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2017–18 Premier Badminton League

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2017–18 Premier Badminton League
Tournament details
Dates23 Dec 2017 – 14 Jan 2018
Edition3
LocationIndia
Official websitewww.pbl-india.com
Results
ChampionsHyderabad Hunters
Runners-upBengaluru Blasters
Semi-finalistsAhmedabad Smash Masters, Delhi Dashers
2017 2018-19

2017–18 Premier Badminton League (also known as Vodafone PBL for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of Premier Badminton League. It started on 23 December 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2018. It consisted of 20 league ties (each tie consisting of 5 matches) with the top four teams progressing to the knock out stages. The season featured two new teams – Ahmedabad Smash Masters and North Eastern Warriors – bringing the total to eight competing teams. Also, the Delhi team previously known as Delhi Acers will feature as Delhi Dashers.

Hyderabad Hunters were crowned the champions after they beat Bengaluru Blasters 4 - 3 in the final tie.

Squads

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Ahmedabad Smash Masters Awadhe Warriors Bengaluru Blasters Chennai Smashers
India H. S. Prannoy India Saina Nehwal Denmark Viktor Axelsen India P. V. Sindhu
India K. Nandagopal Denmark Christinna Pedersen Malaysia Chong Wei Feng India Aditya Joshi
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl India Harshit Aggarwal South Korea Kim Sa-rang India B. Sumeeth Reddy
Taiwan Tai Tzu-ying Indonesia Hendra Setiawan Scotland Kirsty Gilmour France Brice Leverdez
Hong Kong Lee Chun Hei India Srikanth Kidambi India Manu Attri England Chris Adcock
India Siril Verma India Mahima Aggarwal Denmark Mathias Boe India Daniel Farid
India Sourabh Varma Hong Kong Or Chin Chung India N. Sikki Reddy England Gabby Adcock
India Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli India Parupalli Kashyap India Rituparna Das Thailand Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva India Sai Uttejita Rao Chukka India Sanjana Santosh India Vrushali Gummadi
Hong Kong Law Cheuk Him Hong Kong Tang Chun Man India Subhankar Dey Taiwan Lee Yang
Delhi Dashers Hyderabad Hunters Mumbai Rockets North Eastern Warriors
South Korea Sung Ji-hyun Spain Carolina Marín South Korea Son Wan-ho Taiwan Wang Tzu-wei
India Arathi Sara Sunil India Anoushka Parikh India Arjun M.R. India Ajay Jayaram
India Ashwini Ponnappa India B. Sai Praneeth United States Zhang Beiwen India Chirag Shetty
Russia Ivan Sozonov South Korea Lee Hyun-il Malaysia Tan Boon Heong India Gadde Ruthvika Shivani
India Pranav Chopra Indonesia Markis Kido Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva South Korea Kim Gi-jung
India Gurusai Dutt Indonesia Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth India Tarun Kona Canada Michelle Li
India Shreyanshi Pardeshi India Rahul Yadav Chittaboina India Kuhoo Garg India Prajakta Sawant
China Tian Houwei India Rasika Raje South Korea Lee Yong-dae India Pratul Joshi
Russia Vladimir Ivanov India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy India Sameer Verma India Sanyogita Ghorpade
Hong Kong Wong Wing Ki South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong India Sanyam Shukla South Korea Shin Baek-cheol

Points table

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Team TP RMW RML TMW TML Pts.
Hyderabad Hunters 5 13 7 4 1 20
Ahmedabad Smash Masters 5 10 10 4 1 17
Delhi Dashers 5 11 9 3 2 15
Bengaluru Blasters 5 13 7 2 3 14
Awadhe Warriors 5 8 12 3 2 12
Chennai Smashers 5 8 12 3 2 12
North Eastern Warriors 5 5 15 4 1 12
Mumbai Rockets 5 6 14 3 2 10
  •   Qualified for knockouts
  • Five matches will be played in each tie (TP)
  • 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)[1]

