CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu men will open their campaign against Delhi in the senior National basketball championships which kicks off at the Nehru Indoor stadium here on Sunday. While TN men will have an edge over their counterparts, the task appears tough for the state women’s team as they face the formidable Indian Railways side in the tournament opener.
16 men’s and 15 women’s state teams are featuring in the tournament to be held from April 3-10. Both men and women teams are split into four groups each. Once the first stage of round-robin clashes concludes, the top two teams from each group progress into the next stage where eight teams will be divided into two pools. Subsequently, the top-two from each pool make it to the semifinal stage.
