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.
Squads
The complete list of players of all the six participating teams[3]
Points Table
Team
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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
- Each tie (TP) will have five matches each.
- Regular Match Win (RMW) = 1 point
- Trump Match Win (TMW) = 2 points
- Trump Match Lost (TML) = -1 point.[4]
Fixtures
The fixtures for the 2017 Premier Badminton League are as follows[5]
Knockout stage
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