From the quarter-finals onwards, Viacom18 Sports will broadcast the ongoing DafaNews Bengaluru Open 2023, as the fifth edition of the prestigious ATP Challenger event can be seen live on Sports18 and Jio Cinema on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The tournament’s thrilling tennis action will be broadcast on Sports18 – 1 SD, Sports18 – 1 HD, and JioCinema. The event began on February 19 and will continue until Sunday.

“I am extremely delighted to welcome Viacom18 Sports on board,” said Sunil Yajaman, Tournament Director of the DafaNews Bengaluru Open and Joint Secretary of the KSLTA. This tournament has always been a favorite destination for both players and City fans. However, the level of tennis on display here is something that fans from other parts of the country have been missing out on. The tournament is in its fifth year, and we wanted to do something special, and I am pleased that we were able to ensure the tournament’s broadcast for the first time. And such exposure will help the tournament reach new heights.”

The fifth edition of the tournament, hosted by the Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru, has attracted some of the world’s top tennis players.

One of the country’s most popular tennis tournaments has previously onboarded DafaNews as its title sponsor and attracted more than 20 brands as sponsor partners, including ONGC, Indian Oil, Canara Bank, JSW Steel, KSMC, ACT Fibernet, Embassy REIT, Prestige, and Karnataka Tourism, among others, to boost the tournament’s stature.

The defending champion, Chun-Hsin Tseng, is the top seed in the singles main draw, with Australia’s James Duckworth, who was ranked as high as 46, seeded second. In singles, Sumit Nagal is the main draw for Indians, while two-time champion Ramkumar Ramanathan leads the country’s strong presence in doubles, which also includes reigning Wimbledon champion Max Purcell.