New Delhi: Dsport, the premium sports TV channel launched by Discovery Networks Asia Pacific specifically for the Indian subcontinent, has announced it has become the first Indian sports channel to acquire the rights for one of the hottest new international Tennis properties, Tie Break Tens. It will mark the first time an Indian sports channel will telecast this new format of tennis for sports fans.
The third edition of the tournament is being held in Madrid on May 4 at 11:00 pm IST. This will be followed by broadcast of matches in London and Vienna.
Tie Break Tens is a relatively new, fast-format of tennis which involves both men and women competing for the prize money of $200,000 each. This quick-fire version sees some of the best and top-ranked professional tennis players in the world including Novak Djokovic, Grigor Dimitrov, Stan Wawrinka, Kei Nishikori, Eugenie Bouchard, Jo Konta , Simona Halep and Garbiñe Muguruza to name a few, compete in a round-robin style tournament where every point counts.Tie Break Tens features ten first to ten point tie-break matches. All matches are played and the champion crowned in a single session that lasts no more than three hours.
Karan Bajaj, SVP & GM, South Asia, Discovery Networks Asia Pacific said, “We’re thrilled to add Tennis to Dsport’s growing catalogue of exciting sports properties in line with our commitment to super-serve passionate sports fans across and redefine sports entertainment in India.”
Dsport is available on Dish TV channel 630, Videocon D2H channel 410 and Hathway channel 183, Fastway LCN number 314 amongst others.
Dsport is the premium sports TV channel launched by Discovery Networks Asia Pacific specifically for the Indian subcontinent. The channel is focused on bringing the most live sports content, over 4,000 hours, from around the world to audiences in India.