2018–19 Premier Badminton League

2018–19 Premier Badminton League 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, bringing the total number of teams to 9.[2] Bengaluru Blasters were renamed Bengaluru Raptors.

2018–19 Premier Badminton League
Tournament information
SportBadminton
LocationIndia
DatesDecember 2018–January 2019
AdministratorPremier Badminton League
Teams9
Final positions
ChampionsBengaluru Raptors
Runner-upMumbai Rockets
← 2017-18
2020 →

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

Squads

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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

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Points table

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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

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League Stage

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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

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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

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  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.