Premier Badminton League is a franchise league; Sportz & Live Private Limited (Sportzlive) has the rights to operate and execute the Premier Badminton League. It was named Indian Badminton League (IBL) when founded in 2013 then later rechristened to Premier Badminton League before the start of 2nd season in 2016. The inaugural edition of the Indian Badminton League was held in India from 14 August 2013 to 31 August 2013.[1]Hyderabad Hotshots won the inaugural IBL title at Mumbai on 31 August 2013.[2] The second season of the league 2016 Premier Badminton League was held from 2 to 17 January 2016. Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) defeated Mumbai Rockets in the final to clinch the title.
The third season began on 1 January 2017.
IBL 2013 auctions
The first season auctions were scheduled on 30 June 2013 which were postponed to 19 July 2013 and again postponed to 22 July 2013.[3] The 2013 auctions were held in Delhi[4] and were conducted by International Auctioneer Bob Hayton. The highest paid players were the Malaysian Lee Chong Wei, sold for $135,000 to Mumbai Masters and Indian Saina Nehwal who went to Hyderabad Hotshots for $120,000. The auction itself was not short of controversy. The base price of Indian marquee players, Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were halved from USD 50,000 to USD 25,000, without the players' notice.
[5] Chinese players did not take part in the 2013 tournament.[6]
Roster
2013 Players List
- Hyderabad Hotshots (Champions Of IBL 2013)
| Country |
Player |
Salary |
 India |
Saina Nehwal |
$120,000 |
 Indonesia |
Taufik Hidayat |
$15,000 |
| India |
Ajay Jayaram |
$25,000 |
 Malaysia |
Goh V Shem |
$10,000 |
| India |
Tarun Kona |
$28,000 |
| India |
Pradnya Gadre |
$46,000 |
| Malaysia |
Lim Khim Wah |
$10,000 |
 Thailand |
Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk |
$15,000 |
| India |
Kanthi Visalakshi P |
$3,000 |
| India |
Shubhankar Dey |
$3,000 |
| India |
Rahul C Yadav |
$1,000 |
- Banga Beats
| Country |
Player |
Salary |
| India |
P. Kashyap |
$75,000 |
 Hong Kong |
Hu Yun |
$50,000 |
 Taiwan |
Tai Tzu-Ying |
$25,000 |
 Spain |
Carolina Marin |
$10,000 |
 Denmark |
Carsten Mogensen |
$50,000 |
| India |
Akshay Dewalkar |
$36,000 |
| India |
Aparna Balan |
$12,000 |
| India |
Aditya Prakash |
$5,000 |
| India |
Arvind Bhat |
$7,500 |
| India |
J. Meghana |
$4,000 |
- Delhi Smashers
| Country |
Player |
Salary |
| India |
Jwala Gutta |
$31,000 |
| Malaysia |
Liew Daren |
$20,000 |
| India |
H. S. Prannoy |
$16,000 |
| India |
Sai Praneeth B. |
$40,000 |
| India |
Arundhati Pantawane |
$15,000 |
| Malaysia |
Tan Boon Heong |
$50,000 |
| Malaysia |
Koo Kien Keat |
$50,000 |
| India |
V. Diju |
$30,000 |
| Thailand |
Nichaon Jindapon |
$15,000 |
| India |
Prajakta Sawant |
$7,000 |
- Mumbai Masters
| Country |
Player |
Salary |
| Malaysia |
Lee Chong Wei |
$135,000 |
 Germany |
Marc Zwiebler |
$15,000 |
| Denmark |
Tine Baun |
$30,000 |
| India |
Pranav Chopra |
$36,000 |
| India |
Manu Attri |
$10,000 |
| India |
N. Siki Reddy |
$11,000 |
| India |
P. C. Thulasi |
$10,000 |
 Russia |
Vladimir Ivanov |
$15,000 |
| India |
Rasika Raje |
$3,000 |
| India |
B. Sumeeth Reddy |
$7,500 |
- Pune Pistons
| Country |
Player |
Salary |
| India |
Ashwini Ponnappa |
$25,000 |
 Vietnam |
Nguyen Tien Minh |
$44,000 |
| India |
Saurabh Verma |
$20,000 |
| India |
Anup Sridhar |
$6,000 |
| Germany |
Juliane Schenk |
$90,000 |
| Denmark |
Joachiam Fischer Nielsen |
$35,000 |
| India |
Sanave Thomas |
$5,000 |
| India |
Arun Vishnu |
$26,000 |
| Malaysia |
Tan Wee Kiong |
$15,000 |
| India |
Rupesh K |
$5,000 |
- Awadhe Warriors
Franchises
There were eight franchises with each team having 10 players including five foreign players. They are:[8]
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