Chennai, 18 December, 2012 – Rado is the new Official Timekeeper of the Aircel
Chennai Open 2013 which will be held from 31st December 2012 to
6th January 2013 at the SDAT Stadium in
Chennai. This is the 18th edition of the tournament and promises to be the best
yet with a field consisting of top international tennis stars.
Rado, which has been associated with the ATP World
Tour and other international events in tennis, has come on board as
Official Time Keeper of Aircel Chennai Open 2013 for the first time. A
prominent sponsor and leading official timekeeper in international tennis for
more than two decades, Rado is synonymous with precision timing in its products
and on the courts.
As the Official Timekeeper, Rado will provide
timing and scorekeeping services through the Aircel Chennai Open 2013,
guaranteeing the precision and reliability of results. The displays on the Rado
corner clocks will ensure that spectators across the world can follow each
match and service speeds through the tournament.
Aircel Chennai Open 2013 will see in action an
impressive line-up of Indian and International players including Tomas
Berdych, Janko Tipsarevic, Marin Cilic and Stanislas Wawrinka, who are among
the top 20 players in the world.
Ashu Jindal, COO, IMG
Reliance said,” We are delighted to have a global brand like
Rado associating with Aircel Chennai Open 2013 as the Official
Timekeeper. Rado has long been
associated with tennis and we are proud that they have decided to partner
with Aircel Chennai Open. We are excited and definitely
looking forward for a strong and successful long-term association.”
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ABOUT
AIRCEL CHENNAI OPEN 2013
The
USD 430,000 Aircel Chennai Open owned by IMG and operated and organized by IMG
Reliance, is India's only and South Asia's premier ATP World Tour Open 250
event. Started in 1996, by IMG, a global leader in sports management and
marketing, the tournament has completed sixteen successful years of existence,
branding Chennai and India on the global tennis map thus creating a legacy of
sorts of promoting international tennis in India. Winner of the prestigious
ATP's Player Services Award of Excellence (2006) for its outstanding
organization and wonderful hospitality towards the participants and ATP's Best
Marketing Award (2008), the event has acquired the status of a much
sought-after tennis event for both players and fans alike in the International
tennis circuit. The 18th edition of the tournament will be held from December
31, 2012 to January 6, 2013 at the SDAT Tennis stadium in Nungambakkam,
Chennai. The tournament is conducted in Chennai under the aegis of the All
India Tennis Association (AITA) and is organized with the active collaboration
of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) and Tamil Nadu Tennis
Association (TNTA).
ABOUT
RADO
Rado is a globally recognized brand, famous for
innovative design and its use of revolutionary materials to create some of the
world’s most durable watches. Ever since its beginnings in Lengnau, Switzerland
in 1957, Rado has had a pioneering spirit, with the brand philosophy “if we can
imagine it, we can make it” still holding true today. Rado has long been
associated with tennis. Its continued focus on pushing traditional boundaries
in the world of watchmaking reflects the dedication of tennis stars past and
present to push themselves to the limit, surpassing all expectations through
strength and determination.
Rado is the Official Timekeeper of the following
tournaments in 2012: the Aegon Championships, The Queens Club, London (June),
the Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur (22nd – 30th September), the Rakuten Open,
Japan (1st – 7th October), the Erste Bank Vienna Open, Austria (13th – 21st October)
the Bank of Russia Kremlin Cup (13th – 21st October), the Mubadala World Tennis
Championships, Abu Dhabi (27th – 29th December), Aircel Chennai Open, India
(31st Dec – 6th Jan)
ABOUT IMG RELIANCE:
In
2010 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India's largest and most recognized
private sector company, and IMG Worldwide (IMG), the world’s leading sports
marketing and management company, announced the formation of an equal joint
venture to develop, market and manage sports and entertainment in India. The
joint venture company, IMG Reliance Pvt. Ltd., will create and operate major
sports and entertainment assets in the country. In
its first initiative, IMG Reliance entered into an agreement with the Basketball
Federation of India (BFI) to create a new professional basketball league and
manage all aspects of the commercial rights to the game in India. IMG Reliance
signed a 15-year agreement with the AIFF, to improve, popularize and promote
the game of football throughout India, from the grassroots to the professional
level. IMG
Reliance has also created a scholarship program to identify and train talented
young Indians from sports including - basketball, soccer and tennis–at IMG’s
world-class sports training facilities at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida.
For more information please
contact
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Puneet Chadha- 09884440937- puneet@zzebra.net
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9892194965- neha@zzebra.net
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