2017–18 Premier Badminton League

2017–18 Premier Badminton League (also known as Vodafone PBL for sponsorship reasons) was the third edition of Premier Badminton League. It started on 23 December 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2018. It consisted of 20 league ties (each tie consisting of 5 matches) with the top four teams progressing to the knock out stages. The season featured two new teams – Ahmedabad Smash Masters and North Eastern Warriors – bringing the total to eight competing teams. Also, the Delhi team previously known as Delhi Acers will feature as Delhi Dashers.

2017–18 Premier Badminton League
Tournament details
Dates23 Dec 2017 – 14 Jan 2018
Edition3
LocationIndia
Official websitewww.pbl-india.com
Results
ChampionsHyderabad Hunters
Runners UpBengaluru Blasters
Semi FinalistsAhmedabad Smash Masters, Delhi Dashers
← 2017 2018-19 →

Hyderabad Hunters were crowned the champions after they beat Bengaluru Blasters 4 - 3 in the final tie.

Squads
Ahmedabad Smash Masters Awadhe Warriors Bengaluru Blasters Chennai Smashers
H. S. Prannoy Saina Nehwal Viktor Axelsen P. V. Sindhu
K. Nandagopal Christinna Pedersen Chong Wei Feng Aditya Joshi
Kamilla Rytter Juhl Harshit Aggarwal Kim Sa-rang B. Sumeeth Reddy
Tai Tzu-ying Hendra Setiawan Kirsty Gilmour Brice Leverdez
Lee Chun Hei Srikanth Kidambi Manu Attri Chris Adcock
Siril Verma Mahima Aggarwal Mathias Boe Daniel Farid
Sourabh Varma Or Chin Chung N. Sikki Reddy Gabby Adcock
Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli Parupalli Kashyap Rituparna Das Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk
Stefani Stoeva Sai Uttejita Rao Chukka Sanjana Santosh Vrushali Gummadi
Law Cheuk Him Tang Chun Man Subhankar Dey Lee Yang
Delhi Dashers Hyderabad Hunters Mumbai Rockets North Eastern Warriors
Sung Ji-hyun Carolina Marín Son Wan-ho Wang Tzu-wei
Arathi Sara Sunil Anoushka Parikh Arjun M.R. Ajay Jayaram
Ashwini Ponnappa B. Sai Praneeth Zhang Beiwen Chirag Shetty
Ivan Sozonov Lee Hyun-il Tan Boon Heong Gadde Ruthvika Shivani
Pranav Chopra Markis Kido Gabriela Stoeva Kim Gi-jung
Gurusai Dutt Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth Tarun Kona Michelle Li
Shreyanshi Pardeshi Rahul Yadav Chittaboina Kuhoo Garg Prajakta Sawant
Tian Houwei Rasika Raje Lee Yong-dae Pratul Joshi
Vladimir Ivanov Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Sameer Verma Sanyogita Ghorpade
Wong Wing Ki Yoo Yeon-seong Sanyam Shukla Shin Baek-cheol

Points Table
Team TP RMW RML TMW TML Pts.
Hyderabad Hunters 5 13 7 4 1 20
Ahmedabad Smash Masters 5 10 10 4 1 17
Delhi Dashers 5 11 9 3 2 15
Bengaluru Blasters 5 13 7 2 3 14
Awadhe Warriors 5 8 12 3 2 12
Chennai Smashers 5 8 12 3 2 12
North Eastern Warriors 5 5 15 4 1 12
Mumbai Rockets 5 6 14 3 2 10
  •      Qualified for knockouts
  • Five matches will be played in each tie (TP)
  • 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)[1]

Source: Official PBL website

Fixtures

League Stage
Date Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
23 Dec Guwahati Chennai Smashers 3 - 4 Awadhe Warriors
24 Dec North Eastern Warriors 2 - 5 Hyderabad Hunters
25 Dec Delhi Dashers 1 - 4 Mumbai Rockets
26 Dec North Eastern Warriors 3 - 4 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
27 Dec New Delhi Chennai Smashers 4 - 3 Mumbai Rockets
28 Dec Delhi Dashers 2 - 5 Bengaluru Blasters
29 Dec Ahmedabad Smash Masters 4 - 3 Hyderabad Hunters
30 Dec North Eastern Warriors 3 - 4 Awadhe Warriors
31 Dec Delhi Dashers 5 - 0 Hyderabad Hunters
1 Jan Lucknow Bengaluru Blasters 6 - (-1) Mumbai Rockets
2 Jan Awadhe Warriors 4 - 3 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
3 Jan Chennai Smashers 0 - 3 Delhi Dashers
4 Jan Awadhe Warriors 1 - 4 Mumbai Rockets
5 Jan Chennai Bengaluru Blasters 2 - 3 North Eastern Warriors
6 Jan Chennai Smashers 2 - 1 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
7 Jan Hyderabad Hunters 6 - (-1) Awadhe Warriors
8 Jan Chennai Smashers 3 - 2 Bengaluru Blasters
9 Jan Mumbai Rockets 0 - 5 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
10 Jan Hyderabad Delhi Dashers 4 - 1 North Eastern Warriors
11 Jan Hyderabad Hunters 6 - (-1) Bengaluru Blasters
Semi Finals
12 Jan Hyderabad Hyderabad Hunters 3 - 0 Delhi Dashers
13 Jan Bengaluru Blasters 4 - 3 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
Finals
14 Jan Hyderabad Hyderabad Hunters 4 - 3 Bengaluru Blasters

Source: Official PBL website

Knockout Stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 January
 
 
Hyderabad Hunters3
 
 14 January
 
Delhi Dashers0
 
Hyderabad Hunters4
 
 13 January
 
Bengaluru Blasters3
 
Bengaluru Blasters4
 
 
Ahmedabad Smash Masters3
 
Semifinal 1
Hyderabad Hunters Bernadeth, Rankireddy
15 - 13, 10 - 15, 10 - 15
(Mixed Doubles)		 Ponnappa, Ivanov Delhi Dashers
Praneeth
15 - 9, 15 - 8
(Men's Singles)
Houwei
(Trump Match)

Marin
(Trump Match)
12 - 15, 15 - 11, 15 - 9
(Women's Singles)		 Hyun
Kido, Seong
–
(Men's Doubles)		 Sozonov, Ivanov
Lee Hyun-Il
–
(Men's Singles)		 Gurusaidutt
Semifinal 2
Bengaluru Blasters Feng
2 - 15, 15 - 14, 10 - 15
(Men's Singles)		 Verma Ahmedabad Smash Masters

Rang, Boe
(Trump Match)
15 - 13, 15 - 12
(Men's Doubles)		 Reginald, Nandagopal
Gilmour
15 - 8, 13 - 15, 8 - 15
(Women's Singles)
Tai
(Trump Match)
Axelsen
15 - 11, 15 - 14
(Men's Singles)		 Prannoy
Rang, Reddy
15 - 12, 13 - 15, 15 - 9
(Mixed Doubles)		 Him, Juhl
Final
Hyderabad Hunters Kido, Seong
9 - 15, 10 - 15
(Men's Doubles)		 Boe, Rang Bengaluru Blasters

Lee Hyun-Il
(Trump Match)
15 - 7, 15 - 13
(Men's Singles)		 Dey
Praneeth
8 - 15, 10 - 15
(Men's Singles)
Axelsen
(Trump Match)
Marin
15 - 8, 15 - 14
(Women's Singles)		 Gilmour
Bernadeth, Rankireddy
15 - 11, 15 - 12
(Mixed Doubles)		 Rang, Reddy

References
  1. "Rules and Regulations". PBL. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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