Chennai: Aircel Chennai Open, India’s only and South Asia’s premier ATP World Tour tennis event announced today that the sale of online tickets for the 18th edition of the Aircel Chennai Open begins this Saturday, December 1st 2012. The tournament will offer fans a heady mix of thrilling action and fun-filled activities at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai from 31st December 2012 to 6th January 2013. The tennis extravaganza will allow 35,000 spectators to witness the zestful top-seeded performers as they battle it out for the prestigious Aircel Chennai Open 2013 title, over the week.
The online sale of season tickets will commence 10:00 hours on December 1st, 2012.The tickets are priced at INR 5,000; INR 3,000 and INR 1,500 and will be exclusively available on www.bookmyshow.com. Customers can also logon to the official website www.aircelchennaiopen.org for further details.
Commenting about the partnership, Ashu Jindal, COO, IMG Reliance said, “We are glad to be associated with BookMyShow, India's largest entertainment ticketing portal for the sale of tickets and as the tournament’s “Official Ticketing Partner” during Aircel Chennai Open 2013. BookMyShow is on board for the third consecutive year and the association has been worthwhile and mutually beneficial. During the past three years, our partnership with BookMyShow has led countless tennis enthusiasts to take advantage of the portal’s easy-to-use online booking experience. We are confident that the same will happen this year.”
Ashish Hemrajani, Founder and CEO, BookMyShow.com said, “We are extremely proud to associate with Aircel Chennai Open, for the third consecutive year. So far, we have always received a tremendous response for ACO and we hope to draw similar kind of attention this year as well. In a country where cricket is followed as a religion, it is extremely heartwarming to see Tennis receive a positive response. BookMyShow.com is the pioneer in ticketing solutions and we are confident that our association with South Asia’s premier ATP World Tour tennis event will further strengthen our portfolio in the arena of sports.”
The 18th edition of the tournament will see in action an impressive line-up of stars, both Indian and International. The strong player field includes four players ranked in the Top 20, World No 6 Tomas Berdych, World No 9 Janko Tipsarevic, World No 15 Marin Cilic and World No 17 Stanislas Wawrinka.
By Indian Sports News Network
