2016 Premier Badminton League

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 the brand ambassador of the league.[2][3][4]

The Union Home Minister, Shri 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

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
  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)

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

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

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 N. G. 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

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

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

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 Gunawan 3 1 3 4 33.3 0
Bodin Issara 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

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

DateVenueTeam 1 Result Team 2 Report
2 JanMumbaiMumbai Rockets 2-1 Awadhe Warriors [7]
3 Jan Hyderabad Hunters 3-2 Bengaluru Topguns [8]
Mumbai Rockets 3-4 Chennai Smashers [9]
4 JanLucknowAwadhe Warriors 4-3 Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) [10]
5 JanChennai Smashers 4-3 Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) [11]
Mumbai Rockets 4-3 Bengaluru Topguns [12]
6 JanAwadhe Warriors 4-1 Bengaluru Topguns [13]
7 JanNew DelhiDelhi Acers 4-1 Hyderabad Hunters [14]
8 JanDelhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) 5-2 Bengaluru Topguns [15]
9 JanHyderabadAwadhe Warriors 4-3 Hyderabad Hunters [16]
10 JanChennai Smashers 4-3 Hyderabad Hunters [17][18]
11 JanMumbai Rockets 4-1 Hyderabad Hunters [19][20]
11 Jan Awadhe Warriors 4-1 Chennai Smashers [21][22]
13 JanBengaluruMumbai 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

 
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

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

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 Issara 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 Issara 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 Issara 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 Issara Awadhe Warriors Saina Nehwal Awadhe Warriors
S Tanongsak
Final

End of the Season Award

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]

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