Today, 24 August, at 5 p.m., the opening ceremony of the IBTA World Blind Tennis Championship will take place on the Centre Court at SEB Arena in Vilnius. More than 100 athletes from 19 countries will compete in the Championship, which is being held in Lithuania for the first time.
The opening ceremony, which will last approximately one hour, will be attended by Speaker of the Parliament Juozas Olekas, Mayor of Vilnius Valdas Benkunskas and President of the Lithuanian Tennis Association Ramūnas Grušas. The participants will also be welcomed by Ričardas Berankis, Lithuania’s greatest tennis player of all time.
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Throughout Monday, the national teams competing in the Championship are holding training sessions at SEB Arena. Players from Lithuania, Japan, Australia, Italy, Germany, England, Poland, Finland and other countries are getting familiar with the courts and conditions at the venue.
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Following the opening ceremony, Championship Referee Lina Berankytė-Astrauskienė will conduct the tournament draw, which will determine the opening-round matchups and the opponents of the Lithuanian players.
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The first matches of the World Blind Tennis Championship will begin at SEB Arena on Tuesday, 25 August, at 9 a.m. The finals will take place in Vilnius on 29 August. Admission to all matches is free.
