DLP SPORTING Goods has remained as one of the most loyal supporters of the CEO and Celebrity Charity Tennis and will become the event's official supplier of Dunlop tennis balls at the National Tennis Complex in Jalan Duta on Dec 9.
The company's director Alan Tang said the event's noble cause and creativity have been the reasons they have been supplying Dunlop balls and T-shirts since the inception of the event in 2008.
"The CEO Celebrity Charity Tennis has a nice concept and works towards a noble cause which has attracted us since the beginning," said Tang.
"It is one of the rare tennis events that brings together CEOs, celebrities and ambassadors and we hope the event will achieve its target again.
"We will be contributin balls and T-shirts for the players, officials and ball boys worth RM15,0000. We will also be giving away our latest tennis racquets, the Dunlop Biomimetic, to the winner."
A total 44 players are expected to compete in the event and so far, 15 have confirmed their entries.
The CEO and Celebrity Charity Tennis event raised RM61,160 in 2010, and the NSTP charity fund is looking forward to a similar target to continue offering help to children with medical conditions.
Each player will have to contribute a minimum RM1,000 as participation fee while companies wanting to become corporate donors must purse RM5,000 to place their logos in the tournament's publicity material.
The competition has a unique format whereby players will get different partners for the five matches where they will play only one set.
If a pair manage a 6-0 whitewash, both players will be awarded six points and the player with the highest number of points will be declared the winner.
Consultant cardiologist Datuk Dr Devan Pillay won the event in 2010. The event was not held last year.
The NSTP has also had a new tie-up with eCEOs Sdn Bhd as the joint-partner for the event.
