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{{Short description|Badminton championships}}
{{Short description|Badminton league in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2016}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
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{{Infobox sports league
{{Infobox sports league
| title          = Premier Badminton League
| current_season  =
| last_season    = 2020 Premier Badminton League
| upcoming_season =  
| upcoming_season =  
| logo            = Premier_Badminton_League_logo.png
| formerly        = Indian Badminton League
| sport          = Badminton
| sport          = Badminton
| logo            = Premier_Badminton_League_logo.png
| founded        = 2016
| TV              = [[Premier Badminton League#Broadcast rights|List of broadcasters]]
| teams          = 9
| sponsor        = [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]], [[Bridgestone]]
| country        = India
| country        = [[India]]
| venue          =  
| venue          = [[Hyderabad]], [[Mumbai]], [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]] , [[Ahmedabad]], [[New Delhi]], [[Lucknow]] and [[Guwahati]]
| administrator  = [[Badminton Association of India]]
| administrator  = [[Badminton Association of India]]
| formerly        = Indian Badminton League
| champions      = [[Bengaluru Raptors]]
| tournament_format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knock-out]]
| champ_season    = [[2020 Premier Badminton League|2020]]
| inaugural      = 2016
| most_champs    = [[Bengaluru Raptors]]<br>([[2018–19 Premier Badminton League|2018–19]], [[2020 Premier Badminton League|2020]])
| tv              = [[#Broadcast rights|List of broadcasters]]
| streaming      = [[JioCinema]]
| sponsor        = [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
| tournament_format = {{ubl|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]|[[Single-elimination tournament|Knock-out]]}}
| website        = {{url|pbl-india.com}}
| website        = {{url|pbl-india.com}}
| title          = Premier Badminton League
| current_season  =
| last_season    = 2020 Premier Badminton League
| current        =  
| current        =  
| champion        = [[Bengaluru Raptors]] (2nd title)
| champ_season    =
| most_champs    = [[Bengaluru Raptors]] (2 titles)
| most successful club =
}}
}}


'''Premier Badminton League (PBL)''' is a team [[badminton]] league operating in India. Sportz & Live Private Limited (Sportzlive) has the rights to operate and execute the Premier Badminton League.
'''Premier Badminton League''', aka '''PBL''', is a team [[badminton]] league operating in India. It was launched in 2016 and is one of the top badminton leagues in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-06 |title=Franchisees to participate in auction for Premier Badminton League |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/franchisees-to-participate-in-auction-for-premier-badminton-league/article7955073.ece/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> It features nine state or city-based [[Franchise (sport)|franchise]] teams and the top Indian and international badminton talent. The league has reached an audience of more than 100 million through television, on-ground support, and social media. The league has hosted 5 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2020-03-08 |title=Premier Badminton League: An uplifting experience! |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/premier-badminton-league-bengaluru-raptors-tokyo-olympics-pbl-pv-sindhu-gopichand/article30872482.ece/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2025, the [[Badminton Association of India]] revealed their plans to restart the league with a new name and a different format.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kusari |first=Kingshuk |date=2025-08-24 |title=Shut down for 5 years, Premier Badminton League set for a comeback in new avatar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/badminton-pbl-restart-bai-sanjay-mishra-interview-2775704-2025-08-24 |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
 
The inaugural season of PBL was held from 2 to 17 January 2016. [[Delhi Dashers]] (formerly Delhi Acers) defeated Mumbai Rockets in the final to clinch the title. The second season began on 22 December 2016 and came to end on 14 January 2017 with the [[Chennai Smashers]] headed by [[P. V. Sindhu]] clinching the title in the finals. The third season began on 23 December 2017 and came to end on 14 January 2018 with [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] headed by [[Carolina Marín]] emerging as the champions. [[Bengaluru Raptors]] won the last two editions in 2018-19 and 2020, becoming the only team to win the title twice.
 
== Sponsorship ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Period
!Sponsor
!Tournament
|-
|2016
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
|'''Star Sports Premier Badminton League'''
|-
|2017–2019
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Vodafone]]
|'''Vodafone Premier Badminton League'''
|-
|2020–''Present''
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Star Sports Network India|Star Sports]]
|'''Star Sports Premier Badminton League'''
|}


==Organisation==
The first season of PBL was held from 2 to 17 January 2016. [[Delhi Dashers]], formerly Delhi Acers, defeated [[Mumbai Rockets]] in the final to clinch the title. The second season began on 22 December 2016 and came to end on 14 January 2017 with the [[Chennai Smashers]] headed by [[P. V. Sindhu]] clinching the title in the finals. The third season began on 23 December 2017 and came to end on 14 January 2018 with [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] headed by [[Carolina Marín]] emerging as the champions. [[Bengaluru Raptors]] won the last two editions in 2018-19 and 2020, becoming the only team to win the title twice.


==Background==
=== Tournament format ===
=== Tournament format ===
Teams play each other in [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format in league stage. Each team plays six ties in the league stage in which each tie consists of five matches. The matches played are two Men's singles, Women's singles, Men's doubles and Mixed doubles. Each of these matches are best of 3 games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbl-india.com/rules-and-regulations|title=Rules And Regulations|website=Premier Badminton League|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref> Teams earn one point for each regular match win; in addition, each team must choose a Trump match, where a win is worth two points, and a loss subtracts one point.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/pbl-to-have-trump-match-best-of-three-games-for-15-points/articleshow/50188565.cms PBL to have Trump Match, best of three games for 15 points] - The Times of India / Press Trust of India, 15 December 2015</ref> After league stage, the top four teams in the table will qualify for the [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]] stage. The winners of semi-finals goes into the final, in which the winner will be crowned the PBL champions.
Teams play each other in [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format in league stage. Each team plays six ties in the league stage in which each tie consists of five matches. The matches played are two Men's singles, Women's singles, Men's doubles and Mixed doubles. Each of these matches are best of 3 games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbl-india.com/rules-and-regulations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223121812/http://www.pbl-india.com/rules-and-regulations|url-status=usurped|archive-date=23 December 2018|title=Rules And Regulations|website=Premier Badminton League|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref> Teams earn one point for each regular match win; in addition, each team must choose a Trump match, where a win is worth two points, and a loss subtracts one point.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/pbl-to-have-trump-match-best-of-three-games-for-15-points/articleshow/50188565.cms PBL to have Trump Match, best of three games for 15 points] - The Times of India / Press Trust of India, 15 December 2015</ref> After league stage, the top four teams in the table will qualify for the [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]] stage. The winners of semi-finals goes into the final, in which the winner will be crowned the PBL champions.


