunity to the govt. employees, OSSBA holds a state level championship exclusively for govt. employees irrespective of State Govt., Central Govt., PSUs etc. every alternate year. In fact, successful players are drawn from this championship to represent the Odisha Civil Services Badminton Team to participate in the All India Civil Services Badminton Tournament held every year in different States, being entrusted by Home Department. That apart, we contribute to the society in shape of organizing blood donation camps, contributing to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. We had invited Padmashree Pullela Gopichand, who was the All England Champion, to inaugurate the 1st All Odisha Open Badminton Tournament in the year 2007 and this was his first visit to Odisha.
Being excited and motivated by our efforts, many badminton associations, which were lying in sleeping mode, started organizing tournaments. Today, a number of badminton tournaments at different levels are being conducted by many organizations, almost throughout the year. So, for reviving the game of badminton in the State, definitely credit goes to us (OSSBA).
Contact
Location:
ORISSA STATE SECRETARIAT BADMINTON ASSOCIATION
Plot No. N-5/360, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar,
Dist.-Khurda, Odisa-751015
Email:
info@ossbaodisha.com
Call:
7008170443