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2016 Premier Badminton League
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 2 January – 17 January | ||
| Edition | 1 | ||
| Total prize money | US$1,000,000 | ||
| Location | India | ||
| Official website | www | ||
| Results | |||
| Champions | Delhi Dashers | ||
| Runners-up | Mumbai Rockets | ||
| Semi-finalists | Awadhe Warriors, Chennai Smashers | ||
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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.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was brand ambassador of the league.[2][3][4]
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
Locations of PBL teams
- Awadhe Warriors
- Bengaluru Topguns
- Chennai Smashers
- Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
- Hyderabad Hunters
- 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 January, 18:30 – Bangalore | ||||||
| Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | 4 | |||||
| 17 January, 18:30 – New Delhi | ||||||
| Chennai Smashers | 3 | |||||
| Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | 4 | |||||
| 15 January, 18:30 – Hyderabad | ||||||
| Mumbai Rockets | 3 | |||||
| Awadhe Warriors | 1 | |||||
| Mumbai Rockets | 3 | |||||
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
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