Sri Lanka kicks off Group IV Asia/Oceania Davis Cup by Rakuten 2022

• Published date: 09 August 2022
• Publication title: Daily Financial Times

The 2022 edition of the Asia/Oceania Davis Cup by Rakuten Group IV Event A kicked off yesterday in Colombo at Sri Lanka Tennis Association Clay Courts.

Matches began following an opening ceremony at 9.40 p.m. The Sri Lanka Tennis Association extends an invitation to all tennis lovers to come experience this exciting week of Tennis, free of charge.

Official event Sponsors for the event will be LICC Jeans and the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau.

There will be a total of seven teams participating; namely, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives and Yemen, including the host nation, Sri Lanka, after three teams withdrew from the event (Macau, Oman, and Qatar).

There are 20 teams in Group IV Asia/Oceania category which are divided into two events, 10 teams each. While Event A takes place here, Event B will take place in Bahrain from 17- 22 October 2022. There will be two groups (one of four teams and one of three teams) with the nation finishing top of each group to play-off for promotion to the Asia/Oceania Group III. Team Sri Lanka will field two highly experienced players and three young guns...