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{{Infobox PBL|name=2016 Premier Badminton League|image=|size=|dates=2 January – 17 January|number_edition=1|administrator=[[Badminton Association of India]]|location=[[India]]|website={{URL|http://www.pbl-india.com}}|CH=[[Delhi Dashers]]|RU=[[Mumbai Rockets]]|SE=[[Awadhe Warriors]], [[Chennai Smashers]]|next=[[2017 Premier Badminton League|2017]]|prize_money=1 million}}'''2016 Premier Badminton League''' (also known as '''Star Sports Premier Badminton League 2016''' for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the [[Premier Badminton League]]. The season was held from 2–17 January 2016. The opening ceremony was held in [[Mumbai]] and the Finals in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Badminton Association of India announces the 2nd Edition of the Indian Badminton League|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/badminton-association-of-india-announces-the-2nd-edition-of-the-indian-badminton-league|publisher=sportskeeda.com|accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> [[Delhi Dashers]] (formerly Delhi Acers) became the champions after beating Mumbai Rockets in the final.

Bollywood actor [[Akshay Kumar]] was the brand ambassador of the league.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbl-india.com/uploads/news/Premier%20Badminton%20League%20announces%20Akshay%20Kumar%20as%20the%20Brand%20Ambassador.pdf|title=Bollywood Pin-up Jacqueline Fernandez to Sizzle at Premier Badminton League Opening Ceremony|date=28 December 2015|access-date=10 January 2016|publisher=[[Press Trust of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109135728/http://pbl-india.com/uploads/news/Premier%20Badminton%20League%20announces%20Akshay%20Kumar%20as%20the%20Brand%20Ambassador.pdf|archive-date=9 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbl-india.com/uploads/news/Bollywood%20Pinup%20jacqueline%20fernandez.pdf|title=Premier Badminton League announces Akshay Kumar as the Brand Ambassador|date=26 December 2015|access-date=10 January 2016|publisher=[[Premier Badminton League]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109005556/http://www.pbl-india.com/uploads/news/Bollywood%20Pinup%20jacqueline%20fernandez.pdf|archive-date=9 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016, The Highest Prize Money Tournament in World|url = http://www.pbl-india.com/news/55/akshay-kumar-and-abhishek-bachchan-to-play-badminton-at-the-closing-ceremony-of-the-premier-badminton-league/|website = pbl-india.com|access-date = 10 January 2016|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160116124838/http://www.pbl-india.com/news/55/akshay-kumar-and-abhishek-bachchan-to-play-badminton-at-the-closing-ceremony-of-the-premier-badminton-league/|archive-date = 16 January 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>
[[File:The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh being introduced to the players during the final day of the Premier Badminton League, in New Delhi on January 17, 2016.jpg|thumb|The Union Home Minister, Shri [[Rajnath Singh]] being introduced to the players during the final day of the PBL 2016, in New Delhi]]
[[Delhi Dashers]] (formerly Delhi Acers) won the title by defeating Mumbai Rockets 4–3.<ref name="final"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/Rajiv-Ouseph-helps-Delhi-Acers-win-Premier-Badminton-League-title/articleshow/50617621.cms|title=Rajiv Ouseph helps Delhi Acers win Premier Badminton League title|date=17 January 2016|accessdate=27 July 2016|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Teams ==
Six teams participated in the season: {{Location map+ |India |width=275|float=right|caption=Locations of PBL teams |places=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=26.847|long=80.947 |label= Awadhe Warriors|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=67.82583 |label= Mumbai Rockets|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=12.3816|long=77.54 |label= Bengaluru Topguns|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=28.3636|long=77.1348 |label= Delhi Dashers(formerly Delhi Acers)|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=17.36|long=78.476|label=Hyderabad Hunters|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=13.50|long=80.25|label=Chennai Smashers|position=right}}
}}
# [[Awadhe Warriors]]
# [[Bengaluru Topguns]]
# [[Chennai Smashers]]
# [[Delhi Dashers]] (formerly Delhi Acers)
# [[Hyderabad Hunters]]
# [[Mumbai Rockets]]

