Junior Badminton League

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Junior Badminton League
Junior badminton league.jpg
Sport Badminton
First season2022
AdministratorEVI Sports Private Limited
No. of teams10
Country India
Venue(s) Chennai, Trichy
Most recent
champion(s)		Madurai Indians
TV partner(s) Eurosport
Jio cinemas
Tournament format Round-robin and knock-out
Official website jbl-india.com

The Junior Badminton League (JBL) is India's First Junior Badminton League that is annually held in Tamil Nadu, India under the auspices of Tamil Nadu Badminton Association (TNBA) affiliated to Badminton Association of India (BAI). [1] The league has Ten franchises across the state. [2] The League is usually held in summer between May and August every year. [3] Its 2023 league was the streamed live event on Eurosport & Jio Cinemas . The current champions are Madurai Indians, [4] who won the season 2023 after defeating Trichy Tamil Veeras in the final at the JMC Indoor Stadium in Trichy. [5] [6]

Contents

Foundation

The first season of Junior Badminton League started in July 2022 at Chennai. In 2022, There were totally 464 International and National ranked Tamil Nadu players available for the auction out of which 88 players were selected by franchises and Auction happened in Le Méridien, Coimbatore. [7]

In 2023, There were totally 516 International and National ranked Tamil Nadu players available for the auction out of which 88 players were selected by franchises and Auction happened in Crowne Plaza, Dubai. [8]

Teams

As of the 2024 season, the league has ten teams based in Districts across Tamil Nadu. All 10 JBL teams in the districts they are based in [9]

TeamDistrictsDebut
Chennai City GangstersChennai2022
Kovai Super KingsCoimbatore
Thanjai ThalaivasThanjavur
Madurai IndiansMadurai2023
Rainbow RockersErode
Tiruppur WarriorsTiruppur2024
Team TirunelveliTirunelveli
Team TuticorinTuticorin
Team KanchiKanchipuram

Tournament seasons and results

The current champions are Madurai Indians, who defeated Trichy Tamil Veeras by three ties in the 2023 JBL final to secure their second title. [10]

SeasonWinnerWinning marginRunner-upFinal venue
2022Chettinadu Champs3-2Tiruppur WarriorsJawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai [11]
2023Madurai Indians3-2Trichy Tamil VeerasJMC Indoor Stadium, Trichy [12]

Broadcasting

Eurosport and Jio Cinema as our official broadcasting partner for 2024.
SeasonYearLive Broadcast inViewership
JBL Season 22023Eurosport12 million across Global
Jio Cinemas
JBL Season 32024Eurosport
Jio Cinemas [13]

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