=== Player auctions ===
=== Player auctions ===
The player auctions are usually held at the end of each year for the subsequent season. Professional players from around the world enter the bidding where teams buy them.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Antony|first=A. Joseph|date=2013-08-12|title=Sudirman Cup-like format for IBL|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/sudirman-cuplike-format-for-ibl/article5016442.ece|access-date=2020-01-12|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The league has helped players more than double their annual earnings from prize money in the year 2018. According to the prominent Danish player [[Viktor Axelsen|Victor Axelsen]], this was a crucial part of their annual income.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badzine.net/2018/10/when-private-leagues-help-make-a-living/|title=When private leagues help make a living|last=Sachetat|first=Raphaël|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref> Each franchise has a purse of {{INRConvert|2|c}} and the maximum a team can spend on a single player was {{INRConvert|77|l}} in the most recent 2020 auction.<ref name=":6" />
The player auctions are usually held at the end of each year for the subsequent season. Professional players from around the world enter the bidding where teams buy them.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Antony|first=A. Joseph|date=2013-08-12|title=Sudirman Cup-like format for IBL|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/sudirman-cuplike-format-for-ibl/article5016442.ece|access-date=2020-01-12|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The league has helped players more than double their annual earnings from prize money in the year 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=From PV Sindhu To Chirag Shetty, Here Are The Highest-Paid Players In Premier Badminton League - Let The Auction Begin! |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/from-pv-sindhu-to-chirag-shetty-here-are-the-highest-paid-players-in-premier-badminton-league/let-the-auction-begin/slideshow/72259235.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=The Economic Times}}</ref> As per Danish player [[Viktor Axelsen|Victor Axelsen]], this was a crucial part of their annual income.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badzine.net/2018/10/when-private-leagues-help-make-a-living/|title=When private leagues help make a living|last=Sachetat|first=Raphaël|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref> Each franchise has a purse of {{INRConvert|2|c}} and the maximum a team can spend on a single player was {{INRConvert|77|l}} in the most recent 2020 auction.<ref name=":6" />


==== Fifth Season ====
The fifth season auctions were held on 26 November 2019 in [[New Delhi]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/badminton/pbl-2020-auction-season-5-preview|title=7 Teams, 154 Shuttlers: All You Need to Know About PBL Auction|date=2019-11-26|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> Each franchise had a purse of {{INRConvert|2|c}}, and were not allowed to spend more than {{INRConvert|77|l}} on a single player.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/pbl-premier-badminton-league-live-auction-news-squads-commentary-pv-sindhu-saina-nehwal-kidambi-srikanth-mumbai-bengaluru-hyderabad-north-eastern/article30083998.ece|title=PBL Auction- As it happened: PV Sindhu, Tai Tzu fetch big bucks, Chennai, Pune build strong teams|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|date=26 November 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> The highest paid players were the Taiwanese [[Tai Tzu-ying]] and Indian [[P. V. Sindhu]], both sold for the maximum amount of {{INRConvert|77|l}} to [[Bengaluru Raptors]] and [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] respectively. Indian doubles player [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] was the next highest, bought for {{INRConvert|62|l}}  by [[Chennai Superstarz]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/badminton-pbl-season-5-auction-full-squads-list-satwiksairaj-tai-tzu-ying-sindhu-hyderabad-hunters-gopichand-superstarz-pune-7-aces/article30085727.ece|title=PBL 5 Auction: Full team list, released and sold players|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|date=26 November 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> 2020 being the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] year, key players like [[Saina Nehwal]], [[Srikanth Kidambi|Kidambi Srikanth]], [[Carolina Marín]], [[Viktor Axelsen|Victor Axelsen]] and others have decided to skip the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/kidambi-srikanth-pulls-out-pbl-focus-international-events-saina-nehwal-1622494-2019-11-25|title=After Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of PBL to focus on international events|date=25 November 2019|agency=Press Trust of India|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/premier-badminton-league-preview-pbl-2020-chennai-hyderabad-pv-sindhu-satwiksairaj/article30601423.ece|title=PBL 5 preview: League aims to make splash despite several stars missing|last=Richard|first=Dominic|website=Sportstar|date=19 January 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref> Some of the players were traded between Mumbai, Chennai and Pune teams ahead of the season.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PBLIndiaLive/status/1219195734118912002|title=Done deal! @gabbyadcock @7acespune Kuhoo Garg @Mumbai_Rockets_ Jessica Pugh @Superstarz_PBL Which team has made the best trade ahead of #PBLSeason5? #RiseOfTheRacquetpic.twitter.com/SYQbqTJmBh|last=India|first=P. B. L.|date=2020-01-20|website=@PBLIndiaLive|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref>
The fifth season auctions were held on 26 November 2019 in [[New Delhi]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/badminton/pbl-2020-auction-season-5-preview|title=7 Teams, 154 Shuttlers: All You Need to Know About PBL Auction|date=2019-11-26|website=The Quint|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> Each franchise had a purse of {{INRConvert|2|c}}, and were not allowed to spend more than {{INRConvert|77|l}} on a single player.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/pbl-premier-badminton-league-live-auction-news-squads-commentary-pv-sindhu-saina-nehwal-kidambi-srikanth-mumbai-bengaluru-hyderabad-north-eastern/article30083998.ece|title=PBL Auction- As it happened: PV Sindhu, Tai Tzu fetch big bucks, Chennai, Pune build strong teams|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> The highest paid players were the Taiwanese [[Tai Tzu-ying]] and Indian [[P. V. Sindhu]], both sold for the maximum amount of {{INRConvert|77|l}} to [[Bengaluru Raptors]] and [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] respectively. Indian doubles player [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] was the next highest, bought for {{INRConvert|62|l}}  by [[Chennai Superstarz]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/badminton-pbl-season-5-auction-full-squads-list-satwiksairaj-tai-tzu-ying-sindhu-hyderabad-hunters-gopichand-superstarz-pune-7-aces/article30085727.ece|title=PBL 5 Auction: Full team list, released and sold players|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref>


