The ‘Appu Cup 2’ shuttle badminton tournament, featuring celebrities from the Kannada cinema industry, will be held in July. Karnataka Rathna Power Star Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar is associated with this event.
“Appu Cup Season 2” (Shuttle Badminton Tournament), organized by Chetan Surya’s STELLER STUDIO & EVENT MANAGEMENT firm, in collaboration with PRK Audio, will take place at the end of July.
Recently, the team-building event for this tournament was held with Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar as the chief guest. Many dignitaries, including Sai Gold Palace owner and Member of Legislative Council Saravan (MLC), attended.
“I have been active on both television and the big screen for the past twelve years, having acted as a lead in four movies and organized numerous events,” said Sharavana. “Last year, our organization hosted the ‘Appu Cup’ Shuttle Badminton Tournament in memory of Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar, which was highly successful and well-received.”
“The winning team for three consecutive years will receive a five kg silver trophy featuring Appu’s portrait,” added Sharavana. “This rolling trophy is sponsored by Sri Sai Gold Palace, with this year’s prizes including one hundred grams of gold for the first-place winner, fifty grams for the second, and twenty-five grams for the third.”
Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar mentioned that the “Appu Cup” tournament is in collaboration with PRK Audio.
The tournament will feature ten teams, each comprising thirteen players from various fields including television and cinema. Ashwini Puneeth Rajakumar revealed the names of these ten teams.
“All teams have designated owners,” said organizer Chetan Surya, noting that the tournament will kick off with a grand ceremony on July 13, with matches scheduled for the end of the month. He also provided details about the teams’ captains and owners:
- Arasu Hunters, owned by Anand (PRO Win Management), led by Harish Nagaraj.
- Bindas Royal Challengers, owned by Paritosh Murthy (Oirgin Ventures), led by Ravi Chetan.
- Power Pythons, owned by Aishwarya (SN Jals Events), captained by Sadashiva Shenoy.
- Dodmane Dragons, owned by Mahesh Gowda (MKJ Group), captained by Pramod Shetty.
- Jockey Riders, owned by Sriharsha (Sri Entertainments), captained by Manu Ravichandran.
- Rajkumar Kings (Kings Club), jointly owned by V. Ravikumar & Shamshuddin, captained by Vikram Ravichandran.
- Gandhadagudi Warriors, owned by Dr. Chetana RS (Kalaluha), captained by Bhuvan Gowda.
- Veera Kannadiga Bulls, owned by Monish C. (Builder), captained by Dilip Raj.
- Yuvaratna Champions, owned by BM Sriram Kolar (Deepa Films), captained by Praveen Tej.
- Maurya White Gold, owned by Babu CJ (White Gold), captained by Niranjan Deshpande.
