A four-day inter-state Kabaddi tournament organised by the Andhra Pradesh government, in which about 200 players from 15 teams from different states would participate, would begin at the Arts College grounds here tomorrow.
"Two courts, one for men and the other for women, have been readied for the tournament, and gallery would be set up for the spectators," Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation Deputy Mayor V Rambabu said.
All arrangements for the sportspersons and officials have been made, he said.
The tournament would be inaugurated by the state Deputy Chief Minister N Chinna Rajappa and state Youth & Sports Minister Atchannaidu Kinjarapu, he said.
Men's teams from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Telangana (Railways), Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh (Police) and Maharashtra would be participating in the event, while Women's teams from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and West Bengal would take part in the tournament, he said.
Meanwhile, table toppers of PKL season 3, U Mumba are
confident of doing well in their semifinal encounter against Bengal Warriors, who have qualified as the fourth team in the contest.
"We have been very consistent over the last three seasons. Once we were the champions and once runners-up, so there would be pressure of expectations on us. But we would take tomorrow's match as any other important game and are confident of doing well," said Anup.
Bengal Warriors skipper Nilesh Shinde said he was not too worried as all teams have "more or less the same strength" and it would be all about the performance on the day.
Both Patna and Pune team captains feel that they are on an equal footing and it would be "interesting and entertaining semifinal clash" tomorrow.
