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Atlanta:
A badminton and table tennis tournament hosted by Pujari, Atlanta’s Bengali sociocultural nonprofit organization on March 31 and April 1 has become a vast success with about 100 participants considering players, family and volunteers.

Pujari’s mission is to advance Bengali and Indian culture by organizing diverse cultural and community events. Commencing last year, this was their first exclusive badminton and table tennis tournament. Badminton, being a popular sport in Kolkata, especially for the winter months brought reminisces of the old memories that many grew with.

The badminton and table tennis tournaments were held at the Atlanta Badminton Club located at 3975 Lakefield Court, Suwannee, Georgia 30024 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

To involve every level of player, the tournament was team based. There were four teams and each team had six players and players of similar level played against each other. Each game was of a single set, and the player winning the set won the game. This assured that all games were evenly crucial, and each player, regardless of their ability had fun and played an equally important role.

The event generated great passion and comradeship, as well as a healthy competition.

By Sowmya Sangam