2020 Premier Badminton League

Tournament information
Sport| Badminton
Location| India
Dates| 20 January 2020 (2020-01-20)–9 February 2020 (2020-02-09)
Administrator| Premier Badminton League
Teams| 7
Final positions
Champions| Bengaluru Raptors
Runner-up| Northeastern Warriors
Tournament statistics
Top players|  Tai Tzu-ying
N. Sikki Reddy
Emerging player|  Priyanshu Rajawat

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2020 Premier Badminton League was the fifth edition of Premier Badminton League. It was played from 20 January to 9 February 2020. The season featured seven teams.[1] The Chennai Smashers were renamed as Chennai Superstarz. Bengaluru Raptors beat Northeastern Warriors with a score of 4–2 in the finals to become champions. It was their second consecutive title in PBL.[2]

## Squads

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Teams  | Awadhe Warriors | Bengaluru Raptors | Chennai Superstarz | Hyderabad Hunters | Mumbai Rockets | Northeastern Warriors | Pune 7 Aces

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Coach  |  Anup Sridhar |  Arvind Bhat |  Aravindan Samiappan  |  Rajendra Kumar Jakkampudi |  Amrish Shinde |  Edwin Iriawan |  Mathias Boe
Squads  | Domestic  |  Ajay Jayaram |  Ansal Yadav |  B. Sumeeth Reddy |  Gadde Ruthvika Shivani |  Kuhoo Garg |  Ashmita Chaliha |  Arjun M.R.
Subhankar Dey |  Arun George |  Dhruv Kapila |  N. Sikki Reddy |  Parupalli Kashyap |  Kaushal Dharmamer |  Chirag Shetty
Tanvi Lad |  B. Sai Praneeth |  Gayathri Gopichand |  Priyanshu Rajawat |  Pranav Chopra |  Krishna Prasad Garaga |  Mithun Manjunath
|  Medha Shashidharan |  Lakshya Sen |  P. V. Sindhu |  Ramchandran Shlok |  Rutaparna Panda |  Rituparna Das
|  |  Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian |  Sourabh Verma |  Shreyansh Jaiswal |  |
|  |  Sanjana Santosh |  |  Shreyanshi Pardeshi |  |
|  |  Sathish Kumar Karunakaran |  |  |  |
|  |  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |  |  |  |
Overseas  |  Christinna Pedersen |  Tai Tzu-ying |  Jessica Pugh |  Ben Lane |  Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth |  Michelle Li |  Chris Adcock
Wong Wing Ki |  Brice Leverdez |  Tommy Sugiarto |  Sean Vendy |  Kim Gi-jung |  Lee Cheuk Yiu |  Gabby Adcock
Ivan Sozonov |  Rian Agung Saputro |  Kirsty Gilmour |  Liew Daren |  Kim Sa-rang |  Kim Ha-na |  Tse Ying Suet
Ko Sung-hyun |  Chan Peng Soon |  |  Vladimir Ivanov |  Lee Dong-keun |  Lee Yong-dae |  Hendra Setiawan
Shin Baek-cheol |  Eom Hye-won |  |  |  |  Bodin Isara |  Kazumasa Sakai
Beiwen Zhang |  |  |  |  |  Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk |  Loh Kean Yew
|  |  |  |  |  |  Vũ Thị Trang

## Points table

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Rank  | Team  | MP | RMW | RML | TMW | TML | Pts.

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1 | Northeastern Warriors  | 30 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 22
2 | Bengaluru Raptors (C) | 30 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 22
3 | Chennai Superstarz  | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 22
4 | Pune 7 Aces  | 30 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 20
5 | Awadhe Warriors  | 30 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 14
6 | Hyderabad Hunters  | 30 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 11
7 | Mumbai Rockets  | 30 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 10

* Qualified for knockouts
* Five matches (MP) constitute one tie
* Each team will play six ties
* 1 point for each Regular Match Won (RMW)
* 0 points for Regular Matches Lost (RML)
* 2 points for each Trump Match Won (TMW)
* -1 point for each Trump Match Lost (TML)[3]

Source: Official PBL website

## Fixtures

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All times are as Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

### League stage

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Further information: 2020 Premier Badminton League – League stage

#  | Date  | Time  | City  | Home  | Results  | Away  | Venue

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1  | 20 January  | 19:00  | Chennai | Chennai Superstarz | 5–2  | Hyderabad Hunters | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
2  | 21 January  | 19:00  | Northeastern Warriors | 4–3  | Bengaluru Raptors
3  | 22 January  | 19:00  | Chennai Superstarz | 4–3  | Mumbai Rockets
4  | 23 January  | 19:00  | Northeastern Warriors | 3–4 | Awadhe Warriors
5  | 24 January  | 19:00  | Chennai Superstarz | 4–3  | Bengaluru Raptors
6  | 25 January  | 19:00  | Lucknow | Pune 7 Aces | 5–2  | Mumbai Rockets | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium
7  | 26 January  | 19:00  | Awadhe Warriors | 1–2 | Hyderabad Hunters
8  | 27 January  | 19:00  | Pune 7 Aces | 4–3  | Bengaluru Raptors
9  | 28 January  | 19:00  | Awadhe Warriors | 5–0  | Mumbai Rockets
10  | 29 January  | 19:00  | Hyderabad | Hyderabad Hunters | 2–1  | Northeastern Warriors | G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium
11  | 30 January  | 15:30  | Pune 7 Aces | 5–2  | Chennai Superstarz
12  | 30 January  | 19:00  | Mumbai Rockets | 2–5 | Northeastern Warriors
13  | 31 January  | 19:00  | Hyderabad Hunters | 0–3 | Bengaluru Raptors
14  | 1 February  | 15:30  | Pune 7 Aces | 0–5 | Northeastern Warriors
15  | 1 February  | 19:00  | Awadhe Warriors | 3–4 | Chennai Superstarz
16  | 2 February  | 19:00  | Hyderabad Hunters | 4–3  | Mumbai Rockets
17  | 3 February  | 19:00  | Awadhe Warriors | 1–4 | Pune 7 Aces
18  | 4 February  | 15:30  | Northeastern Warriors | 4–3  | Chennai Superstarz
19  | 4 February  | 19:00  | Bengaluru Raptors | 5–0  | Mumbai Rockets
20  | 5 February  | 19:00  | Hyderabad Hunters | 1–2 | Pune 7 Aces
21  | 6 February  | 19:00  | Bengaluru Raptors | 5–0  | Awadhe Warriors