2020 being the [[2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic]] year, key players like [[Saina Nehwal]], [[Srikanth Kidambi|Kidambi Srikanth]], [[Carolina Marín]], [[Viktor Axelsen|Victor Axelsen]] and others have decided to skip the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/badminton/story/kidambi-srikanth-pulls-out-pbl-focus-international-events-saina-nehwal-1622494-2019-11-25|title=After Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of PBL to focus on international events|date=25 November 2019|agency=Press Trust of India|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/premier-badminton-league-preview-pbl-2020-chennai-hyderabad-pv-sindhu-satwiksairaj/article30601423.ece|title=PBL 5 preview: League aims to make splash despite several stars missing|last=Richard|first=Dominic|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=2020-01-24}}</ref>
== Teams ==
Currently seven teams compete in the badminton league.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbl-india.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219033248/http://www.pbl-india.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 December 2015|title=Home|website=Premier Badminton League|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> Previously, there were nine teams, during [[2018–19 Premier Badminton League|2018–19]].<ref>[http://www.iblschedule.com/p/teams.html Indian Badminton League Teams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726020533/http://www.iblschedule.com/p/teams.html|date=26 July 2013}}</ref>'''<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />'''


Some of the players were traded between Mumbai, Chennai and Pune teams ahead of the season.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/PBLIndiaLive/status/1219195734118912002|title=Done deal! @gabbyadcock @7acespune Kuhoo Garg @Mumbai_Rockets_ Jessica Pugh @Superstarz_PBL Which team has made the best trade ahead of #PBLSeason5? #RiseOfTheRacquetpic.twitter.com/SYQbqTJmBh|last=India|first=P. B. L.|date=2020-01-20|website=@PBLIndiaLive|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref>
{{Location map+ |India3|width=400|float=center|caption=Locations of the seven PBL teams |places=
 
== Franchises ==
Currently seven franchises compete in the league.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbl-india.com/|title=Home|website=Premier Badminton League|language=en|access-date=2020-01-23}}</ref> There were nine franchises in the previous season([[2018–19 Premier Badminton League|2018–19]]).<ref>[http://www.iblschedule.com/p/teams.html Indian Badminton League Teams] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726020533/http://www.iblschedule.com/p/teams.html|date=26 July 2013}}</ref>'''<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />'''
 
{{Location map+ |India |width=400|float=center|caption=Locations of the seven PBL teams |places=
{{Location map~ |India |lat=26.847|long=80.947 |label= [[Awadhe Warriors]] |position=left|mark=Cyan pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=26.847|long=80.947 |label= [[Awadhe Warriors]] |position=left|mark=Cyan pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label= [[Mumbai Rockets]] |position=top|mark=Blue pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=18.97500|long=72.82583 |label= [[Mumbai Rockets]] |position=top|mark=Blue pog.svg}}
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{{Location map~ |India |lat= 18.5204|long=73.8567 |label= [[Pune 7 Aces]] |position=right|mark=Purple pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat= 18.5204|long=73.8567 |label= [[Pune 7 Aces]] |position=right|mark=Purple pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=13.043236|long=80.183322 |label= [[Chennai Superstarz]] |position=right|mark=Yellow pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=13.043236|long=80.183322 |label= [[Chennai Superstarz]] |position=right|mark=Yellow pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=17.36|long=78.476|label= [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] |position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=17.36|long=78.476|label= [[Hyderabad Hunters (badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] |position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=26.1445|long=91.7362|label= [[Northeastern Warriors]] |position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}
{{Location map~ |India |lat=26.1445|long=91.7362|label= [[Northeastern Warriors]] |position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}
}}
}}


=== Current Franchises ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! colspan="2" style="background:#FF7733;color:white;"|Franchise name
! colspan=2|Team
!style="background:#FF7733;color:white;"| City
! City
!style="background:#FF7733;color:white;"| Owner(s)
! Highest Paid Male
!style="background:#FF7733;color:white;"| Highest Paid (Male)
! Highest Paid Female
!style="background:#FF7733;color:white;"| Highest Paid (Female)
! Home Ground
!style="background:#FF7733;color:white;"| Home ground
|-
|-
| style="background:#CC2222;" |
| style="background:#CC2222;" |
|[[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]]
|[[Hyderabad Hunters (badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]]
|[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
|[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| Agile Security Force
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sourabh Verma]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Sourabh Verma]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[P. V. Sindhu]]
|[[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
|[[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#E7E17B;" |
| style="background:#E7E17B;" |
|[[Bengaluru Raptors]]
|[[Bengaluru Raptors]]
|[[Bangalore]]
|[[Bangalore]]
| Matrix Teamwork Badminton Pvt. Ltd
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sai Praneeth]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sai Praneeth]]
|{{Flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]]
|{{Flagicon|TPE}} [[Tai Tzu-ying]]
|[[Koramangala Indoor Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
|[[Koramangala Indoor Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="background:#00BFFF;" |
| style="background:#00BFFF;" |
|[[Awadhe Warriors]]
|[[Awadhe Warriors]]
|[[Lucknow]]
|[[Lucknow]]
|[[Sahara India Pariwar]]
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Ko Sung-hyun]]
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Ko Sung-hyun]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Beiwen Zhang]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Beiwen Zhang]]
|[[Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium]], [[Lucknow]]
|[[Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="background:blue;" |
| style="background:blue;" |
|[[Mumbai Rockets]]
|[[Mumbai Rockets]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|[[Mumbai]]
| Devyani Leisures
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Gi-jung]]
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Gi-jung]]
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Pia Zebadiah Bernadet]]
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Pia Zebadiah Bernadet]]
|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="background:yellow;" |
| style="background:yellow;" |
|[[Chennai Superstarz]]
|[[Chennai Superstarz]]
|[[Chennai]]
|[[Chennai]]
| R. Sivakumar, Aditya Meesala
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}} [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jessica Pugh]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Jessica Pugh]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Chennai, India|Chennai]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="background:green;" |
| style="background:green;" |
|[[Northeastern Warriors]]
|[[Northeastern Warriors]]
|[[Guwahati, India|Guwahati]]
|[[Guwahati, India|Guwahati]]
| The Eastern Warriors Pvt Ltd
|{{Flagicon|HK}} [[Lee Cheuk Yiu]]
|{{Flagicon|HK}} [[Lee Cheuk Yiu]]
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ha-na]]
|{{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Ha-na]]
|Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium, [[Guwahati, India|Guwahati]]
|Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium
|-
|-
| style="background:indigo;" |
| style="background:indigo;" |
|[[Pune 7 Aces]]
|[[Pune 7 Aces]]
|[[Pune]]
|[[Pune]]
|[[Tapsee Pannu]], KRI
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Setiawan]]
|{{Flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Setiawan]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Gabby Adcock]]
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Gabby Adcock]]
|[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex|Shri Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|-
|}
|}


