Dialog to support Sri Lankan golf in reaching new heights

Last week saw the conclusion of ‘Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open 2013,’ one of the biggest professional golf tournaments to take place in Sri Lanka. Titled sponsored by Sri Lanka Ports Authority, Dialog Enterprise was the gold sponsor of the event.  

SLPA Open 2013, being the second largest professional golf tournament to take place in Sri Lanka, was held at the Royal Colombo Golf Club, seeing a record number of participants with the biggest prize money for a golf tournament in Sri Lanka, of US$ 70,000.00.

Promoting the sport of golf locally, Dialog has taken upon themselves to sponsor two of the top golfers in Sri Lanka, Mithun Perera and K. Prabagaran at all local and international level golf tournaments in 2013.

“Professional golf is still at a very nascent stage in Sri Lanka although we have professional players who can represent the country internationally. Dialog strongly believes that our support and commitment will assist these players take Sri Lanka to the next level.” Dialog Chief Officer Jeremy Huxtable said.

Ranked presently as number one in Sri Lanka, Mithun Perera has four professional wins since 2011 and is ranked fifth at Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI) and 20th on the Asian Tour. He is also the only Sri Lankan to hold a full card on the Asian Tour (third, biggest Professional Golf Tour-Tournament body) in the world and the only Sri Lankan to hold multiple wins within a year.

K. Prabagaran at present is ranked at number three in PGTI. He was also the amateur champion in 2003 and 2009 and All India Amateur Champion in 2007.Prabagaran was placed second during the Sri Lanka Open tournament in 2010 and 2012. Mithun Perera thanked the Dialog for their support and said: “I am extremely happy to be partnered with a company like Dialog. Golf is a prestigious game and Dialog a prestigious brand. I am lucky to have the support of Dialog for my game. Their generous sponsorship is definitely is going to help me to take my game to another level. I thank the management of Dialog, and Chandana Weerasinghe, for their kind support.”

SLPA Open 2013 that ended last week was a close game as Mithun Perera who was the favourite to win was in good form and came in as first runner up losing by one stroke in the round to Chiragh Kumar from India.

Dialog is the corporate solutions arm of Dialog Axiata. For the growing demands of their customers Dialog is committed to expand the number of products and services they offer to all corporate entities in Sri Lanka and provide them with tailor-made solutions.

Dialog Axiata PLC, a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad (Axiata), operates Sri Lanka’s largest and fastest growing mobile telecommunications network. The Company is also one of the largest listed companies on the Colombo Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalisation.

Dialog has been at the forefront of innovation in the mobile industry in Sri Lanka since the late 90’s, propelling the nation’s mobile telephony infrastructure to a level of advancement on par with the developed world.

The company delivers advanced mobile telephony and high speed mobile broadband services to a subscriber base in excess of 7.8 million Sri Lankans, via a 2.5G and 3G/3.5G networks. The company holds the distinction of being the first service provider in South Asia to launch 3G and HSPA+ services.

Dialog also provides a comprehensive suite of international roaming services across a global footprint comprising of more than 200 countries, and operates a wide portfolio of international telecommunication services, including but not limited to retail and wholesale international voice and data services.