The 5th edition of the Diwali Rummy Tournament began running qualifiers on the 12th of October and will continue until the 1st of November. The long rummy tournament is in its fifth year and is one of the most prestigious events to take place and will be running on the 2nd of the November. . The tournament is held every year with Diwali and coincides with the RummyCircle website.

The online gin rummy site is hosting the qualifiers for a long period of time for players to be able to earn a spot in the tournament. The tournament has become a ritual for rummy players and is a tradition during Diwali. The Rummy Circle site partnered to host the tournament back in 2009 and has continued to run a tournament each and every year.

This year, the tournament will offer 15 lakhs and more than 20,000 players are said to be participating. Venkat Veluvolu is the Rummy Circle Head of Player Loyalty and Retention and he stated that the site has carefully designed the schedule for the rummy tournament to be sure that every player from across the country will be able to enjoy three full weeks of rummy.

The tournament qualifiers are live now and players can visit the Rummy Circle Diwali page to be able to start competing. After the first of the month, the qualifiers will cease and players will then be able to compete in the actual tournament.

Last year’s winner was a Mr. Mitrashankar and he was so excited and said the win was the best he could ask for. He earned Rs. 5,000,000 last year and the same amount is up for grabs for first place this year. Players can head on over to the rummy site to get started today!

- 2013-10-17