2017 Premier Badminton League (also known as Vodafone PBL 2017 for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of Premier Badminton League.[1] It started on 1 January 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2017. It consisted of 15 league ties (each tie consisting of 5 matches) and the top four teams progressed to the knock out stages. Sachin Tendulkar became a co-owner of Bengaluru Topguns before the season and they were renamed as Bengaluru Blasters.[2]
Awadhe Warriors, Mumbai Rockets, Chennai Smashers and Hyderabad Hunters entered the semi-finals after topping the league table. Chennai Smashers beat Awadhe Warriors 4-1 and Mumbai Rockets beat Hyderabad Hunters 3-(-1) to proceed to the final. Chennai Smashers won the tournament after beating Mumbai Rockets 4-3.
Squads
The complete list of players of all the six participating teams[3]
Points Table
| Team | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awadhe Warriors | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| Mumbai Rockets (RU) | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| Chennai Smashers (C) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Hyderabad Hunters | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Delhi Acers | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Template:Color box Qualified for semifinals
- Each tie (TP) will have five matches each.
- Regular Match Win (RMW) = 1 point
- Trump Match Win (TMW) = 2 points
- Trump Match Lost (TML) = -1 point.[4]
Fixtures
The fixtures for the 2017 Premier Badminton League are as follows[5]
| Date | Venue | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Stage | ||||
| 1 Jan | Hyderabad | Hyderabad Hunters | 4-3[6] | Chennai Smashers |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 4-3[7] | Delhi Acers | ||
| 2 Jan | Hyderabad Hunters | 0-5[8] | Awadhe Warriors | |
| 3 Jan | Mumbai | Bengaluru Blasters | 0-5[9] | Chennai Smashers |
| Delhi Acers | (-1)-6[10] | Mumbai Rockets | ||
| 4 Jan | Hyderabad Hunters | 1-2[11] | Mumbai Rockets | |
| 5 Jan | Lucknow | Awadhe Warriors | 6-(-1)[12] | Delhi Acers |
| 6 Jan | Awadhe Warriors | 3-4[13] | Mumbai Rockets | |
| 7 Jan | Bangalore | Bengaluru Blasters | 3-4[14] | Hyderabad Hunters |
| 8 Jan | Delhi Acers | 5-2[15] | Chennai Smashers | |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 1-4[16] | Mumbai Rockets | ||
| 9 Jan | Bengaluru Blasters | 3-4[17] | Awadhe Warriors | |
| 10 Jan | Mumbai Rockets | 3-4 | Chennai Smashers | |
| 11 Jan | Awadhe Warriors | 3-4 | Chennai Smashers | |
| 12 Jan | New Delhi | Delhi Acers | 2-5[18] | Hyderabad Hunters |
| Semi Finals | ||||
| 13 Jan | New Delhi | Awadhe Warriors | 1-4 | Chennai Smashers |
| Mumbai Rockets | 3-(-1) | Hyderabad Hunters | ||
| Finals | ||||
| 14 Jan | New Delhi | Chennai Smashers | 4-3 | Mumbai Rockets |
Knockout stage
References
- ↑ Official website. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ Sachin picks up stake in Bengaluru Blasters. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ↑ Squads. NDTV. Retrieved 31 Dec 2016.
- ↑ Premier Badminton League 2017, The Highest Prize Money Tournament in World.
- ↑ Premier Badminton League 2017, The Highest Prize Money Tournament in World.
- ↑ Hyderabad Hunters vs Chennai Smashers Badminton Livescore and commentary, PBL 2017.
- ↑ Bengaluru Blasters vs Delhi Acers Badminton Live score and commentary, PBL 2017.
- ↑ Hyderabad Hunters vs Awadhe Warriors Badminton Livescore and commentary, PBL 2017.
- ↑ Chennai Smashers vs Bengaluru Blasters Badminton Livescore and commentary, PBL 2017.
- ↑ Delhi Acers vs Mumbai Rockets.
- ↑ Hyderabad Hunters vs Mumbai Rockets.
- ↑ Awadhe Warriors vs Delhi Acers.
- ↑ Awadhe Warriors vs Mumbai Rockets.
- ↑ Bengaluru Blasters vs Hyderabad Hunters.
- ↑ Delhi Acers vs Chennai Smashers.
- ↑ Bengaluru Blasters vs Mumbai Rockets.
- ↑ Bengaluru Blasters vs Awadhe Warriors.
- ↑ Delhi Acers vs Chennai Smashers. sportskeeda.com.