2018–19 Premier Badminton League

2018–19 Premier Badminton League (also known as Vodafone PBL for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth edition of Premier Badminton League. It was played from 22 December 2018 to 13 January 2019.[1] The season featured a new team – Pune 7 Aces[2] – bringing the total to nine competing teams. Also, the Bengaluru team previously known as Bengaluru Blasters featured as Bengaluru Raptors.

2018–19 Premier Badminton League
Tournament details
DatesDec 2018 – Jan 2019
Edition4
LocationIndia
Official websitewww.pbl-india.com
Results
ChampionsBengaluru Raptors
Runners UpMumbai Rockets
Semi FinalistsHyderabad Hunters, Awadhe Warriors
← 2017-18 2020 →

Bengaluru Raptors beat Mumbai Rockets by 4 - 3 in the final tie to lift their maiden title.[3]

Squads
Ahmedabad Smash Masters Awadhe Warriors Bengaluru Raptors
Viktor Axelsen Son Wan-ho Srikanth Kidambi
Anoushka Parikh Ashwini Ponnappa Mohammad Ahsan
N. Sikki Reddy Mathias Christiansen Hendra Setiawan
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Lee Yang B. Sai Praneeth
Lee Chun Hei Zhang Beiwen Mithun Manjunath
K. Nandagopal Lee Dong-keun Lauren Smith
Kirsty Gilmour Sanyogita Ghorpade Sanjana Santosh
Vaishnavi Bhale Gurusai Dutt Marcus Ellis
Liew Daren Rasika Raje Vũ Thị Trang
Sourabh Varma Arjun M.R. Nguyễn Tiến Minh
Chennai Smashers Delhi Dashers Hyderabad Hunters
Sung Ji-hyun H. S. Prannoy P. V. Sindhu
Gabby Adcock Chai Biao Eom Hye-won
Chris Adcock Wang Sijie Kim Sa-rang
Rutaparna Panda Maneepong Jongjit Bodin Isara
Sumeeth Reddy Evgeniya Kosetskaya Sai Uttejita Rao Chukka
Saili Rane Tommy Sugiarto Lee Hyun-il
Rajiv Ouseph Harika Veludurthi Arun George
Parupalli Kashyap Vighnesh Devlekar Meghana Jakkampudi
Or Chin Chung Chirag Sen Mark Caljouw
Chong Wei Feng Lee Chia-hsin Rahul Yadav Chittaboina
Mumbai Rockets North Eastern Warriors Pune 7 Aces
Lee Yong-dae Saina Nehwal Carolina Marín
Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth Kim Ha-na Chirag Shetty
Kim Gi-jung Yoo Yeon-seong Mathias Boe
Shreyanshi Pardeshi Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk Vladimir Ivanov
Sameer Verma Tian Houwei Line Kjærsfeldt
Kuhoo Garg K. Maneesha Lakshya Sen
Manu Attri Liao Min-chun Brice Leverdez
Anders Antonsen Dhruv Kapila Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Pratul Joshi Siril Verma Ajay Jayaram
Anura Prabhudesai Rituparna Das Prajakta Sawant

[4]

Points Table
Team MP RMW RML TMW TML Pts.
Awadhe Warriors 30 13 11 6 0 25
Hyderabad Hunters 30 15 9 5 1 24
Bengaluru Raptors 30 12 12 5 1 21
Mumbai Rockets 30 13 11 4 2 19
Pune 7 Aces 30 8 16 5 1 17
Chennai Smashers 30 12 12 3 3 15
Ahmedabad Smash Masters 30 7 17 4 2 13
North Eastern Warriors 30 11 13 2 4 11
Delhi Dashers 30 9 15 1 5 6
  •   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)[5]

Source: Official PBL website

Fixtures

[6]

