Squads
The complete list of players of all the six participating teams [3]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 1 Jan 2017 – 14 Jan 2017 | ||
| Edition | 2 | ||
| Location | India | ||
| Official website | www | ||
| Results | |||
| Champions | Chennai Smashers | ||
| Runners Up | Mumbai Rockets | ||
| Semi Finalists | Awadhe Warriors, Hyderabad Hunters | ||
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2017 Premier Badminton League (also known as Vodafone PBL 2017 for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of Premier Badminton League. [1] It started on 1 January 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2017. It consisted of 15 league ties (each tie consisting of 5 matches) and the top four teams progressed to the knock out stages. Sachin Tendulkar became a co-owner of Bengaluru Topguns before the season and they were renamed as Bengaluru Blasters. [2]
Awadhe Warriors, Mumbai Rockets, Chennai Smashers and Hyderabad Hunters entered the semi-finals after topping the league table. Chennai Smashers beat Awadhe Warriors 4-1 and Mumbai Rockets beat Hyderabad Hunters 3-(-1) to proceed to the final. Chennai Smashers won the tournament after beating Mumbai Rockets 4-3.
The complete list of players of all the six participating teams [3]
| Team | TP | RMW | TMW | TML | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awadhe Warriors | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
| Mumbai Rockets (RU) | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| Chennai Smashers (C) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Hyderabad Hunters | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| Delhi Acers | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Qualified for semifinals
The fixtures for the 2017 Premier Badminton League are as follows [5]
| Date | Venue | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Stage | ||||
| 1 Jan | Hyderabad | Hyderabad Hunters | 4-3 [6] | Chennai Smashers |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 4-3 [7] | Delhi Acers | ||
| 2 Jan | Hyderabad Hunters | 0-5 [8] | Awadhe Warriors | |
| 3 Jan | Mumbai | Bengaluru Blasters | 0-5 [9] | Chennai Smashers |
| Delhi Acers | (-1)-6 [10] | Mumbai Rockets | ||
| 4 Jan | Hyderabad Hunters | 1-2 [11] | Mumbai Rockets | |
| 5 Jan | Lucknow | Awadhe Warriors | 6-(-1) [12] | Delhi Acers |
| 6 Jan | Awadhe Warriors | 3-4 [13] | Mumbai Rockets | |
| 7 Jan | Bangalore | Bengaluru Blasters | 3-4 [14] | Hyderabad Hunters |
| 8 Jan | Delhi Acers | 5-2 [15] | Chennai Smashers | |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 1-4 [16] | Mumbai Rockets | ||
| 9 Jan | Bengaluru Blasters | 3-4 [17] | Awadhe Warriors | |
| 10 Jan | Mumbai Rockets | 3-4 | Chennai Smashers | |
| 11 Jan | Awadhe Warriors | 3-4 | Chennai Smashers | |
| 12 Jan | New Delhi | Delhi Acers | 2-5 [18] | Hyderabad Hunters |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| 13 Jan | New Delhi | Awadhe Warriors | 1-4 | Chennai Smashers |
| Mumbai Rockets | 3-(-1) | Hyderabad Hunters | ||
| Finals | ||||
| 14 Jan | New Delhi | Chennai Smashers | 4-3 | Mumbai Rockets |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 13 January – New Delhi | ||||||
| Awadhe Warriors | 1 | |||||
| 14 January – New Delhi | ||||||
| Chennai Smashers | 4 | |||||
| Chennai Smashers | 4 | |||||
| 13 January – New Delhi | ||||||
| Mumbai Rockets | 3 | |||||
| Mumbai Rockets | 3 | |||||
| Hyderabad Hunters | -1 | |||||
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