All action related to the Champions Tennis League (CTL) in India, which will feature some of the biggest names in the sport, will be available on LIV Sports, the premier digital sports entertainment destination of Multi Screen Media (MSM).
The company today said LIV Sports (www.LIVSports.In) holds the mobile and Internet broadcast rights of the league, beginning next month, for India.
Viewers would be able to watch the live telecast of the CTL and catch video-on-demand highlights on LIV Sports, a media release said here.
The league, conceptualised by former Indian tennis ace Vijay Amritraj and All India Tennis Association (AITA), would feature six city-based teams who would play 12 matches over a 10-day period from November 17-26.
Each of the CTL teams from Chennai, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi, Chandigarh and Mumbai comprises Indian and international marquee players, including promising local youngsters handpicked by AITA.
Some notable players set to participate in one of the biggest tennis tournaments in India include Martina Hingis, Venus Williams, Somdev Devvarman and David Ferrer, among others.
The CTL teams, made up of the world's top 25 ranked male and female players, would be split into two groups, each having three teams each, where they would play each other in a home and away format.
The teams topping their respective group will play each other in the grand finale for the prize money of Rs 1 crore. The runner-up will receive Rs 50 lakh.
Each of the six teams would also have an international legend as their playing captain, apart from a noted Indian male tennis player, plus a top ranked junior Indian girl and boy from each city to.