League Stage
Date Time Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
22 Dec 19:00 Mumbai Pune 7 Aces (-1) – 6 Hyderabad Hunters
23 Dec 16:00 Mumbai Rockets 5 – 0 Delhi Dashers
23 Dec 19:00 Ahmedabad Smash Masters 4 – 1 North Eastern Warriors
24 Dec 19:00 Pune 7 Aces 3 – 4 Awadhe Warriors
25 Dec 19:00 Hyderabad Hyderabad Hunters 5 – 0 Chennai Smashers
26 Dec 19:00 Delhi Dashers 1 – 4 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
27 Dec 19:00 North Eastern Warriors 4 – 1 Mumbai Rockets
28 Dec 16:00 Ahmedabad Smash Masters 4 – 3 Bengaluru Raptors
28 Dec 19:00 Hyderabad Hunters 1 – 4 Awadhe Warriors
29 Dec 16:00 Pune Pune 7 Aces 4 – 3 Mumbai Rockets
29 Dec 19:00 North Eastern Warriors 3 – 0 Delhi Dashers
30 Dec 16:00 Ahmedabad Smash Masters (-1) – 6 Chennai Smashers
30 Dec 19:00 Pune 7 Aces 3 – 4 Bengaluru Raptors
31 Dec 19:00 Awadhe Warriors 2 – 5 Mumbai Rockets
1 Jan 19:00 Hyderabad Hunters 5 – 0 North Eastern Warriors
2 Jan 19:00 Ahmedabad Delhi Dashers 1 – 2 Bengaluru Raptors
3 Jan 19:00 Pune 7 Aces 3 – 4 Chennai Smashers
4 Jan 19:00 Ahmedabad Smash Masters (-1) – 6 Awadhe Warriors
5 Jan 16:00 Mumbai Rockets 5 – 0 Chennai Smashers
5 Jan 19:00 Bengaluru Raptors 4 – 3 North Eastern Warriors
6 Jan 16:00 Delhi Dashers 0 – 5 Pune 7 Aces
6 Jan 19:00 Ahmedabad Smash Masters 3 – 4 Hyderabad Hunters
7 Jan 19:00 Bangalore Awadhe Warriors 4 – 3 Chennai Smashers
8 Jan 19:00 Bengaluru Raptors 5 – 0 Mumbai Rockets
9 Jan 16:00 Hyderabad Hunters 3 – 4 Delhi Dashers
9 Jan 19:00 Awadhe Warriors 5 – 0 North Eastern Warriors
10 Jan 19:00 Bengaluru Raptors 3 – 2 Chennai Smashers

Knockout Stage
Date Time Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
Semi Finals
11 Jan 19:00 Bangalore Awadhe Warriors 2 – 4 Bengaluru Raptors
12 Jan 19:00 Hyderabad Hunters 2 – 4 Mumbai Rockets
Finals
13 Jan 19:00 Bangalore Bengaluru Raptors 4 – 3 Mumbai Rockets
Semifinal 1
Awadhe Warriors M. Christiansen,

A. Ponnappa

(Trump Match)
15 – 7, 15 – 10

(Mixed Doubles)

 M. Ellis, L. Smith Bengaluru Raptors
L. D. Keun
9 – 15, 4 – 15
(Men's Singles)		 B. S. Praneeth
S. W. Ho
7 – 15, 10 – 15
(Men's Singles)		 K. Srikanth
Y. Lee, M. Christiansen
14 – 15, 9 – 15
(Men's Doubles)		 M. Ahsan, H. Setiawan

(Trump Match)

B. Zhang
–
(Women's Singles)		 T. T. Vu
Semifinal 2
Hyderabad Hunters B. Isara, K. S. Rang
14 – 15, 12 – 15

(Men's Doubles)

 K. G. Jung, L. Y. Dae Mumbai Rockets
M. Caljouw
8 – 15, 7 – 15
(Men's Singles)		 S. Verma

(Trump Match)

P. V. Sindhu

(Trump Match)
15 – 6, 15 – 5
(Women's Singles)		 S. Pardeshi
L. Hyun
13 – 15, 6 – 15
(Men's Singles)		 A. Antonsen
K. S. Rang, E. H. Won
–
(Mixed Doubles)		 K. G. Jung,

P. Z. Bernadeth

Final
Bengaluru Raptors M. Ellis, L. Smith
8 – 15, 14 – 15

(Mixed Doubles)

 K. G. Jung,

P. Z. Bernadeth
(Trump Match)

 Mumbai Rockets
K. Srikanth
15 – 7, 15 – 10
(Men's Singles)		 A. Antonsen
T. T. Vu

(Trump Match)
15 – 8, 15 – 9
(Women's Singles)		 S. Pardeshi
B. S. Praneeth
15 – 7, 12 – 15, 3 – 15
(Men's Singles)		 S. Verma
M. Ahsan, H. Setiawan
15 – 13, 15 – 10
(Men's Doubles)		 K. G. Jung, L. Y. Dae

References
  1. "PBL Season 4 to have nine franchises, with Pune joins the league". gobadminton.in. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. "Taapsee on Owning a PBL Team & Why Badminton is Important to India". thequint.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. "Bengaluru Raptors clinch PBL 4 title with a thrilling 4-3 win over Mumbai Rockets". Scroll.in. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. "Premier Badminton League squads after the 2018-19 players' auction". 8 October 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. "Rules and Regulations". PBL. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  6. "Premier Badminton League". Retrieved 3 December 2018.


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