==Seasons==
==Seasons==
=== First Season (Season 1) ===
=== Season 1 ===
{{main|2016 Premier Badminton League}}In 2016, the league was renamed from Indian Badminton League to Premier Badminton League, and still followed same format. This first season of the PBL started on 2 January 2016 and concluded on 17 January 2016. The four teams to proceed to the semi-finals were [[Delhi Dashers]], [[Chennai Smashers]], [[Awadhe Warriors]] and [[Mumbai Rockets]]. Delhi beat Chennai 4-3 and Mumbai Rockets beat Awadhe Warriors 3–1 to proceed to the final. Delhi Dashers won the tournament after beating Mumbai Rockets 4–3.
{{main|2016 Premier Badminton League}}In 2016, the league was renamed from Indian Badminton League to Premier Badminton League, and still followed same format. This first season of the PBL started on 2 January 2016 and concluded on 17 January 2016. The four teams to proceed to the semi-finals were [[Delhi Dashers]], [[Chennai Smashers]], [[Awadhe Warriors]] and [[Mumbai Rockets]]. Delhi beat Chennai 4-3 and Mumbai Rockets beat Awadhe Warriors 3–1 to proceed to the final. Delhi Dashers won the tournament after beating Mumbai Rockets 4–3.


===Second Season (Season 2)===
===Season 2===
{{main|2017 Premier Badminton League}}The second season of the Premier Badminton League started on 1 January 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2017. It followed the same format as the earlier league, and the four teams to proceed to the semi-finals were [[Awadhe Warriors]], [[Mumbai Rockets]], [[Chennai Smashers]] and [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]]. [[Chennai Smashers]] beat [[Awadhe Warriors]] 4-1 and [[Mumbai Rockets]] beat [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] 3-(-1) to proceed to the final. [[Chennai Smashers]] won the tournament after beating [[Mumbai Rockets]] 4–3.
{{main|2017 Premier Badminton League}}The second season of the Premier Badminton League started on 1 January 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2017. It followed the same format as the earlier league, and the four teams to proceed to the semi-finals were [[Awadhe Warriors]], [[Mumbai Rockets]], [[Chennai Smashers]] and [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]]. [[Chennai Smashers]] beat [[Awadhe Warriors]] 4-1 and [[Mumbai Rockets]] beat [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] 3-(-1) to proceed to the final. [[Chennai Smashers]] won the tournament after beating [[Mumbai Rockets]] 4–3.


===Third Season (Season 3)===
===Season 3===
{{main|2017–18 Premier Badminton League}}The third season of the PBL started on 23 December 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2018. [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] were crowned the champions after they beat [[Bengaluru Blasters]] 4–3 in the final tie.
{{main|2017–18 Premier Badminton League}}The third season of the PBL started on 23 December 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2018. [[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]] were crowned the champions after they beat [[Bengaluru Blasters]] 4–3 in the final tie.


=== Fourth Season (Season 4) ===
=== Season 4 ===
{{main|2018–19 Premier Badminton League}}
{{main|2018–19 Premier Badminton League}}
The fourth season of the PBL was played from 22 December 2018 to 13 January 2019. In the fourth season [[Bengaluru Raptors]] took their first title after beating [[Mumbai Rockets]] in the final.
The fourth season of the PBL was played from 22 December 2018 to 13 January 2019. In the fourth season [[Bengaluru Raptors]] took their first title after beating [[Mumbai Rockets]] in the final.


=== Fifth Season (Season 5) ===
=== Season 5 ===
{{main|2020 Premier Badminton League}}
{{main|2020 Premier Badminton League}}
The fifth season of the PBL started on 20 January 2020 and concluded on 9 February 2020. Seven teams participated in the season. Delhi Dashers and Ahmedabad Smash Masters did not participate in this edition. Total prize money of {{INRConvert|6|c|lk=|year=2020}} was announced by Sportzlive for the tournament.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/pbl-2020-reigning-world-champion-pv-sindhu-world-no-2-tai-tzu-ying-to-headline-fifth-edition-of-premier-badminton-league-7926031.html|title=PBL 2020: Reigning world champion PV Sindhu, World No 2 Tai Tzu Ying to headline fifth edition of Premier Badminton League|website=Firstpost|access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> Bengaluru Raptors beat Northeastern Warriors 4–2 in the finals to win their second title. It was also their second consecutive title in PBL.
The fifth season of the PBL started on 20 January 2020 and concluded on 9 February 2020. Seven teams participated in the season. Delhi Dashers and Ahmedabad Smash Masters did not participate in this edition. Total prize money of {{INRConvert|6|c|lk=|year=2020}} was announced by Sportzlive for the tournament.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/pbl-2020-reigning-world-champion-pv-sindhu-world-no-2-tai-tzu-ying-to-headline-fifth-edition-of-premier-badminton-league-7926031.html|title=PBL 2020: Reigning world champion PV Sindhu, World No 2 Tai Tzu Ying to headline fifth edition of Premier Badminton League|website=Firstpost|date=18 January 2020 |access-date=2020-01-21}}</ref> Bengaluru Raptors beat Northeastern Warriors 4–2 in the finals to win their second title. It was also their second consecutive title in PBL.