===[[Delhi Dashers]] (formerly Delhi Acers)===
{| class="wikitable"
!Player
!Category
!P
!W
!Set
Won
!Set
Lost
!Win %
!MVP
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Ajay Jayaram]]
| rowspan="3" |Men's Singles
|2
|2
|4
|0
|100
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Rajiv Ouseph]]
|3
|3
|6
|1
|100
|1
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Tommy Sugiarto]]
|3
|3
|6
|1
|100
|3
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. C. Thulasi]]
| rowspan="2" |Women's Singles
|3
|1
|3
|5
|33.3
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Shikha Gautam
|1
|0
|0
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| rowspan="3" |Men's/Mixed Doubles
|2
|0
|0
|4
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Koo Kien Keat|Koo Keat Kien]]
|6
|4
|9
|6
|66.6
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Boon Heong]]
|4
|3
|6
|3
|75
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
| rowspan="2" |Women's/Mixed Doubles
|1
|0
|0
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Gabby Adcock|Gabrielle Adcock]]
|3
|1
|4
|5
|33.3
|0
|-
! colspan="4" |Total Matches Played: 5
! colspan="2" |NA
|60
|4
|}

===[[Mumbai Rockets]]===
{| class="wikitable"
!Player
!Category
!P
!W
!Set
Won
!Set
Lost
!Win %
!MVP
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Prannoy Kumar|H. S. Prannoy]]
| rowspan="2" |Men's Singles
|4
|2
|5
|4
|50
|1
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gurusai Dutt]]
|4
|2
|4
|5
|50
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gadde Ruthvika Shivani|Ruthvika Gadde]]
| rowspan="3" |Women's Singles
|2
|1
|3
|2
|50
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} Han Li
|1
|0
|1
|2
|0
|1
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} Liu Zi Die
|1
|0
|1
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]]
| rowspan="4" |Men's/Mixed Doubles
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|SIN}} [[Chayut Triyachart|Chayut T]]
|1
|0
|0
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]]
|7
|4
|7
|8
|28
|1
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Mathias Boe]]
|2
|2
|3
|2
|100
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl|Kamilla Juhl]]
|Women's/Mixed Doubles
|4
|2
|6
|4
|50
|0
|-
! colspan="4" |Total Matches Played: 5
! colspan="2" |NA
|60
|3
|}

===[[Chennai Smashers]]===
{| class="wikitable"
!Player
!Category
!P
loss→
!Set
Lost
!Win %
!MVP
|-
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Brice Leverdez]]
| rowspan="3" |Men's Singles
|4
|1
|2
|6
|25
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Sony Dwi Kuncoro]]
|3
|1
|3
|5
|33.3
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Simon Santoso]]
|3
|2
|4
|4
|50
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]]
| rowspan="2" |Women's Singles
|5
|5
|9
|3
|100
|2
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Krishna Priya
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra|Pranaav Chopra]]
| rowspan="3" |Men's/Mixed Doubles
|5
|1
|4
|8
|20
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Adcock]]
|9
|5
|11
|10
|56
|2
|-
|{{Flagicon|CAN}} Toby N. G.
|1
|0
|0
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy|Sikki Reddy]]
| rowspan="2" |Women's/Mixed Doubles
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth|Pia Zebadiah]]
|5
|4
|8
|4
|80
|0
|-
! colspan="4" |Total Matches Played: 5 
! colspan="2" |NA
|80
|4
|}

===[[Hyderabad Hunters]]===
{| class="wikitable"
!Player
!Category
!P
!W
!Set
Won
!Set
Lost
!Win %
!MVP
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Lee Chong Wei]]
| rowspan="3" |Men's Singles
|4
|2
|6
|5
|50
|1
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Parupalli Kashyap|P. Kashyap]]
|7
|1
|3
|12
|14
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Siril Verma
|1
|0
|0
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|THA}} Supanida K.
|Women's Singles
|7
|3
|8
|11
|43
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|SPA}}[[Carolina Marin]]
|Women's Singles
|43
|35
|70
|11
|82
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} K. Nandagopal
| rowspan="4" |Men's/Mixed Doubles
|1
|0
|1
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} R.S. Sai Raj
|1
|0
|1
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Markis Kido]]
|9
|6
|12
|9
|67
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Carsten Mogensen]]
|8
|5
|6
|5
|63
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]
| rowspan="2" |Women's/Mixed Doubles
|5
|2
|4
|8
|40
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[J. Meghana|Meghana J.]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
! colspan="4" |Total Matches played: 5
! colspan="2" |NA
|20
|1
|}

