2016 Premier Badminton League
Tournament details
Dates2 January – 17 January
Edition1
Total prize moneyUS$1,000,000
LocationIndia
Official websitewww.pbl-india.com
Results
ChampionsDelhi Dashers
Runners-upMumbai Rockets
Semi-finalistsAwadhe Warriors, Chennai Smashers
2017 →

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]

The Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh being introduced to the players during the final day of the PBL 2016, in New Delhi.

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
Awadhe Warriors
Awadhe Warriors
Mumbai Rockets
Mumbai Rockets
Bengaluru Topguns
Bengaluru Topguns
Delhi Dashers(formerly Delhi Acers)
Delhi Dashers(formerly Delhi Acers)
Hyderabad Hunters
Hyderabad Hunters
Chennai Smashers
Chennai Smashers
Locations of PBL teams
  1. Awadhe Warriors
  2. Bengaluru Topguns
  3. Chennai Smashers
  4. Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
  5. Hyderabad Hunters
  6. Mumbai Rockets

Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)

Player Category P W Set

Won

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
India Ajay Jayaram Men's Singles 2 2 4 0 100 0
England Rajiv Ouseph 3 3 6 1 100 1
Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 3 3 6 1 100 3
India P. C. Thulasi Women's Singles 3 1 3 5 33.3 0
India Shikha Gautam 1 0 0 2 0 0
India Akshay Dewalkar Men's/Mixed Doubles 2 0 0 4 0 0
Malaysia Koo Keat Kien 6 4 9 6 66.6 0
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 4 3 6 3 75 0
India Aparna Balan Women's/Mixed Doubles 1 0 0 2 0 0
England Gabrielle Adcock 3 1 4 5 33.3 0
Total Matches Played: 5 NA 60 4

Mumbai Rockets

Player Category P W Set

Won

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
India H. S. Prannoy Men's Singles 4 2 5 4 50 1
India Gurusai Dutt 4 2 4 5 50 0
India Ruthvika Gadde Women's Singles 2 1 3 2 50 0
China Han Li 1 0 1 2 0 1
China Liu Zi Die 1 0 1 2 0 0
India Manu Attri Men's/Mixed Doubles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Singapore Chayut T 1 0 0 2 0 0
Russia Vladimir Ivanov 7 4 7 8 28 1
Denmark Mathias Boe 2 2 3 2 100 0
Denmark Kamilla Juhl Women's/Mixed Doubles 4 2 6 4 50 0
Total Matches Played: 5 NA 60 3

Chennai Smashers

Player Category P

loss→

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
France Brice Leverdez Men's Singles 4 1 2 6 25 0
Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro 3 1 3 5 33.3 0
Indonesia Simon Santoso 3 2 4 4 50 0
India P. V. Sindhu Women's Singles 5 5 9 3 100 2
India Krishna Priya 0 0 0 0 0 0
India Pranaav Chopra Men's/Mixed Doubles 5 1 4 8 20 0
England Chris Adcock 9 5 11 10 56 2
Canada Toby Ng 1 0 0 2 0 0
India Sikki Reddy Women's/Mixed Doubles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia Pia Zebadiah 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
Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Men's Singles 4 2 6 5 50 1
India P. Kashyap 7 1 3 12 14 0
India Siril Verma 1 0 0 2 0 0
Thailand Supanida K. Women's Singles 7 3 8 11 43 0
SpainCarolina Marin Women's Singles 43 35 70 11 82 0
India K. Nandagopal Men's/Mixed Doubles 1 0 1 2 0 0
India R.S. Sai Raj 1 0 1 2 0 0
Indonesia Markis Kido 9 6 12 9 67 0
Denmark Carsten Mogensen 8 5 6 5 63 0
India Jwala Gutta Women's/Mixed Doubles 5 2 4 8 40 0
India Meghana J. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Matches played: 5 NA 20 1

Bengaluru Topguns

Player Category P W Set

Won

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
India Anand Pawar Men's Singles 1 0 2 0 0 0
India Sameer Verma 4 1 3 6 25 0
India K. Srikanth 5 3 7 5 60 2
China Suo Di Women's Singles 5 3 8 3 60 0
India B. S. Reddy Men's/Mixed Doubles 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia Khim Wah Lim 5 0 3 10 0 0
Malaysia Hoon Thien How 6 2 6 9 33.3 0
Denmark Joachim Nielsen 3 2 4 2 66.6 0
Scotland Robert Blair 1 0 1 2 0 0
India Ashwini Ponnappa Women's/Mixed Doubles 5 2 6 7 40 0
Total Matches Played: 5 NA 0 2

