BTC to hold qualifying draw for Bahrain ITF World Tennis

Bahrain Tennis Club (BTC) will be holding today evening the draw for the Qualifying competition of the Bahrain ITF World Tennis Tour 2019. A total of 24 players from all over the world are set to battle for just six available slots in the 32-player Men’s Singles.

This group of hopefuls will be learning of their opponents in their quest to secure one of the berths in the tournament proper. Qualifying will be held over just one day on Monday, with 12 matches in the morning and six later on in the day. The Order of Play will be determined right after Sunday evening’s draw is completed. The Bahrain ITF World Tennis Tour 2019 then gets underway on Tuesday and continues until March 23 at the BTC hardcourts in Juffair.

The tournament is a part of the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Men’s Calendar, and it offers an attractive prize purse of $15,000. It is being held under the patronage of HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative of His Majesty the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee. Sunday’s draw is scheduled to get underway at 6pm at the BTC premises.

It will be administered and run by ITF Supervisor and Tournament Referee Dr. Ashraf Hamouda. Also attending will be members of the competition’s Organising Committee as well as some of the players. Many of those competing in the tournament have already arrived from overseas and begun practicing at BTC. There are two Bahrainis who will be taking part in Qualifying. They are Hamad Abdula’al and Kareem Abdulredha.