===[[Bengaluru Topguns]]===
{| class="wikitable"
!Player
!Category
!P
!W
!Set
Won
!Set
Lost
!Win %
!MVP
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Pawar]]
| rowspan="3" |Men's Singles
|1
|0
|2
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sameer Verma]]
|4
|1
|3
|6
|25
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Srikanth Kidambi|K. Srikanth]]
|5
|3
|7
|5
|60
|2
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} Suo Di
|Women's Singles
|5
|3
|8
|3
|60
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} B. S. Reddy
| rowspan="5" |Men's/Mixed Doubles
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Lim Khim Wah|Khim Wah Lim]]
|5
|0
|3
|10
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Hoon Thien How]]
|6
|2
|6
|9
|33.3
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Joachim Fischer Nielsen|Joachim Nielsen]]
|3
|2
|4
|2
|66.6
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Blair (badminton)|Robert Blair]]
|1
|0
|1
|2
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|Women's/Mixed Doubles
|5
|2
|6
|7
|40
|0
|-
! colspan="4" |Total Matches Played: 5
! colspan="2" |NA
|0
|2
|}

===[[Awadhe Warriors]]===
{| class="wikitable"
!Player
!Category
!P
!W
!Set
Won
!Set
Lost
!Win %
!MVP
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sai Praneeth|Sai Praneeth]]
| rowspan="3" |Men's Singles
|5
|3
|7
|5
|60
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sourabh Varma|Sourabh Verma]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk|Tanongsak S]]
|5
|2
|4
|7
|40
|2
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]]
| rowspan="2" |Women's Singles
|2
|2
|4
|0
|100
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} Vrushali Gummadi
|3
|1
|2
|4
|33.3
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Cai Yun]]
| rowspan="3" |Men's/Mixed Doubles
|5
|4
|8
|2
|80
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} Hendra Gunawan
|3
|1
|3
|4
|33.3
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Bodin Issara]]
|6
|5
|11
|3
|83
|2
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[K. Maneesha]]
| rowspan="2" |Women's/Mixed Doubles
|2
|0
|2
|4
|0
|0
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Christinna Pedersen|Christinna P.]]
|3
|2
|5
|3
|66.6
|1
|-
! colspan="4" |Total Matches Played: 5
! colspan="2" |NA
|66.6
|5
|}

