ORGANISED BY: Odisha Tennis Association
TOURNAMENT REFEREE: Jatin Batsya*
DESCRIPTION:
* Odisha No 1 Chinmay Pradhan has been the top seed.
* Players from 14 states, including 10 from Odisha are in the main draw.
* Among them, six belong to the top-100 National rankings.
* The five-day tournament carries a total prize fund of Rs 50,000, including Rs 6,500 for the singles champion.
* Other nine Odisha players in the main draw are: Santosh Kumar Mallik, Sarthak Siddharth, Avilash Mishra (all direct entrants); Ansu Kumar Bhuyan, Pratyush Chhotray (both qualifiers); Ajay Nishank, Swostik S Pradhan, Adarsh Sahoo and Asutosh Das (all lucky-losers).
* Eight players joined the main draw after winning two rounds of qualifying matches.
* Among them, Odisha school boy Pratyush Chhotray stood out, carving out a convincing win over senior statemate Asutosh Das.