Pune 7 Aces

Pune 7 Aces
SportBadminton
Founded2018 (2018)
First season2018–19
LeaguePremier Badminton League
Based inPune, India
Home groundShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
Colors 
OwnerTapsee Pannu, KRI Entertainment
Head coachMathias Boe
PBL winsnone
Websitewww.7acespune.com

Pune 7 Aces (or 7 ACES – Pune) is a franchise badminton team based in Pune that plays in the Premier Badminton League.[1] The franchise was formed in 2018 and has competed only in the season of 2018–19. The team is owned by Indian actress Tapsee Pannu and KRI Entertainment.[2][3] The team is coached by Mathias Boe.[citation needed]

Current squad

The squad for the PBL season five is:[1][4]

Indian players

Overseas players

Season 4

Season four of PBL was the first season for Pune 7 Aces. The team had Olympic Champion Carolina Marin in their squad for the season.[5][6] They finished fifth.

Squad

Squad that played season four:[5]

Results

Date Venue Team 1 Result Team 2
22 Dec Mumbai Pune 7 Aces (-1) – 6 Hyderabad Hunters
24 Dec Pune 7 Aces 3 – 4 Awadhe Warriors
29 Dec Pune Pune 7 Aces 4 – 3 Mumbai Rockets
30 Dec Pune 7 Aces 3 – 4 Bengaluru Raptors
3 Jan Ahmedabad Pune 7 Aces 3 – 4 Chennai Smashers
6 Jan Delhi Dashers 0 – 5 Pune 7 Aces

References

  1. ^ a b "Team Overview". Premier Badminton League. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ "7 ACES – Pune". Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Taapsee on Owning a PBL Team & Why Badminton is Important to India". The Quint. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ "PBL Auction- As it happened: PV Sindhu, Tai Tzu fetch big bucks, Chennai, Pune build strong teams". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Pune 7 Aces rope in world champion Carolina Marin". Pune Mirror. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. ^ "PBL 2018-19: Pune 7 Aces lose to Awadhe Warriors despite Carolina Marin, Lakshya Sen's straight games win". Firstpost. Retrieved 23 January 2020.