==Schedule==
The following is the schedule for 2016 Premier Badminton League. A total of 15 league matches, two semifinal, and 1 final match were played.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Venue !!Team 1
!Result
!Team 2
!Report
|-
|-
|2 Jan|| rowspan="3" | [[Mumbai]] ||style="background:lightgreen;" |Mumbai Rockets
|2-1
|Awadhe Warriors
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League: Saina's injury hampers Awadhe Warriors as Mumbai Rockets prevail - Firstpost|url = http://www.firstpost.com/sports/premier-badminton-league-sainas-injury-hampers-awadhe-warriors-as-mumbai-rockets-prevail-2569038.html|website = Firstpost|accessdate = 2016-01-04}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |3 Jan
| style="background:lightgreen;" |Hyderabad Hunters
|3-2
|Bengaluru Topguns
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League: Hyderabad beat Bengaluru 3-2 despite Srikanth's upset win over Lee - Firstpost|url = http://www.firstpost.com/sports/premier-badminton-league-hyderabad-beat-bengaluru-3-2-despite-srikanths-upset-win-over-lee-2569240.html|website = Firstpost|accessdate = 2016-01-04}}</ref>
|-
| Mumbai Rockets
|3-4
| style="background:lightgreen;" |Chennai Smashers
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League: PV Sindhu's Chennai Smashers Edge Past Mumbai Rockets|url = http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/253897-premier-badminton-league-pv-sindhu-s-channai-smashers-edge-past-mumbai-rockets|website = NDTVSports.com|accessdate = 2016-01-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160104192948/http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/253897-premier-badminton-league-pv-sindhu-s-channai-smashers-edge-past-mumbai-rockets|archive-date = 2016-01-04|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|4 Jan|| rowspan="4" | [[Lucknow]] || style="background:lightgreen;" | Awadhe Warriors
|4-3
|Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = PBL: Saina Nehwal Leads Awadhe Warriors to Victory Over Delhi Acers|url = http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/253925-pbl-saina-nehwal-leads-awadhe-warriors-to-victory-over-delhi-acers|website = NDTVSports.com|accessdate = 2016-01-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160104225733/http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/253925-pbl-saina-nehwal-leads-awadhe-warriors-to-victory-over-delhi-acers|archive-date = 2016-01-04|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |5 Jan|| style="background:lightgreen;" | Chennai Smashers
|4-3
|Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016|url = http://www.pbl-india.com/news/30/chennai-edge-delhi-to-register-second-straight-win-sindhu-adcock-lead-smashers-to-a-second-straight-win/|website = www.pbl-india.com|accessdate = 2016-01-05|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160106113822/http://www.pbl-india.com/news/30/chennai-edge-delhi-to-register-second-straight-win-sindhu-adcock-lead-smashers-to-a-second-straight-win/|archive-date = 2016-01-06|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:lightgreen;" | Mumbai Rockets
|4-3
|Bengaluru Topguns
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = 2016 Premier Badminton League: Mumbai Rockets beat Bengaluru TopGuns 4-3 to register their 2nd win|url = http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/2016-premier-badminton-league-mumbai-rockets-beat-topguns-register-2nd-win|website = www.sportskeeda.com|accessdate = 2016-01-05}}</ref>
|-
|6 Jan|| style="background:lightgreen;" | Awadhe Warriors
|4-1
|Bengaluru Topguns
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = PBL: Saina Nehwal Helps Awadhe Warriors Trump Bengaluru Top Guns|url = http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/254015-pbl-saina-nehwal-helps-awadhe-warriors-trump-bengaluru-top-guns|website = NDTVSports.com|accessdate = 2016-01-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160108012219/http://sports.ndtv.com/badminton/news/254015-pbl-saina-nehwal-helps-awadhe-warriors-trump-bengaluru-top-guns|archive-date = 2016-01-08|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
|7 Jan|| rowspan="2" | [[New Delhi]] || style="background:lightgreen;" | Delhi Acers
|4-1
|Hyderabad Hunters
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016: Delhi Acers beat Hyderabad Hunters on home ground|url = http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/premier-badminton-league-delhi-acers-beat-hyderabad-hunters|website = www.sportskeeda.com|accessdate = 2016-01-07}}</ref>
|-
|8 Jan|| style="background:lightgreen;" | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|5-2
|Bengaluru Topguns
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = 2016 Premier Badminton League: Delhi Acers round off home leg in fine fashion; beat Bengaluru TopGuns 5-2|url = http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/2016-premier-badminton-league-delhi-acers-round-off-hoke-leg-beat-bengaluru-topguns-5-2|website = www.sportskeeda.com|accessdate = 2016-01-08}}</ref>
|-
|-
|9 Jan|| rowspan="4" | [[Hyderabad]] ||style="background:lightgreen;" |Awadhe Warriors 
| 4-3
|Hyderabad Hunters
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016: Hyderabad Hunters beaten by Awadhe Warriors at home|url = http://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/awadhe-warriors-beat-hyderabad-hunters-premier-badminton-league-2016|website = www.sportskeeda.com|accessdate = 2016-01-09}}</ref>
|-
|10 Jan|| style="background:lightgreen;" | Chennai Smashers 
