THE big names from the corporate world as well as celebrities will sweat it out for a good cause at the CEO and Celebrity Charity Tennis, scheduled on Dec 9, at the National Tennis Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
The New Straits Times Press (NSTP) announced yesterday a new tie-up with eCEOs Sdn Bhd as joint partners of the 44- player competition.
The tournament is aimed to raise money for the NSTP
Charity Fund.
Incepted in 2008, the tournament is making its return after a one-year lapse.
Players will play five doubles matches each with different partners and those, who accumulate the most points will be declared the winners.
Each player will have to contribute a minimum of RM1,000 as participation fees while companies wanting to become corporate donors must purse RM5,000 to have its logos in the tournament’s publicity materials.
eCEOs chief executive officer Jailani Mustafa said his company is honoured to be joint partners of the charity tournament.
“It is part of our corporate social responsibility programme to support charity events,” said Jailani at Balai Berita yesterday.
Jailani, 45, did not fair well in the 2009 and 2010 editions but hopes for a stronger performance this time.
“It wasn’t easy then as most players were very good and competitive,” said Jailani, who started playing tennis at 12.
New Straits Times managing editor Datuk Nuraini Samad and Corporate Communication head Wan Abdillah Wan Nawi were present at the event.
Wan Abdillah said well-known celebrities including actors and singers will be invited to compete for honours.
“We had celebrities before who upset the form book. Football pundit and former international Abbas Saad (picture) was among those who did well previously.
“We will make an announcement once entries are con firmed,” said Wan Abdillah.
