2016 Premier Badminton League
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 2 January – 17 January | ||
Edition | 1 | ||
Total prize money | US$1,000,000 | ||
Location | India | ||
Official website | www | ||
Results | |||
Champions | Delhi Dashers | ||
Runners-up | Mumbai Rockets | ||
Semi-finalists | Awadhe Warriors, Chennai Smashers | ||
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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.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was brand ambassador of the league.[2][3][4]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/The_Union_Home_Minister%2C_Shri_Rajnath_Singh_being_introduced_to_the_players_during_the_final_day_of_the_Premier_Badminton_League%2C_in_New_Delhi_on_January_17%2C_2016.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg)
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) won the title by defeating Mumbai Rockets 4–3.[5][6]
Teams
Six teams participated in the season:
![2016 Premier Badminton League is located in India](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/India_location_map.svg/275px-India_location_map.svg.png)
![Awadhe Warriors](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Mumbai Rockets](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Bengaluru Topguns](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Delhi Dashers(formerly Delhi Acers)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Hyderabad Hunters](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Chennai Smashers](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
- Awadhe Warriors
- Bengaluru Topguns
- Chennai Smashers
- Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
- Hyderabad Hunters
- Mumbai Rockets
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
Player | Category | P | W | Set Won | Set Lost | Win % | MVP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Men's Singles | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 1 | |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 3 | |
![]() | Women's Singles | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 33.3 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Men's/Mixed Doubles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 66.6 | 0 | |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 0 | |
![]() | Women's/Mixed Doubles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 33.3 | 0 | |
Total Matches Played: 5 | NA | 60 | 4 |
Player | Category | P | W | Set Won | Set Lost | Win % | MVP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Men's Singles | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 1 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 0 | |
![]() | Women's Singles | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Men's/Mixed Doubles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 1 | |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 100 | 0 | |
![]() | Women's/Mixed Doubles | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
Total Matches Played: 5 | NA | 60 | 3 |
Player | Category | P loss→ | Set Lost | Win % | MVP | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Men's Singles | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 33.3 | 0 | |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 0 | |
![]() | Women's Singles | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 100 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Men's/Mixed Doubles | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 0 |
![]() | 9 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 2 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Women's/Mixed Doubles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Men's Singles | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 1 |
![]() | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Women's Singles | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 43 | 0 |
![]() | Women's Singles | 43 | 35 | 70 | 11 | 82 | 0 |
![]() | Men's/Mixed Doubles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 9 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 67 | 0 | |
![]() | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 0 | |
![]() | Women's/Mixed Doubles | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 40 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total Matches played: 5 | NA | 20 | 1 |
Player | Category | P | W | Set Won | Set Lost | Win % | MVP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Men's Singles | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | |
![]() | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 2 | |
![]() | Women's Singles | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 60 | 0 |
![]() | Men's/Mixed Doubles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 33.3 | 0 | |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 66.6 | 0 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | Women's/Mixed Doubles | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
Total Matches Played: 5 | NA | 0 | 2 |
Player | Category | P | W | Set Won | Set Lost | Win % | MVP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Men's Singles | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 60 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 2 | |
![]() | Women's Singles | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | |
![]() | Men's/Mixed Doubles | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | |
![]() | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 83 | 2 | |
![]() | Women's/Mixed Doubles | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 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.
Date | Venue | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Report | |
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2 Jan | Mumbai | Mumbai Rockets | 2-1 | Awadhe Warriors | [7] | |
3 Jan | Hyderabad Hunters | 3-2 | Bengaluru Topguns | [8] | ||
Mumbai Rockets | 3-4 | Chennai Smashers | [9] | |||
4 Jan | Lucknow | Awadhe Warriors | 4-3 | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | [10] | |
5 Jan | Chennai Smashers | 4-3 | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | [11] | ||
Mumbai Rockets | 4-3 | Bengaluru Topguns | [12] | |||
6 Jan | Awadhe Warriors | 4-1 | Bengaluru Topguns | [13] | ||
7 Jan | New Delhi | Delhi Acers | 4-1 | Hyderabad Hunters | [14] | |
8 Jan | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | 5-2 | Bengaluru Topguns | [15] | ||
9 Jan | Hyderabad | Awadhe Warriors | 4-3 | Hyderabad Hunters | [16] | |
10 Jan | Chennai Smashers | 4-3 | Hyderabad Hunters | [17][18] | ||
11 Jan | Mumbai Rockets | 4-1 | Hyderabad Hunters | [19][20] | ||
11 Jan | Awadhe Warriors | 4-1 | Chennai Smashers | [21][22] | ||
13 Jan | Bengaluru | Mumbai 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-finals | Final | |||||
14 January, 18:30 – Bangalore | ||||||
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | 4 | |||||
17 January, 18:30 – New Delhi | ||||||
Chennai Smashers | 3 | |||||
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | 4 | |||||
15 January, 18:30 – Hyderabad | ||||||
Mumbai Rockets | 3 | |||||
Awadhe Warriors | 1 | |||||
Mumbai Rockets | 3 | |||||
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 |
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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) | ||||
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Date | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
2 Jan | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors | ![]() | Mumbai Rockets | ![]() | Mumbai Rockets |
3 Jan | ![]() | Bengaluru Topguns | ![]() | Bengaluru Topguns | ![]() | Hyderabad Hunters |
![]() | Chennai Smashers | ![]() | Chennai Smashers | ![]() | Chennai Smashers | |
4 Jan | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors |
5 Jan | ![]() | Chennai Smashers | ![]() | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | ![]() | Chennai Smashers |
![]() | Mumbai Rockets | ![]() | Mumbai Rockets | ![]() | Bengaluru Topguns | |
![]() | Bengaluru Topguns | |||||
6 Jan | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors |
7 Jan | ![]() | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | ![]() | Hyderabad Hunters | ![]() | Hyderabad Hunters |
8 Jan | ![]() | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | ![]() | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | ![]() | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) |
9 Jan | ![]() | Hyderabad Hunters | ![]() | Hyderabad Hunters | ![]() | Hyderabad Hunters |
10 Jan | ![]() | Chennai Smashers | ![]() | Hyderabad Hunters | ![]() | Hyderabad Hunters |
11 Jan | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors | ![]() | Chennai Smashers |
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![]() | Mumbai Rockets | ![]() | Mumbai Rockets | ![]() | Mumbai Rockets | |
13 Jan | ![]() | Chennai Smashers | ![]() | Chennai Smashers | ![]() | Bengaluru Topguns |
![]() | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | ![]() | Mumbai Rockets | ![]() | Mumbai Rockets | |
SF1 | ![]() | Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) | ![]() | Chennai Smashers | ![]() | Chennai Smashers |
SF2 | ![]() | Mumbai Rockets | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors | ![]() | Awadhe Warriors |
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Final |
End of the Season Award
Award | Player/Team |
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Fastest Smash of the Tournament (M) | ![]() |
Fastest Smash of the Tournament (F) | ![]() |
Longest Rally of the Tournament | ![]() ![]() |
Most Vibrant Team | Delhi[5] |
MVP of the Tournament (M) | ![]() |
MVP of the Tournament (F) | ![]() |
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