|4-3
|Hyderabad Hunters
|<ref>{{Cite news|title = Smashers score over Hunters|url = http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/smashers-score-over-hunters/article8089404.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2016-01-10|access-date = 2016-01-10|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016, The Highest Prize Money Tournament in World|url = http://www.pbl-india.com/news/46/match-report-chennai-smashers-beat-hyderabad-hunters-4-3-to-maintain-their-winning-streak/|website = pbl-india.com|access-date = 2016-01-14|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113045345/http://www.pbl-india.com/news/46/match-report-chennai-smashers-beat-hyderabad-hunters-4-3-to-maintain-their-winning-streak/|archive-date = 2016-01-13|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
|11 Jan|| style="background:lightgreen;" | Mumbai Rockets
|4-1
|Hyderabad Hunters
|<ref>{{Cite news|title = Mumbai mauls Hyderabad 4-1 in PBL clash|url = http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/premier-badminton-league-2016-hyderabad-hunters-versus-mumbai-rockets-match/article8092978.ece|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 2016-01-11|access-date = 2016-01-11|issn = 0971-751X|language = en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016, The Highest Prize Money Tournament in World|url = http://www.pbl-india.com/news/48/match-report-mumbai-rockets-beat-hyderabad-hunters-4-1-to-knock-them-out-of-semifinal-contention/|website = pbl-india.com|access-date = 2016-01-14|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113045350/http://www.pbl-india.com/news/48/match-report-mumbai-rockets-beat-hyderabad-hunters-4-1-to-knock-them-out-of-semifinal-contention/|archive-date = 2016-01-13|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
|11 Jan
|style="background:lightgreen;" |Awadhe Warriors
|4-1
|Chennai Smashers
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Awadhe Warriors beat Chennai Smashers 4-1, enter Premier Badminton League semis|url = http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sports/awadhe-warriors-beat-chennai-smashers-4-1-enter-premier-badminton-league-semis-1188472.html|website = IBNLive|access-date = 2016-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016, The Highest Prize Money Tournament in World|url = http://www.pbl-india.com/news/49/match-report-awadhe-warriors-defeat-chennai-smashers-to-finish-hyderabad-leg-on-a-high/|website = pbl-india.com|access-date = 2016-01-14|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160113045357/http://www.pbl-india.com/news/49/match-report-awadhe-warriors-defeat-chennai-smashers-to-finish-hyderabad-leg-on-a-high/|archive-date = 2016-01-13|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |13 Jan|| rowspan="2" | [[Bengaluru]] || Mumbai Rockets
|0-5
| style="background:lightgreen;" | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016, The Highest Prize Money Tournament in World|url = http://www.pbl-india.com/news/50/match-report-delhi-acers-thrash-mumbai-rockets-5-0-to-seal-top-spot/|website = pbl-india.com|access-date = 2016-01-14|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160114223552/http://www.pbl-india.com/news/50/match-report-delhi-acers-thrash-mumbai-rockets-5-0-to-seal-top-spot/|archive-date = 2016-01-14|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:lightgreen;" | Chennai Smashers
|4-1
|Bengaluru Topguns
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016, The Highest Prize Money Tournament in World|url = http://www.pbl-india.com/news/52/match-report-chennai-smashers-thrash-home-favourites-bengaluru-topguns/|website = pbl-india.com|access-date = 2016-01-14|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160114223600/http://www.pbl-india.com/news/52/match-report-chennai-smashers-thrash-home-favourites-bengaluru-topguns/|archive-date = 2016-01-14|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="7" |Semifinals
|-
|14 jan
|[[Bengaluru]]
|style="background:lightgreen;" |Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|4-3
|Chennai Smashers
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Premier Badminton League 2016, The Highest Prize Money Tournament in World|url = http://www.pbl-india.com/schedule/16/delhi-acers-vs-chennai-smashers/|website = pbl-india.com|access-date = 2016-01-15|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160114223642/http://www.pbl-india.com/schedule/16/delhi-acers-vs-chennai-smashers/|archive-date = 2016-01-14|url-status = dead}}</ref>
|-
|15 Jan
|[[Hyderabad]]
|Awadhe Warriors
|1-3
|style="background:lightgreen;" |Mumbai Rockets
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Mumbai Rockets beat Awadhe Warriors to enter PBL finals|url = http://zeenews.india.com/sports/sports/badminton/mumbai-rockets-beat-awadhe-warriors-to-enter-pbl-finals_1845671.html|website = Zee News|publisher =  Zee News|access-date = 2016-01-17}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="7" |Final
|-
|17 Jan
|[[New Delhi]]
|Mumbai Rockets
|3-4
|style="background:lightgreen;" |Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title = Delhi Acers beat Mumbai Rockets to clinch maiden Premier Badminton League title|url = http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sports/delhi-acers-beat-mumbai-rockets-to-clinch-maiden-premier-badminton-league-title-1191348.html|website = IBNLive|access-date = 2016-01-18}}</ref>
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|-
|}


