Hyderabad, June, 2004: For the second year in a row, McDowell’s Signature, the new sign of success has extended its support to Boniface Prabhu. This association has made it possible for the only Indian representation - Boniface Prabhu - at the 2004 French Open Wheelchair Tennis Championship. The tournament will be held in France from June 27 - July 4, 2004. This year, McDowell’s Signature will also sponsor Boniface Prabhu to participate in the 2004 Dutch Open Wheelchair Tennis Championship to be held in Amsterdam from July 5 - July 10, 2004.

Boniface Prabhu is the first Indian quad wheelchair tennis player to win the singles title in 2004 Florida Open Wheelchair Tennis Championship and was the runner up in US Open, Sydney Open, New Zealand Open and Australian Open in 2003.

G Balasubramanian, Controller-Marketing, UB Group Spirits Division said, “Boniface exemplifies the new sign of success as he has overcome severe odds to make it big in the international sporting arena. McDowell’s Signature has always backed the winning spirit and sponsoring Boniface is in line with the key attributes of the brand.”

“The association with McDowell’s Signature is an old one. More than the financial assistance, which makes my participation possible, I am thankful for the continuous encouragement I have received from the McDowell Signature team. This is the Grand Slam and it doesn’t get bigger than this. Compared to last year I am expecting even tougher competition as this is the paralympic year. The popularity of the sport has caught on internationally as the participation has almost doubled to over 300 players from over 40 countries. I am anticipating everyone to put in that extra effort to qualify for the paralympic games to be held in September 2004.”

Anticipating the upcoming challenge Boniface said, “I anticipate US, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Israel and Japan to be the toughest opponent but am very hopeful of a good performance for my country.”

Offering his best wishes to Boniface, Rohan Bopanna said, “He has done India proud already in tennis courts across the world. We hope he is able to swing it even further at the forthcoming 2004 French and Dutch Wheelchair Tennis Championship.”

McDowell’s Signature has always been associated with those who appreciate the finer things in life. Just as McDowell’s Signature has chosen to promote Golf to stimulate the physical side of its core audience, it has brought intellectual stimulation through McDowell’s Signature TheatreFest and McDowell’s Signature Success Series. Signature Events have become part of refined lifestyles and certainly, the new sign of success.