Pakistan Navy will be hosting the 2nd Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) Open Tennis Championship at the Defence Authority Creek Club Tennis Courts here from July 15-21 under the auspices of Joint Staff Headquarters, carrying prize money of Rs0.6 million. A spokesman for the Navy said Wednesday that around 150-200 professional and amateur players of the country were expected to participate in the tennis event. “Matches will be played in nine different age categories for males and one category each for females and special persons during the championship. For special persons, wheelchair competition will be held at tennis courts of PNS Jauhar at Habib Ibrahim Rehamutullah Road,” added the spokesman. Registration of players is in progress since July 1 and the last date is till July 12. “In order to ensure fair and transparent competition, the championship will be jointly officiated by the Pakistan Tennis Federation and the Sindh Tennis Association officials under the latest rules of the International Tennis Federation,” concluded the spokesman.