== Tournament seasons and results ==
==Editions and results==
Five seasons of PBL have been played since the first season in 2016. They are:
Five seasons of Premier Badminton League have been played since the first season back in 2016. Here are the results.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbl-india.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219033248/http://www.pbl-india.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 December 2015|title=Home|website=Premier Badminton League|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
|+PBL season results<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbl-india.com/|title=Home|website=Premier Badminton League|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Season
! rowspan=2|Season
! colspan="3" width="50%"|Final
! rowspan=2|Year(s)
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|Final venue
! colspan=3|Final
! rowspan="2" scope="col" width="10%" |Number of
! rowspan=2|Venue
teams
! rowspan=2|Teams
|-
|-
! scope="col" |Winner
! Winner
! scope="col" |Result
! Result
! scope="col" |Runner-up
! Runner-up
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Season 1
! 1
''[[2016 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
| 2016 ''[[2016 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
|'''[[Delhi Acers]]'''
|'''[[Delhi Acers]]'''
! style="text-align:center;" |4–3
! 4–3
|[[Mumbai Rockets]]
|[[Mumbai Rockets]]
|[[Siri Fort Indoor Stadium|DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
|[[Siri Fort Indoor Stadium|DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
|6
|6
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Season 2
! 2
''[[2017 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
| 2017 ''[[2017 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
|'''[[Chennai Smashers]]'''
|'''[[Chennai Smashers]]'''
! style="text-align:center;" |4–3
! 4–3
|[[Mumbai Rockets]]
|[[Mumbai Rockets]]
|[[Siri Fort Indoor Stadium|DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
|[[Siri Fort Indoor Stadium|DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]
|6
|6
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |''Season 3''
! 3
''[[2017–18 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
| 2017–18 ''[[2017–18 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
|'''[[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]]'''
|'''[[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]]'''
! style="text-align:center;" |4–3
! 4–3
|[[Bengaluru Blasters]]
|[[Bengaluru Blasters]]
|[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
|[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
|8
|8
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Season 4
! 4
''[[2018–19 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
| 2018–19 ''[[2018–19 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
|'''[[Bengaluru Raptors]]'''
|'''[[Bengaluru Raptors]]'''
! style="text-align:center;" |4–3
! 4–3
|[[Mumbai Rockets]]
|[[Mumbai Rockets]]
|[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
|[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
|9
|9
|-
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:left;" |Season 5
! 5
''[[2020 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
| 2020 ''[[2020 Premier Badminton League|Details]]''
|'''[[Bengaluru Raptors]]'''
|'''[[Bengaluru Raptors]]'''
! style="text-align:center;" |4–2
! 4–2
|[[Northeastern Warriors]]
|[[Northeastern Warriors]]
|[[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
|[[Gachibowli Indoor Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
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|}
|}


=== Teams' performances ===
==Performance table==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;
! style="width:300px;" |Season <br/>(No. of teams)
! style="width:300px;" |Seasons
![[2016 Premier Badminton League|Season 1]]<br />(6)
![[2016 Premier Badminton League|Season 1]]
![[2017 Premier Badminton League|Season 2]]<br />(6)
![[2017 Premier Badminton League|Season 2]]
![[2017–18 Premier Badminton League|Season 3]]<br />(8)
![[2017–18 Premier Badminton League|Season 3]]
![[2018–19 Premier Badminton League|Season 4]]<br />(9)
![[2018–19 Premier Badminton League|Season 4]]
![[2020 Premier Badminton League|Season 5]]<br />(7)
![[2020 Premier Badminton League|Season 5]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]]
!Teams
!6
!6
!8
!9
!7
|-
|[[Hyderabad Hunters (Badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]]
|{{Sort|05|5th}}
|{{Sort|05|5th}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4"|{{sort|04|SF}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4"|{{sort|04|SF}}
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|6th
|6th
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[Bengaluru Raptors]] (formerly Bengaluru Top Guns and Bengaluru Blasters)
|[[Bengaluru Raptors]]
|6th
|6th
|{{sort|05|5th}}
|{{sort|05|5th}}
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| style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
| style="background: gold" |'''1st'''
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[Awadhe Warriors]]
|[[Awadhe Warriors]]
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4"|{{sort|04|SF}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4"|{{sort|04|SF}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4"|{{sort|04|SF}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4"|{{sort|04|SF}}
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|5th
|5th
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[Mumbai Rockets]]
|[[Mumbai Rockets]]
| style="background-color: silver"|{{sort|02|2nd}}
| style="background-color: silver"|{{sort|02|2nd}}
| style="background: silver" |{{sort|02|2nd}}
| style="background: silver" |{{sort|02|2nd}}
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|7th
|7th
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[Chennai Superstarz]] (formerly Chennai Smashers)
|[[Chennai Superstarz]]
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4" |{{sort|03|SF}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4" |{{sort|03|SF}}
! style="background-color: gold"|{{sort|01|1st}}
! style="background-color: gold"|{{sort|01|1st}}
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| style="background-color: #7FFFD4" |{{sort|03|SF}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4" |{{sort|03|SF}}
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[Northeastern Warriors]]
|[[Northeastern Warriors]]
| colspan="2" |DNE
| colspan="2" |DNE
|7th
|7th
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| style="background-color: silver"|{{sort|02|2nd}}
| style="background-color: silver"|{{sort|02|2nd}}
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[Pune 7 Aces]]
|[[Pune 7 Aces]]
| colspan="3" |DNE
| colspan="3" |DNE
|{{sort|05|5th}}
|{{sort|05|5th}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4" |{{sort|03|SF}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4" |{{sort|03|SF}}
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[Delhi Dashers]] (formerly Delhi Acers)<sup>†</sup>
|[[Delhi Dashers]]
| style="background-color: gold"|'''1st'''
| style="background-color: gold"|'''1st'''
|6th
|6th
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|{{CNone|DEF}}
|{{CNone|DEF}}
|-
|-
| align="left" |[[Ahmedabad Smash Masters]]<sup>†</sup>
|[[Ahmedabad Smash Masters]]<sup>†</sup>
| colspan="2" |DNE
| colspan="2" |DNE
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4" |{{sort|03|SF}}
| style="background-color: #7FFFD4" |{{sort|03|SF}}
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|}
|}


==Team rosters==
=== Notes ===
* [[Bengaluru Raptors]] was formerly Bengaluru Top Guns and Bengaluru Blasters.
* [[Chennai Superstarz]] was formerly Chennai Smashers.
* [[Delhi Dashers]] was formerly Delhi Acers.
 
