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2016 Premier Badminton League

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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.[1] Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) became the champions after beating Mumbai Rockets in the final.

2016 Premier Badminton League
Tournament details
Dates2 January – 17 January
Edition1
Total prize moneyUS$1,000,000
LocationIndia
Official websitewww.pbl-india.com
Results
ChampionsDelhi Dashers
Runners-upMumbai Rockets
Semi-finalistsAwadhe Warriors, Chennai Smashers
2017 →

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was brand ambassador of the league.[2][3][4]

The Union Home Minister, 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.[5][6]

Teams edit

Six teams participated in the season:

 
 
Awadhe Warriors
 
Mumbai Rockets
 
Bengaluru Topguns
 
Delhi Dashers(formerly Delhi Acers)
 
Hyderabad Hunters
 
Chennai Smashers
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Locations of PBL teams
  1. Awadhe Warriors
  2. Bengaluru Topguns
  3. Chennai Smashers
  4. Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
  5. Hyderabad Hunters
  6. Mumbai Rockets

Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) edit

Player Category P W Set

Won

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
  Ajay Jayaram Men's Singles 2 2 4 0 100 0
  Rajiv Ouseph 3 3 6 1 100 1
  Tommy Sugiarto 3 3 6 1 100 3
  P. C. Thulasi Women's Singles 3 1 3 5 33.3 0
  Shikha Gautam 1 0 0 2 0 0
  Akshay Dewalkar Men's/Mixed Doubles 2 0 0 4 0 0
  Koo Keat Kien 6 4 9 6 66.6 0
  Tan Boon Heong 4 3 6 3 75 0
  Aparna Balan Women's/Mixed Doubles 1 0 0 2 0 0
  Gabrielle Adcock 3 1 4 5 33.3 0
Total Matches Played: 5 NA 60 4

Mumbai Rockets edit

Player Category P W Set

Won

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
  H. S. Prannoy Men's Singles 4 2 5 4 50 1
  Gurusai Dutt 4 2 4 5 50 0
  Ruthvika Gadde Women's Singles 2 1 3 2 50 0
  Han Li 1 0 1 2 0 1
  Liu Zi Die 1 0 1 2 0 0
  Manu Attri Men's/Mixed Doubles 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Chayut T 1 0 0 2 0 0
  Vladimir Ivanov 7 4 7 8 28 1
  Mathias Boe 2 2 3 2 100 0
  Kamilla Juhl Women's/Mixed Doubles 4 2 6 4 50 0
Total Matches Played: 5 NA 60 3

Chennai Smashers edit

Player Category P

loss→

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
  Brice Leverdez Men's Singles 4 1 2 6 25 0
  Sony Dwi Kuncoro 3 1 3 5 33.3 0
  Simon Santoso 3 2 4 4 50 0
  P. V. Sindhu Women's Singles 5 5 9 3 100 2
  Krishna Priya 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Pranaav Chopra Men's/Mixed Doubles 5 1 4 8 20 0
  Chris Adcock 9 5 11 10 56 2
  Toby Ng 1 0 0 2 0 0
  Sikki Reddy Women's/Mixed Doubles 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Pia Zebadiah 5 4 8 4 80 0
Total Matches Played: 5 NA 80 4

Hyderabad Hunters edit

Player Category P W Set

Won

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
  Lee Chong Wei Men's Singles 4 2 6 5 50 1
  P. Kashyap 7 1 3 12 14 0
  Siril Verma 1 0 0 2 0 0
  Supanida K. Women's Singles 7 3 8 11 43 0
 Carolina Marin Women's Singles 43 35 70 11 82 0
  K. Nandagopal Men's/Mixed Doubles 1 0 1 2 0 0
  R.S. Sai Raj 1 0 1 2 0 0
  Markis Kido 9 6 12 9 67 0
  Carsten Mogensen 8 5 6 5 63 0
  Jwala Gutta Women's/Mixed Doubles 5 2 4 8 40 0
  Meghana J. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Matches played: 5 NA 20 1

Bengaluru Topguns edit

Player Category P W Set

Won

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
  Anand Pawar Men's Singles 1 0 2 0 0 0
  Sameer Verma 4 1 3 6 25 0
  K. Srikanth 5 3 7 5 60 2
  Suo Di Women's Singles 5 3 8 3 60 0
  B. S. Reddy Men's/Mixed Doubles 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Khim Wah Lim 5 0 3 10 0 0
  Hoon Thien How 6 2 6 9 33.3 0
  Joachim Nielsen 3 2 4 2 66.6 0
  Robert Blair 1 0 1 2 0 0
  Ashwini Ponnappa Women's/Mixed Doubles 5 2 6 7 40 0
Total Matches Played: 5 NA 0 2

Awadhe Warriors edit

Player Category P W Set

Won

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
  Sai Praneeth Men's Singles 5 3 7 5 60 0
  Sourabh Verma 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tanongsak S 5 2 4 7 40 2
  Saina Nehwal Women's Singles 2 2 4 0 100 0
  Vrushali Gummadi 3 1 2 4 33.3 0
  Cai Yun Men's/Mixed Doubles 5 4 8 2 80 0
  Hendra Aprida Gunawan 3 1 3 4 33.3 0
  Bodin Isara 6 5 11 3 83 2
  K. Maneesha Women's/Mixed Doubles 2 0 2 4 0 0
  Christinna P. 3 2 5 3 66.6 1
Total Matches Played: 5 NA 66.6 5

