Obi Worldphone has announced as the team sponsor of the UAE Royals at the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). The Obi UAE Royals is the Dubai-based IPTL franchise that is co-owned by India’s current test cricket captain Virat Kohli, and leading UAE businessmen Neelesh Bhatnagar and Sachin Gadoya.
The IPTL 2015 will be played from 2nd to 20th December and will feature five franchise teams – Philippine Mavericks, Singapore Slammers, Indian Aces, Japan Warriors, UAE Royals for a grand prize of USD1 million and USD500,000 for the runner-up.
World No. 3 and seventeen-time Grand Slam Champion, Roger Federer along with Goran Ivanisevic, Marin Cilic, Tomas Berdych, Daniel Nestor, Ana Ivanovic and Kristina Mladenovic is set to headline the UAE Royals team. The competing teams will also feature tennis champions such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Sania Mirza.
"The IPTL launched successfully last year, and has become a much-anticipated sporting event the world over. As a title sponsor of the UAE Royals, Obi Worldphone looks forward to leveraging the popularity of tennis as well as the wide viewership that IPTL attracts to promote our identity as a smartphone brand with universal appeal. We are confident that the team will put on an excellent show at the league under the able leadership of the tennis legend, Roger Federer," says Amit Rupchandani, Managing Director at Obi Worldphone EMEA.
The IPTL 2015 will be played from 2nd to 20th December and will feature five franchise teams – Philippine Mavericks, Singapore Slammers, Indian Aces, Japan Warriors, UAE Royals for a grand prize of USD1 million and USD500,000 for the runner-up.
World No. 3 and seventeen-time Grand Slam Champion, Roger Federer along with Goran Ivanisevic, Marin Cilic, Tomas Berdych, Daniel Nestor, Ana Ivanovic and Kristina Mladenovic is set to headline the UAE Royals team. The competing teams will also feature tennis champions such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Sania Mirza.
"The IPTL launched successfully last year, and has become a much-anticipated sporting event the world over. As a title sponsor of the UAE Royals, Obi Worldphone looks forward to leveraging the popularity of tennis as well as the wide viewership that IPTL attracts to promote our identity as a smartphone brand with universal appeal. We are confident that the team will put on an excellent show at the league under the able leadership of the tennis legend, Roger Federer," says Amit Rupchandani, Managing Director at Obi Worldphone EMEA.
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