==Team squad==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! [[Delhi Smashers|Delhi Acers]] !! Hyderabad Hunters !! [[Mumbai Masters|Mumbai Rockets]] !! [[Awadhe Warriors]] !! [[Bengaluru Blasters]] !! [[Chennai Smashers]]
! [[Delhi Smashers|Delhi Acers]]
! [[Hyderabad Hunters (badminton team)|Hyderabad Hunters]]
! [[Mumbai Masters|Mumbai Rockets]]
! [[Awadhe Warriors]]
! [[Bengaluru Blasters]]
! [[Chennai Smashers]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ajay Jayaram]] || {{flagicon|IND}} Siril Verma || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prannoy Kumar]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sai Praneeth]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Pawar]] || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Brice Leverdez]]  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ajay Jayaram]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Siril Verma]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Prannoy Kumar]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sai Praneeth]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Anand Pawar]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Brice Leverdez]]  
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rajiv Ouseph]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Parupalli Kashyap]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurusai Dutt|R.M.V. Gurusaisdutt]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sourabh Verma]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sameer Verma]] || {{flagicon|INA}} [[Sony Dwi Kuncoro]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rajiv Ouseph]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Parupalli Kashyap]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurusai Dutt]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sourabh Verma]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sameer Verma]]
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Sony Dwi Kuncoro]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Tommy Sugiarto]] || {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lee Chong Wei]] || {{flagicon|IND}} Ruthwika Gadde || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk|S. Tanongsak]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Srikanth Kidambi|K. Srikanth]] || {{flagicon|INA}} [[Simon Santoso]]
| {{flagicon|IDN}} [[Tommy Sugiarto]]
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Lee Chong Wei]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Gadde Ruthvika Shivani|Ruthvika Gadde]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk|Tanongsak]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Srikanth Kidambi]]
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Simon Santoso]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. C. Thulasi]] || {{flagicon|THA}} Supanida Katethong || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Han Li]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]]|| {{flagicon|CHN}} Suo Di|| {{flagicon|IND}} [[P.V. Sindhu]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[P. C. Thulasi]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Supanida Katethong]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Han Li]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Saina Nehwal]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Suo Di]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[P.V. Sindhu]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} Shikha Gautam || {{flagicon|IND}} K. Nandagopal || {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Zi Die ||{{flagicon|IND}} G. Vrushali || {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sumeeth Reddy]]|| {{flagicon|IND}} Sri Krishna Priya
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Shikha Gautam]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Nandagopal]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Liu Zi Jie]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} Vrushali Gummadi
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sumeeth Reddy]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sri Krishna Priya]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]] || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cai Yun]]|| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Boon Heong]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Akshay Dewalkar]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Satwiksairaj Rankireddy]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manu Attri]]
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cai Yun]]
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Boon Heong]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pranav Chopra]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Koo Kien Keat]] || {{flagicon|INA}} [[Markis Kido]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Chayut Triyachart]] || {{flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Aprida Gunawan|Hendra Gunawan]]|| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Koo Kien Keat]] || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Adcock]]
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Koo Kien Keat]]
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Markis Kido]]
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Chayut Triyachart]]
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Hendra Aprida Gunawan|Hendra Gunawan]]
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Koo Kien Keat]]  
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Adcock]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Boon Heong]] || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Carsten Mogensen]] || {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Bodin Isara]]|| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Joachim Fischer Nielsen]]|| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toby Ng]]
| {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Boon Heong]]
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Carsten Mogensen]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]]  
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Bodin Isara]]
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Joachim Fischer Nielsen]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Toby Ng]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]] || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mathias Boe]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Maneesha]] || {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Blair (badminton)|Robert Blair]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aparna Balan]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jwala Gutta]]
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mathias Boe]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[K. Maneesha]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Blair (badminton)|Robert Blair]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gabby Adcock]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[J. Meghana]] || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]] || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christinna Pedersen]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]] || {{flagicon|INA}} [[Pia Zebadiah Bernadet]]
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gabby Adcock]]
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[J. Meghana]]
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]]  
| {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Christinna Pedersen]]  
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Pia Zebadiah Bernadet]]
|-
|-
|-
|-
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
{| class="wikitable"
! Delhi Acers
!Delhi Acers
! Awadhe Warriors
!Awadhe Warriors
! Mumbai Rockets
!Mumbai Rockets
! Hyderabad Hunters
!Hyderabad Hunters
! Bengaluru Blasters
!Bengaluru Blasters
! Chennai Smashers
!Chennai Smashers
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEN}}[[Jan Ø. Jørgensen]]
|{{Flagicon|DEN}}[[Jan Ø. Jørgensen]]
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|{{Flagicon|IND}}[[Parupalli Kashyap]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}[[Parupalli Kashyap]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Aakarshi Kashyap
|{{Flagicon|IND}}[[Aakarshi Kashyap]]
|{{Flagicon|IND
|{{Flagicon|IND
}}[[Rituparna Das]]
}}[[Rituparna Das]]
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|{{Flagicon|THA}}[[Bodin Isara]]
|{{Flagicon|THA}}[[Bodin Isara]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Vrushali Gummadi
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Vrushali Gummadi
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Sri Krishna Priya
|{{Flagicon|IND}}[[Sri Krishna Priya]]
|{{Flagicon|HKG}}[[Cheung Ngan Yi]]
|{{Flagicon|HKG}}[[Cheung Ngan Yi]]
|{{Flagicon|IDN}}[[Tommy Sugiarto]]
|{{Flagicon|IDN}}[[Tommy Sugiarto]]
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|{{Flagicon|RUS}}[[Ivan Sozonov]]
|{{Flagicon|RUS}}[[Ivan Sozonov]]
|{{Flagicon|INA}}[[Markis Kido]]
|{{Flagicon|INA}}[[Markis Kido]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Mohita Sahdev
|{{Flagicon|IND}}[[Mohita Sahdev]]
|{{Flagicon|MYS}}[[Tan Boon Heong]]
|{{Flagicon|MYS}}[[Tan Boon Heong]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}[[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}[[Ashwini Ponnappa]]
|{{Flagicon|IND}}Ramya Tulasi
|{{Flagicon|IND}}[[Ramya Tulasi]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|RUS}}[[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]]
|{{Flagicon|RUS}}[[Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)|Vladimir Ivanov]]
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;
|+
|+
!style="width: 220px;" |[[Ahmedabad Smash Masters]]
!style="width: 220px;" |[[Ahmedabad Smash Masters]]
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|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]]
|{{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} Harshit Aggarwal
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Harshit Aggarwal]]
|{{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Sa-rang (badminton)|Kim Sa-rang]]
|{{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[Kim Sa-rang (badminton)|Kim Sa-rang]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[B. Sumeeth Reddy]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[B. Sumeeth Reddy]]
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|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Siril Verma]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Siril Verma]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} Mahima Aggarwal
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Mahima Aggarwal]]
|{{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Mathias Boe]]
|{{Flagicon|Denmark}} [[Mathias Boe]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} Daniel Farid
|{{Flagicon|India}} Daniel Farid
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Sourabh Varma]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Sourabh Varma]]
|{{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} Or Chin Chung
|{{Flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Or Chin Chung]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[N. Sikki Reddy]]
|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Gabby Adcock]]
|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Gabby Adcock]]
|-
|-
|{{Flagicon|India}} Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Sri Krishna Priya]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Parupalli Kashyap]]
|{{Flagicon|India}} [[Parupalli Kashyap]]
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==Broadcast rights==
==Broadcast rights==
In 2013 [[STAR Sports India]] purchased the broadcasting rights for India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/badminton/40092233_1_pvp-ventures-indian-badminton-league-pvp-group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624074539/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/badminton/40092233_1_pvp-ventures-indian-badminton-league-pvp-group|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-24|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Indian Badminton League: Dabur nets Pune, PVP bags Hyderabad franchise}}</ref>
In 2013 [[Star Sports (India)|Star Sports]] purchased the broadcasting rights for India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/badminton/40092233_1_pvp-ventures-indian-badminton-league-pvp-group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624074539/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-20/badminton/40092233_1_pvp-ventures-indian-badminton-league-pvp-group|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-06-24|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Indian Badminton League: Dabur nets Pune, PVP bags Hyderabad franchise}}</ref>


