MUMBAI: Well known sports production house Sportzworkz has been chosen yet again to produce the live telecast of the 2014Aircel Chennai Open ATP tennis event. The tournament has been produced by Sportzworkzfor the last 4 years and they have been signed on for another 3 years till 2016.
Ashu Jindal the COO of IMG-Reliance said. “The Aircel Chennai Open has worked with Sportzworkz since the tournament’s 2010 edition and we are delighted to extend this association for a further three years. We are confident they will continue to provide a world class telecast for India and South Asia’s only ATP event.”
The AircelChennai Open will take place this year from December 30, 2013 to January 5, 2014 and will be telecast on STAR Sports.
The player field for the Aircel Chennai Open 2014 will see an impressive line-up of both Indian and International players, including world number 8 StanislasWawrinka and defending champion JankoTipsarevic.
Sportzworkz has to its credit more than 800 hours of live programming in the last 4 years. This includes the Hockey India League in 2013, Sri Lanka Premier League in 2012, the Toyota University Cricket Championships in 2013 and the Sri Lanka-Pakistan cricket series in UAE in 2013-14. However the AircelChennai Open is very special for Sportzworkzwho have been involved with it since 2010.
Vishal Arora, Director of Sportzworkzsaid “theAircel Chennai Open is one of our favourite events since it is telecast in more than 100 countries and showcases Chennai and India as a tennis and sports destination”