===Knockout stage===
{{Round4
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi-finals -->
|14 January, 18:30 – [[Bangalore]]|'''Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)|'''4|Chennai Smashers|3
|15 January, 18:30 – [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]|Awadhe Warriors|1|'''Mumbai Rockets|'''3
<!--final -->
|17 January, 18:30 – [[New Delhi]]|'''Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)|'''4|Mumbai Rockets|3}}

==Points Table==
Each tie (MP) will have five matches each. Regular Match Win (RMW) = 1 point, Trump Match Win (TMW) = 2 points, Trump Match Lost (TML) = -1 point.
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
!Teams
!{{abbr|MP|Matches Played}}
!{{abbr|RMW|Regular Matches Won}}
!{{abbr|TMW|Trump Matches Won}}
!{{abbr|TML|Trump Matches Lost}}
!{{abbr|Pts.|Points}}
!Qualification
|-style="background:#ccffcc" 
|1
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Delhi Dashers]] (formerly Delhi Acers)
|25
|10
|5
|0
|20
| rowspan="4"|Qualified for Semi-finals
|-style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|2
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Awadhe Warriors]]
|25
|10
|4
|1
|17
|-style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|3
|style="text-align: left;"|Chennai Smashers
|25
|10
|4
|1
|17
|-style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|4
|style="text-align: left;"|Mumbai Rockets
|25
|9
|3
|2
|13
|-
|5
|style="text-align: left;"|Hyderabad Hunters
|25
|7
|3
|2
|11
|
|-
|6
|style="text-align: left;"|Bengaluru Topguns
|25
|9
|2
|3
|10
|
|}