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|2016–present<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/star-sports-is-title-sponsor-of-revamped-premier-badminton-league-116010100460_1.html|title=Star Sports title sponsor of Premier Badminton League|last=Malvania|first=Urvi|date=2016-01-02|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
|2016–present<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/star-sports-is-title-sponsor-of-revamped-premier-badminton-league-116010100460_1.html|title=Star Sports title sponsor of Premier Badminton League|last=Malvania|first=Urvi|date=2016-01-02|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>
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* [[Indian Premier League]]
* [[Indian Super League]]
* [[Indian Super League]]
* [[Hockey India League]]
* [[Tennis Premier League]]
* [[Prime Volleyball League]]
* [[Pro Kabaddi League]]
* [[Ultimate Table Tennis]]
* [[Ultimate Kho Kho]]
* [[Premier Handball League (India)|Premier Handball League]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:53, 27 November 2025


Premier Badminton League
Most recent season or competition:
2020 Premier Badminton League
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FormerlyIndian Badminton League
SportBadminton
Founded2016
AdministratorBadminton Association of India
No. of teams9
CountryIndia
Most recent
champion(s)		Bengaluru Raptors
(2020)
Most titlesBengaluru Raptors
(2018–19, 2020)
TV partner(s)List of broadcasters
Sponsor(s)Star Sports
Tournament format
Official websitepbl-india.com

Premier Badminton League, aka PBL, is a team badminton league operating in India. It was launched in 2016 and is one of the top badminton leagues in the world.[1] It features nine state or city-based franchise teams and the top Indian and international badminton talent. The league has reached an audience of more than 100 million through television, on-ground support, and social media. The league has hosted 5 seasons.[2] In 2025, the Badminton Association of India revealed their plans to restart the league with a new name and a different format.[3]

The first season of PBL was held from 2 to 17 January 2016. Delhi Dashers, formerly Delhi Acers, defeated Mumbai Rockets in the final to clinch the title. The second season began on 22 December 2016 and came to end on 14 January 2017 with the Chennai Smashers headed by P. V. Sindhu clinching the title in the finals. The third season began on 23 December 2017 and came to end on 14 January 2018 with Hyderabad Hunters headed by Carolina Marín emerging as the champions. Bengaluru Raptors won the last two editions in 2018-19 and 2020, becoming the only team to win the title twice.

Background[edit | edit source]

Tournament format[edit | edit source]

Teams play each other in round-robin format in league stage. Each team plays six ties in the league stage in which each tie consists of five matches. The matches played are two Men's singles, Women's singles, Men's doubles and Mixed doubles. Each of these matches are best of 3 games.[4] Teams earn one point for each regular match win; in addition, each team must choose a Trump match, where a win is worth two points, and a loss subtracts one point.[5] After league stage, the top four teams in the table will qualify for the knockout stage. The winners of semi-finals goes into the final, in which the winner will be crowned the PBL champions.

