Organizing a press conference on Monday, sponsor Citizens Bank and the organizing committee informed that the men´s singles winner will get a cash prize of Rs 20,000 while the runner-up will receive Rs 10,000. Likewise, the winners of singles and doubles events in above-35 and above-45 age groups will receive Rs 10,000 each while the runners-up will get Rs 6,000 each. According to chairperson of the organizing committee Manohar Das Mool, men´s singles is being introduced for the first time in the annual tournament. "We are hopeful that we can add women´s events in the next edition of the tournament," said Mool. Citizens Bank CEO Rajan Singh Bhandari said the bank has been supporting tennis as a continuation of its support to Nepali sports. "We recently supported the national badminton tournament and volleyball tournament held in Mahendranagar. We´ll continue to suppor Nepali sports," said Bhandari.
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