Kyazoonga.com, India’s leading sports e-commerce platform for ticketing and sports merchandising has been appointed as an official ticketing partner by Karnataka Lions, the Bangalore team at the Bridgestone World Series Hockey (WSH). All those waiting for this year’s much anticipated hockey event can now buy tickets right from the comfort of their own homes on www.kyazoonga.com. Kingshuk Gupta, Director of Karnataka Lions expressed his opinion on association with Kyazoonga by saying, “While winning is the key for every sport, the actual success is determined by the loud cheers on ground. To ensure large numbers, easy ticket availability is a must. Our association with Kyazoonga is primarily to ensure smooth ticketing for sports enthusiasts.” Apart from booking online tickets on www.kyazoonga.com, tickets have also been made available in retail outlets at Archies, Landmark and The Smart Shop, in order to reach out to a larger number of hockey enthusiasts. The Bridgestone World Series Hockey will commence from February 29 to April 2, 2012, and will involve 200 leading players -- Indian and international -- who will showcase their talent in 59 matches and vie for the biggest prize money hockey tournament in the world. Neetu Bhatia, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, KyaZoonga.com, said on the occasion, “We are very excited to be associated with Bridgestone WSH. India is a nation of enthusiastic and overwhelming supporters of various sports, and we are happy to be a part of an event that promises to bring much delight to everyone who is looking forward to it. The partnership further underscores KyaZoonga’s commitment to making exciting events easily accessible to consumers.” About KyaZoonga.com KyaZoonga.com is India’s first and largest entertainment and sports ticketing company. Launched in early 2007, KyaZoonga’s has created and vastly expanded the ticketing marketplace in India by bringing tickets to consumers who traditionally have not been able to access major events. Credited with pioneering a centralized ticketing concept where all sales channels are driven by a centralized system, KyaZoonga is the only ticketing company in India which, along with movies, concerts and other forms of live entertainment, has ticketed all the three forms of cricket, and ticketed multi sports Olympic style sporting events. KyaZoonga offers end-to-end ticketing services with multiple payment options through online, mobile, box-office and retail-outlet distribution channels. KyaZoonga partners with India’s leading multiplex operators, cricket and sports franchises, concert promoters and event organizers to ensure simple and easy access to popular ticketed entertainment options and helps customers Jump the Q every day. The Company’s Advisory Board includes Dr. Kiran Bedi, India’s first IPS officer, Magsaysay Award Winner and a prominent social activist, Prahlad Kakar, India’s Advertising Guru, and Lila Poonawalla, Padmashri Award Winner and Chairperson, DeLaval, Lila Poonawalla Foundation.
About Bridgestone World Series Hockey™A joint initiative between the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and Nimbus Sport, Bridgestone World Series Hockey™ was conceived with the objective of reinvigoration of the sport of hockey in India and making hockey the “sport of choice” for young Indians. For the first time a significant guaranteed investment into infrastructure and players will give the game a big boost. With a total prize purse of approximately US $2 million, Bridgestone World Series Hockey™ will be an annual event with a multi city franchise-based model. The inaugural tournament will be played with eight teams across India. . The action packed league of 59 matches featuring 200 players from India and across the world will be televised LIVE across 30 countries on multiple media platform.
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