The North Central Province Badminton Association (NCPBA) together with Ceylon Masters Badminton (CMB) are now accepting entries for the NCPBA All-Island Open Badminton Championships 2026, scheduled to take place from 24 to 30 August concurrently at the Sports Department Indoor Stadium and Mike Cooke Indoor Stadium in Anuradhapura. Organised by the Northern Central Province Badminton Association, in conjunction with Ceylon Masters Badminton the seven-day event is a National Ranking Level 1 competition sanctioned by Sri Lanka Badminton (SLB), where the country’s top ranked shuttlers are expected to compete under different categories.
The championship will feature a wide range of events from Under-11 to Under-19 in the Junior category and Over-30 to Over-70 in the Senior category, including three Combined Age groups of 100+ for Veterans. However, the main attraction of the competition will be the Open events comprising of Men’s and Women’s Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles, with the losers of Men’s and Women’s Singles from their first games guaranteed a passage to the Plate Segment.
The opening ceremony is expected to take place on 24 August at 9 a.m., and will be followed by the preliminary rounds, leading up to the quarter-finals and semi-finals by 28 August. The excitement will continue on 29 and 30 August with the highly anticipated semi-finals and final matches, concluding with the Closing Ceremony to mark the culmination of the CMB assisted NCPBA All-Island Open Championship 2026.
The main draw seeding will be determined based on SLB Ranking as of 16 August, followed by the draw on 19 August at the Sri Lanka Badminton Headquarters, No.28, Maitland Place, Colombo 7. Entries will close on 14 August at noon. Entries can be submitted online or by contacting Tournament Director Renu Chandrika de Silva on 0777443949.
A combined prize money of Rs. 1 million for all events based on the number of entries will be on offer, in addition to trophies, medals and certificates guaranteed for winners, runners-up and semi-finalists of each event of the tournament. Junior winners will receive appropriate gifts instead of prize money, according to the decision taken by the tournament organisers.
All details of the NCPBA All-Island Open Badminton Championship 2026 are available in the prospectus published in the SLB website. The tournament solely assisted by Ceylon Masters Badminton, who has come on board with the North Central Province Badminton Association to ensure a top quality and successful competition.