Awadhe Warriors

Player Category P W Set

Won

Set

Lost

Win % MVP
India Sai Praneeth Men's Singles 5 3 7 5 60 0
India Sourabh Verma 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand Tanongsak S 5 2 4 7 40 2
India Saina Nehwal Women's Singles 2 2 4 0 100 0
India Vrushali Gummadi 3 1 2 4 33.3 0
China Cai Yun Men's/Mixed Doubles 5 4 8 2 80 0
Indonesia Hendra Aprida Gunawan 3 1 3 4 33.3 0
Thailand Bodin Isara 6 5 11 3 83 2
India K. Maneesha Women's/Mixed Doubles 2 0 2 4 0 0
Denmark Christinna P. 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
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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 January, 18:30 – Bangalore
 
 
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)4
 
17 January, 18:30 – New Delhi
 
Chennai Smashers3
 
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)4
 
15 January, 18:30 – Hyderabad
 
Mumbai Rockets3
 
Awadhe Warriors1
 
 
Mumbai Rockets3
 

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
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)
Date Player Team Player Team Player Team
2 Jan Thailand S Tanongsak Awadhe Warriors India Gurusai Dutt Mumbai Rockets India Ruthvika Gadde Mumbai Rockets
3 Jan India K Srikanth Bengaluru Topguns Malaysia Khim Wah Lim Bengaluru Topguns India Jwala Gutta Hyderabad Hunters
India P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers India Prannav Chopra Chennai Smashers India P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers
4 Jan Thailand Bodin Isara Awadhe Warriors Thailand S Tanongsak Awadhe Warriors India Saina Nehwal Awadhe Warriors
5 Jan England Chris Adcock Chennai Smashers Malaysia Koo Keat Kien Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) India P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers
Russia Vladimir Ivanov Mumbai Rockets Russia Vladimir Ivanov Mumbai Rockets China Suo Di Bengaluru Topguns
India K Srikanth Bengaluru Topguns
6 Jan Thailand S Tanongsak Awadhe Warriors Thailand Bodin Isara Awadhe Warriors India Saina Nehwal Awadhe Warriors
7 Jan Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) India K. Nandagopal Hyderabad Hunters Thailand Supanida Katethong Hyderabad Hunters
8 Jan England Rajiv Ouseph Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) Malaysia Koo Keat Kien Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) England Gabrielle Adcock Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
9 Jan Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Hyderabad Hunters Denmark Carsten Mogensen Hyderabad Hunters India Jwala Gutta Hyderabad Hunters
10 Jan England Chris Adcock Chennai Smashers India P. Kashyap Hyderabad Hunters Thailand Supanida Katethong Hyderabad Hunters
11 Jan Thailand Bodin Isara Awadhe Warriors Indonesia Hendra Aprida Gunawan Awadhe Warriors India P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers
Denmark Christinna P.
India H. S. Prannoy Mumbai Rockets Russia Vladimir Ivanov Mumbai Rockets Denmark Kamilla Juhl Mumbai Rockets
13 Jan India P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers India Prannav Chopra Chennai Smashers India Ashwini Ponnappa Bengaluru Topguns
Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) India H. S. Prannoy Mumbai Rockets India Ruthvika Gadde Mumbai Rockets
SF1 Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) France Brice Leverdez Chennai Smashers India P V Sindhu Chennai Smashers
SF2 China Han Li Mumbai Rockets Thailand Bodin Isara Awadhe Warriors India Saina Nehwal Awadhe Warriors
Thailand S Tanongsak
Final

End of the Season Award

Award Player/Team
Fastest Smash of the Tournament (M) Russia Vladimir Ivanov (450 km/h)[5]
Fastest Smash of the Tournament (F) India Saina Nehwal (361 km/h)[5]
Longest Rally of the Tournament Malaysia Koo Keat Kien/Malaysia Tan Boon Heong (91 shots)[5]
Most Vibrant Team Delhi[5]
MVP of the Tournament (M) Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto[5]
MVP of the Tournament (F) India P. V. Sindhu[5]

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