The tournament brought together leading players from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Izhevsk, Bashkiria and Sverdlovsk region. About 150 athletes - the first hundred best Russian racquets - will compete in single and mixed doubles.
"Our tournament is the largest in the Sverdlovsk region - it has a high enough status - both for regional and for Russian competitions. Athletes love him, wait for the whole year, - said the main judge of the tournament Daria Tokarevskih. - This year will be a very strong line-up, I think, viewers will have something to see. Players coming in the top 100 countries come, someone participates in games from year to year, more and more becomes masters of sports. Favorite to highlight difficult. We expect an interesting and intense game, the match will be memorable ".
The tournament is held in two age categories: boys and girls "up to 15 years", as well as men and women in the category "Adults". The total prize fund is 150,000 rubles. Games are held on the Olympic system - only the strongest will reach the finals.
The organizer of the tournament is the Regional Public Organization "Sverdlovsk Regional Tennis Federation" with the support of the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Sverdlovsk Region.
"In the territory of the Sverdlovsk region more than 3000 people are engaged in tennis, 500 of them are children. I think that we will see new stars who shine in the Olympic sky and will represent the honor of the country. Today, players from 20 cities of our country take part in the tournament.
I am sure that this tournament in the long term will acquire an even higher status and become a master class, "stressed the Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Leonid Rapoport.
Successes athletes and wished the president of the Tennis Federation of Sverdlovsk region Anton Klopov: "This is one of the final tournaments of the year. At the end of this year you showed excellent tennis! I want to wish you good luck and a good performance ".
Final matches in the category "up to 15 years" will be held on Friday, December 22, in the category of "adults" - on Saturday, December 23. The entrance to the stands is free.