Schedule edit

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

Date Venue Team 1 Result Team 2 Report
2 Jan Mumbai Mumbai Rockets 2-1 Awadhe Warriors [7]
3 Jan Hyderabad Hunters 3-2 Bengaluru Topguns [8]
Mumbai Rockets 3-4 Chennai Smashers [9]
4 Jan Lucknow Awadhe Warriors 4-3 Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) [10]
5 Jan Chennai Smashers 4-3 Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) [11]
Mumbai Rockets 4-3 Bengaluru Topguns [12]
6 Jan Awadhe Warriors 4-1 Bengaluru Topguns [13]
7 Jan New Delhi Delhi Acers 4-1 Hyderabad Hunters [14]
8 Jan Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) 5-2 Bengaluru Topguns [15]
9 Jan Hyderabad Awadhe Warriors 4-3 Hyderabad Hunters [16]
10 Jan Chennai Smashers 4-3 Hyderabad Hunters [17][18]
11 Jan Mumbai Rockets 4-1 Hyderabad Hunters [19][20]
11 Jan Awadhe Warriors 4-1 Chennai Smashers [21][22]
13 Jan Bengaluru Mumbai Rockets 0-5 Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) [23]
Chennai Smashers 4-1 Bengaluru Topguns [24]
Semifinals
14 Jan Bengaluru Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) 4-3 Chennai Smashers [25]
15 Jan Hyderabad Awadhe Warriors 1-3 Mumbai Rockets [26]
Final
17 Jan New Delhi Mumbai Rockets 3-4 Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) [27]


Knockout stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 January, 18:30 – Bangalore
 
 
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)4
 
17 January, 18:30 – New Delhi
 
Chennai Smashers3
 
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)4
 
15 January, 18:30 – Hyderabad
 
Mumbai Rockets3
 
Awadhe Warriors1
 
 
Mumbai Rockets3
 

Points Table edit

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.

Pos. Teams MP RMW TMW TML Pts. Qualification
1 Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) 25 10 5 0 20 Qualified for Semi-finals
2 Awadhe Warriors 25 10 4 1 17
3 Chennai Smashers 25 10 4 1 17
4 Mumbai Rockets 25 9 3 2 13
5 Hyderabad Hunters 25 7 3 2 11
6 Bengaluru Topguns 25 9 2 3 10

Player statistics edit

Most Valuable Player (MVP) Fastest Smasher of the Day (M) Fastest Smasher of the Day (F)
Date Player Team Player Team Player Team
2 Jan   S Tanongsak Awadhe Warriors   Gurusai Dutt Mumbai Rockets   Ruthvika Gadde Mumbai Rockets
3 Jan   K Srikanth Bengaluru Topguns   Khim Wah Lim Bengaluru Topguns   Jwala Gutta Hyderabad Hunters
  P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers   Prannav Chopra Chennai Smashers   P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers
4 Jan   Bodin Isara Awadhe Warriors   S Tanongsak Awadhe Warriors   Saina Nehwal Awadhe Warriors
5 Jan   Chris Adcock Chennai Smashers   Koo Keat Kien Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)   P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers
  Vladimir Ivanov Mumbai Rockets   Vladimir Ivanov Mumbai Rockets   Suo Di Bengaluru Topguns
  K Srikanth Bengaluru Topguns
6 Jan   S Tanongsak Awadhe Warriors   Bodin Isara Awadhe Warriors   Saina Nehwal Awadhe Warriors
7 Jan   Tommy Sugiarto Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)   K. Nandagopal Hyderabad Hunters   Supanida Katethong Hyderabad Hunters
8 Jan   Rajiv Ouseph Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)   Koo Keat Kien Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)   Gabrielle Adcock Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
9 Jan   Lee Chong Wei Hyderabad Hunters   Carsten Mogensen Hyderabad Hunters   Jwala Gutta Hyderabad Hunters
10 Jan   Chris Adcock Chennai Smashers   P. Kashyap Hyderabad Hunters   Supanida Katethong Hyderabad Hunters
11 Jan   Bodin Isara Awadhe Warriors   Hendra Aprida Gunawan Awadhe Warriors   P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers
  Christinna P.
  H. S. Prannoy Mumbai Rockets   Vladimir Ivanov Mumbai Rockets   Kamilla Juhl Mumbai Rockets
13 Jan   P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers   Prannav Chopra Chennai Smashers   Ashwini Ponnappa Bengaluru Topguns
  Tommy Sugiarto Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)   H. S. Prannoy Mumbai Rockets   Ruthvika Gadde Mumbai Rockets
SF1   Tommy Sugiarto Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)   Brice Leverdez Chennai Smashers   P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers
SF2   Han Li Mumbai Rockets   Bodin Isara Awadhe Warriors   Saina Nehwal Awadhe Warriors
  S Tanongsak
Final

End of the Season Award edit

Award Player/Team
Fastest Smash of the Tournament (M)   Vladimir Ivanov (450 km/h)[5]
Fastest Smash of the Tournament (F)   Saina Nehwal (361 km/h)[5]
Longest Rally of the Tournament   Koo Keat Kien/  Tan Boon Heong (91 shots)[5]
Most Vibrant Team Delhi[5]
MVP of the Tournament (M)   Tommy Sugiarto[5]
MVP of the Tournament (F)   P. V. Sindhu[5]

References edit

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