### Knockout stage

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#  | Date  | Time  | City  | Team 1  | Results  | Team 2  | Venue

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SF1  | 7 February  | 19:00  | Hyderabad | Chennai Superstarz | (-1)–3 | Northeastern Warriors | G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium
SF2  | 8 February  | 19:00  | Pune 7 Aces | 3–4 | Bengaluru Raptors
F  | 9 February  | 19:00  | Northeastern Warriors | 2–4 | Bengaluru Raptors

#### Semifinal 1: Chennai Superstarz vs. Northeastern Warriors

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7, 19 February:00
G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad

#  | Event  | Team 1  | Result  | Team 2
Chennai Superstarz | (-1)–3  | Northeastern Warriors
1  | XD |  | B. Sumeeth Reddy
Jessica Pugh | 0 | 12–15
15–9
14–15 | 1 |  Lee Yong-dae
Kim Ha-na |
2  | MS |  | Tommy Sugiarto | 0 | 12–15
12–15 | 1 |  Lee Cheuk Yiu |
3  | MD | TM | B. Sumeeth Reddy
Dhruv Kapila | -1 | 13–15
15–14
10–15 | 1 |  Krishna Prasad Garaga
Bodin Isara |
4  | WS |  | Kirsty Gilmour |  | –  |  |  Michelle Li | TM
5  | MS |  | Lakshya Sen |  | –  |  |  Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk |

#### Semifinal 2: Pune 7 Aces vs. Bengaluru Raptors

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8, 19 February:00
G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad

#  | Event  | Team 1  | Result  | Team 2
Pune 7 Aces | 3–4  | Bengaluru Raptors
1  | MD | TM | Chirag Shetty
Hendra Setiawan | 2 | 15–12
15–10  | 0 |  Arun George
Rian Agung Saputro |
2  | MS |  | Mithun Manjunath  | 0 | 14–15
15–9
6–15 | 1 |  Brice Leverdez |
3  | MS |  | Kazumasa Sakai | 1 | 15–11
15–13  | 0 |  B. Sai Praneeth |
4  | WS |  | Rituparna Das | 0 | 12–15
12–15 | 2 |  Tai Tzu-ying | TM
5  | XD |  | Chris Adcock
Gabby Adcock | 0 | 13–15
10–15 | 1 |  Chan Peng Soon
Eom Hye-won |

#### Final: Northeastern Warriors vs. Bengaluru Raptors

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9, 19 February:00
G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad

#  | Event  | Team 1  | Result  | Team 2
Northeastern Warriors | 2–4  | Bengaluru Raptors
1  | MS |  | Lee Cheuk Yiu | 0 | 15–14
9–15
3–15 | 1 |  B. Sai Praneeth |
2  | MD | TM | Bodin Isara
Lee Yong-dae | 2 | 15–11
13–15
15–14  | 0 |  Arun George
Rian Agung Saputro |
3  | WS |  | Michelle Li |  0 | 9–15
12–15 |  1 |  Tai Tzu-ying |
4  | XD |  | Krishna Prasad Garaga
Kim Ha-na | 0 | 14–15
15–14
12–15 | 2 |  Chan Peng Soon
Eom Hye-won | TM
5  | MS |  | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk |  | –  |  |  Brice Leverdez |

## End-of-season awards

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Player  | Team  | Award  | Value

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Tai Tzu-ying | Bengaluru Raptors | Player of the League  | ₹1 lakh (US$1,200)
N. Sikki Reddy | Hyderabad Hunters | Indian Player of the League  | ₹50,000 (US$590)
Priyanshu Rajawat | Hyderabad Hunters | Emerging Player of the League  | ₹50,000 (US$590)

## References

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1. ^ "PBL 2020: Reigning world champion PV Sindhu, World No 2 Tai Tzu Ying to headline fifth edition of Premier Badminton League". Firstpost. PTI. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
2. ^ Sportstar, Team (9 February 2020). "PBL FINAL, As it Happened: Bengaluru Raptors beats North Eastern Warriors 4-2". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
3. ^ "Rules and Regulations". PBL. Retrieved 23 December 2018.

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Premier Badminton League

Seasons|

* 2016
* 2017
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2020

Participating teams|

* Awadhe Warriors
* Bengaluru Raptors
* Chennai Superstarz
* Hyderabad Hunters
* Mumbai Rockets
* Northeastern Warriors
* Pune 7 Aces

Defunct teams|

* Ahmedabad Smash Masters
* Delhi Dashers

Venues|

* Ahmedabad
* Bangalore
* Bangalore
* Chennai
* Delhi
* Guwahati
* Hyderabad
* Lucknow
* Mumbai
* Pune

*[MP]: Matches Played
*[RMW]: Regular Matches Won
*[RML]: Regular Matches Lost
*[TMW]: Trump Matches Won
*[TML]: Trump Matches Lost
*[Pts.]: Points
*[XD]: Mixed doubles
*[MS]: Men's singles
*[MD]: Men's doubles
*[TM]: Trump Match
*[WS]: Women's singles
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