Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) Abhishek Pradhan and Sachika Ingle will be the top seed in the men's and women's category in the Otters Club Open Squash Tournament to be played here from August 17 to 22.

The tournament will be played in both senior and junior categories. While the senior section will feature men's open, women's open, professionals, men's over 35 & 45, the junior tournament will be played in the U-11 to U-19 categories.

A total of 502 players will be participating in the tournament, a media release issued here said.

In the men's category, Abhishek Agarwal, the current India No 10, is second seed, while Urwashi Joshi who is ranked 4th in India is the women's second seed.

In U-19 Category, Tushar Shahani, ranked No 1 in India will be the top seed while India No. 3 Rahul Baitha is the second seed.

The tournament has a total prize money of Rs 8.4 lakh.

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