==Player statistics==

{| class="wikitable"
!
! colspan="2" |Most Valuable Player (MVP)
! colspan="2" |Fastest Smasher of the Day (M)
! colspan="2" |Fastest Smasher of the Day (F)
|-
!Date
!width=180px|Player
!width=150px|Team
!Player
!width=150px|Team
!width=180px|Player
!width=150px|Team
|-
|2 Jan
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk|S Tanongsak]]
|Awadhe Warriors
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gurusai Dutt]]
|Mumbai Rockets
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gadde Ruthvika Shivani|Ruthvika Gadde]]
|Mumbai Rockets
|-
| rowspan="2" |3 Jan
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Srikanth Kidambi|K Srikanth]]
|Bengaluru Topguns
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Lim Khim Wah|Khim Wah Lim]]
|Bengaluru Topguns
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]
|Hyderabad Hunters
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu|P V Sindhu]]
|Chennai Smashers
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra|Prannav Chopra]]
|Chennai Smashers
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu|P V Sindhu]]
|Chennai Smashers
|-
|4 Jan
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Bodin Issara]]
|Awadhe Warriors
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk|S Tanongsak]]
|Awadhe Warriors
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]]
|Awadhe Warriors
|-
| rowspan="3" |5 Jan
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Adcock]]
|Chennai Smashers
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Koo Kien Keat|Koo Keat Kien]]
|Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu|P V Sindhu]]
|Chennai Smashers
|-
|{{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]]
|Mumbai Rockets
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]]
| rowspan="2" |Mumbai Rockets
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Suo Di
| rowspan="2" |Bengaluru Topguns
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Srikanth Kidambi|K Srikanth]]
|Bengaluru Topguns
|-
|6 Jan
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk|S Tanongsak]]
|Awadhe Warriors
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Bodin Issara]]
|Awadhe Warriors
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]]
|Awadhe Warriors
|-
|7 Jan
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Tommy Sugiarto]]
|Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|{{Flagicon|IND}} K. Nandagopal
|Hyderabad Hunters
|{{Flagicon|THA}} Supanida Katethong
|Hyderabad Hunters
|-
|8 Jan
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Rajiv Ouseph]]
|Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Koo Kien Keat|Koo Keat Kien]]
|Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Gabby Adcock|Gabrielle Adcock]]
|Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|-
|9 Jan
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Lee Chong Wei]]
|Hyderabad Hunters
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Carsten Mogensen]]
|Hyderabad Hunters
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]
|Hyderabad Hunters
|-
|10 Jan
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Adcock]]
|Chennai Smashers
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Parupalli Kashyap|P. Kashyap]]
|Hyderabad Hunters
|{{Flagicon|THA}} Supanida Katethong
|Hyderabad Hunters
|-
| rowspan="3" |11 Jan
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Bodin Issara]]
| rowspan="2" |Awadhe Warriors
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Aprida Gunawan]]
| rowspan="2" |Awadhe Warriors
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu|P V Sindhu]]
| rowspan="2" |Chennai Smashers
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Christinna Pedersen|Christinna P.]]
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Prannoy Kumar|H. S. Prannoy]]
|Mumbai Rockets
|{{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]]
|Mumbai Rockets
|{{Flagicon|DEN}} [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl|Kamilla Juhl]]
|Mumbai Rockets
|-
| rowspan="2" |13 Jan
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu|P V Sindhu]]
|Chennai Smashers
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra|Prannav Chopra]]
|Chennai Smashers
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|Bengaluru Topguns
|-
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Tommy Sugiarto]]
|Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Prannoy Kumar|H. S. Prannoy]]
|Mumbai Rockets
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Gadde Ruthvika Shivani|Ruthvika Gadde]]
|Mumbai Rockets
|-
|SF1
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Tommy Sugiarto]]
|Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Brice Leverdez]]
|Chennai Smashers
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu|P V Sindhu]]
|Chennai Smashers
|-
| rowspan="2" |SF2
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|CHN}} Han Li
| rowspan="2" |Mumbai Rockets
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Bodin Issara]]
| rowspan="2" |Awadhe Warriors
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]]
| rowspan="2" |Awadhe Warriors
|-
|{{Flagicon|THA}} [[Chris Adcock|S Tanongsak]]
|-
|Final
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}

===End of the Season Award===
{|class="wikitable"
!Award
!Player/Team
|-
|Fastest Smash of the Tournament (M)
|{{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]] (450&nbsp;km/h)<ref name="final">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbl-india.com/news/59/press-release-delhi-acers-claim-the-title-of-the-star-sports-premier-badminton-league-beat-mumbai-rockets-4-3/|title=PRESS RELEASE: DELHI ACERS CLAIM THE TITLE OF THE STAR SPORTS PREMIER BADMINTON LEAGUE BEAT MUMBAI ROCKETS 4-3.|date=17 January 2016|accessdate=27 July 2016|publisher=[[Premier Badminton League]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819015108/http://www.pbl-india.com/news/59/press-release-delhi-acers-claim-the-title-of-the-star-sports-premier-badminton-league-beat-mumbai-rockets-4-3/|archive-date=19 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|Fastest Smash of the Tournament (F)
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]] (361&nbsp;km/h)<ref name="final"/>
|-
|Longest Rally of the Tournament
|{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Koo Kien Keat|Koo Keat Kien]]/{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Boon Heong]] (91 shots)<ref name="final"/>
|-
|Most Vibrant Team
|Delhi<ref name="final"/>
|-
|MVP of the Tournament (M)
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Tommy Sugiarto]]<ref name="final"/>
|-
|MVP of the Tournament (F)
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]]<ref name="final"/>
|}

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