Source: Official PBL website

Fixtures

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League stage

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Date Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
23 Dec Guwahati Chennai Smashers 3 - 4 Awadhe Warriors
24 Dec North Eastern Warriors 2 - 5 Hyderabad Hunters
25 Dec Delhi Dashers 1 - 4 Mumbai Rockets
26 Dec North Eastern Warriors 3 - 4 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
27 Dec New Delhi Chennai Smashers 4 - 3 Mumbai Rockets
28 Dec Delhi Dashers 2 - 5 Bengaluru Blasters
29 Dec Ahmedabad Smash Masters 4 - 3 Hyderabad Hunters
30 Dec North Eastern Warriors 3 - 4 Awadhe Warriors
31 Dec Delhi Dashers 5 - 0 Hyderabad Hunters
1 Jan Lucknow Bengaluru Blasters 6 - (-1) Mumbai Rockets
2 Jan Awadhe Warriors 4 - 3 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
3 Jan Chennai Smashers 0 - 3 Delhi Dashers
4 Jan Awadhe Warriors 1 - 4 Mumbai Rockets
5 Jan Chennai Bengaluru Blasters 2 - 3 North Eastern Warriors
6 Jan Chennai Smashers 2 - 1 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
7 Jan Hyderabad Hunters 6 - (-1) Awadhe Warriors
8 Jan Chennai Smashers 3 - 2 Bengaluru Blasters
9 Jan Mumbai Rockets 0 - 5 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
10 Jan Hyderabad Delhi Dashers 4 - 1 North Eastern Warriors
11 Jan Hyderabad Hunters 6 - (-1) Bengaluru Blasters
Semi-finals
12 Jan Hyderabad Hyderabad Hunters 3 - 0 Delhi Dashers
13 Jan Bengaluru Blasters 4 - 3 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
Finals
14 Jan Hyderabad Hyderabad Hunters 4 - 3 Bengaluru Blasters

Source: Official PBL website

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 January
 
 
Hyderabad Hunters3
 
14 January
 
Delhi Dashers0
 
Hyderabad Hunters4
 
13 January
 
Bengaluru Blasters3
 
Bengaluru Blasters4
 
 
Ahmedabad Smash Masters3
 
Semifinal 1
Hyderabad Hunters Bernadeth, Rankireddy
15 - 13, 10 - 15, 10 - 15
(Mixed Doubles)
Ponnappa, Ivanov Delhi Dashers
Praneeth
15 - 9, 15 - 8
(Men's Singles)

Houwei
(Trump Match)

Marin
(Trump Match)

12 - 15, 15 - 11, 15 - 9
(Women's Singles)
Hyun
Kido, Seong

(Men's Doubles)
Sozonov, Ivanov
Lee Hyun-Il

(Men's Singles)
Gurusaidutt
Semifinal 2
Bengaluru Blasters Feng
2 - 15, 15 - 14, 10 - 15
(Men's Singles)
Verma Ahmedabad Smash Masters

Rang, Boe
(Trump Match)

15 - 13, 15 - 12
(Men's Doubles)
Reginald, Nandagopal
Gilmour
15 - 8, 13 - 15, 8 - 15
(Women's Singles)

Tai
(Trump Match)
Axelsen
15 - 11, 15 - 14
(Men's Singles)
Prannoy
Rang, Reddy
15 - 12, 13 - 15, 15 - 9
(Mixed Doubles)
Him, Juhl
Final
Hyderabad Hunters Kido, Seong
9 - 15, 10 - 15
(Men's Doubles)
Boe, Rang Bengaluru Blasters

Lee Hyun-Il
(Trump Match)

15 - 7, 15 - 13
(Men's Singles)
Dey
Praneeth
8 - 15, 10 - 15
(Men's Singles)

Axelsen
(Trump Match)
Marin
15 - 8, 15 - 14
(Women's Singles)
Gilmour
Bernadeth, Rankireddy
15 - 11, 15 - 12
(Mixed Doubles)
Rang, Reddy

References

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  1. ^ "Rules and Regulations". PBL. Retrieved 15 December 2017.