English players arrive for Asian Satellite

BANGALORE, AUG. 6. Three English players, Andrew South, Mathew Shuker and Mark Burgess, who arrived here to participate in the Asian Satellite badminton championship, will also train for a fortnight at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA).

The three Englishmen were the first set of foreign players to arrive for the championship which gets underway with qualifying rounds on August 8. Players from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and few other nations are expected here by Tuesday. Andrew South is ranked No.66 in the World, while Shuker is ranked 97 and Mark Burgess is at 108.

PPBA plans to have a long term exchange programme with the England Badminton Association which too has excellent facilities at Milton Keynes. ``This is our first trip here and we look forward to a good tournament and some hard training at PPBA'', said Mr. Tom John, the English coach.

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