Player auctions[edit | edit source]

The player auctions are usually held at the end of each year for the subsequent season. Professional players from around the world enter the bidding where teams buy them.[6] The league has helped players more than double their annual earnings from prize money in the year 2018.[7] As per Danish player Victor Axelsen, this was a crucial part of their annual income.[8] Each franchise has a purse of ₹2 crore (US$280,000) and the maximum a team can spend on a single player was ₹77 lakh (US$110,000) in the most recent 2020 auction.[9]

The fifth season auctions were held on 26 November 2019 in New Delhi.[10] Each franchise had a purse of ₹2 crore (US$280,000), and were not allowed to spend more than ₹77 lakh (US$110,000) on a single player.[9][10] The highest paid players were the Taiwanese Tai Tzu-ying and Indian P. V. Sindhu, both sold for the maximum amount of ₹77 lakh (US$110,000) to Bengaluru Raptors and Hyderabad Hunters respectively. Indian doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy was the next highest, bought for ₹62 lakh (US$87,000) by Chennai Superstarz.[11] 2020 being the Olympic year, key players like Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Carolina Marín, Victor Axelsen and others have decided to skip the season.[12][13] Some of the players were traded between Mumbai, Chennai and Pune teams ahead of the season.[14]

Teams[edit | edit source]

Currently seven teams compete in the badminton league.[15] Previously, there were nine teams, during 2018–19.[16][15][11][14]

Locations of the seven PBL teams
Team City Highest Paid Male Highest Paid Female Home Ground
Hyderabad Hunters Hyderabad India Sourabh Verma India P. V. Sindhu Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
Bengaluru Raptors Bangalore India B. Sai Praneeth Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Koramangala Indoor Stadium
Awadhe Warriors Lucknow South Korea Ko Sung-hyun United States Beiwen Zhang Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium
Mumbai Rockets Mumbai South Korea Kim Gi-jung Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium
Chennai Superstarz Chennai India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy England Jessica Pugh Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Northeastern Warriors Guwahati Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Cheuk Yiu South Korea Kim Ha-na Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi Indoor Stadium
Pune 7 Aces Pune Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hendra Setiawan England Gabby Adcock Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

Seasons[edit | edit source]

Season 1[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2016 Premier Badminton League

In 2016, the league was renamed from Indian Badminton League to Premier Badminton League, and still followed same format. This first season of the PBL started on 2 January 2016 and concluded on 17 January 2016. The four teams to proceed to the semi-finals were Delhi Dashers, Chennai Smashers, Awadhe Warriors and Mumbai Rockets. Delhi beat Chennai 4-3 and Mumbai Rockets beat Awadhe Warriors 3–1 to proceed to the final. Delhi Dashers won the tournament after beating Mumbai Rockets 4–3.

Season 2[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2017 Premier Badminton League

The second season of the Premier Badminton League started on 1 January 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2017. It followed the same format as the earlier league, and the four teams to proceed to the semi-finals were Awadhe Warriors, Mumbai Rockets, Chennai Smashers and Hyderabad Hunters. 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.

Season 3[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2017–18 Premier Badminton League

The third season of the PBL started on 23 December 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2018. Hyderabad Hunters were crowned the champions after they beat Bengaluru Blasters 4–3 in the final tie.

Season 4[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2018–19 Premier Badminton League

The fourth season of the PBL was played from 22 December 2018 to 13 January 2019. In the fourth season Bengaluru Raptors took their first title after beating Mumbai Rockets in the final.

Season 5[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2020 Premier Badminton League

The fifth season of the PBL started on 20 January 2020 and concluded on 9 February 2020. Seven teams participated in the season. Delhi Dashers and Ahmedabad Smash Masters did not participate in this edition. Total prize money of ₹6 crore (US$840,000) was announced by Sportzlive for the tournament.[17] Bengaluru Raptors beat Northeastern Warriors 4–2 in the finals to win their second title. It was also their second consecutive title in PBL.

Editions and results[edit | edit source]

Five seasons of Premier Badminton League have been played since the first season back in 2016. Here are the results.[18]

Season Year(s) Final Venue Teams
Winner Result Runner-up
1 2016 Details Delhi Acers 4–3 Mumbai Rockets DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium, New Delhi 6
2 2017 Details Chennai Smashers 4–3 Mumbai Rockets DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium, New Delhi 6
3 2017–18 Details Hyderabad Hunters 4–3 Bengaluru Blasters Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bangalore 8
4 2018–19 Details Bengaluru Raptors 4–3 Mumbai Rockets Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bangalore 9
5 2020 Details Bengaluru Raptors 4–2 Northeastern Warriors Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad 7

Performance table[edit | edit source]

Seasons Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5
Teams 6 6 8 9 7
Hyderabad Hunters 5th SF 1st SF 6th
Bengaluru Raptors 6th 5th 2nd 1st 1st
Awadhe Warriors SF SF 5th SF 5th
Mumbai Rockets 2nd 2nd 8th 2nd 7th
Chennai Superstarz SF 1st 6th 6th SF
Northeastern Warriors DNE 7th 8th 2nd
Pune 7 Aces DNE 5th SF
Delhi Dashers 1st 6th SF 9th Template:CNone
Ahmedabad Smash Masters† DNE SF 7th Template:CNone
1st Champions
2nd Runner-up
SF Semi-finalists
Template:Dropped Team did not exist in the respective season
Template:CNone Team defunct
† Teams that no longer exist

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Team squad[edit | edit source]

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Delhi Acers Hyderabad Hunters Mumbai Rockets Awadhe Warriors Bengaluru Blasters Chennai Smashers
India Ajay Jayaram India Siril Verma India Prannoy Kumar India B. Sai Praneeth India Anand Pawar Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brice Leverdez
England Rajiv Ouseph India Parupalli Kashyap India Gurusai Dutt India Sourabh Verma India Sameer Verma Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tommy Sugiarto Malaysia Lee Chong Wei India Ruthvika Gadde Thailand Tanongsak India Srikanth Kidambi Error creating thumbnail: File missing Simon Santoso
India P. C. Thulasi Thailand Supanida Katethong China Han Li India Saina Nehwal China Suo Di India P.V. Sindhu
India Shikha Gautam India K. Nandagopal China Liu Zi Jie India Vrushali Gummadi India B. Sumeeth Reddy India Sri Krishna Priya
India Akshay Dewalkar India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy India Manu Attri China Cai Yun Malaysia Tan Boon Heong India Pranav Chopra
Malaysia Koo Kien Keat Error creating thumbnail: File missing Markis Kido Thailand Chayut Triyachart Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hendra Gunawan Malaysia Koo Kien Keat England Chris Adcock
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carsten Mogensen Russia Vladimir Ivanov Thailand Bodin Isara Error creating thumbnail: File missing Joachim Fischer Nielsen Canada Toby Ng
India Aparna Balan India Jwala Gutta Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mathias Boe India K. Maneesha Error creating thumbnail: File missing Robert Blair India N. Sikki Reddy
England Gabby Adcock India J. Meghana Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kamilla Rytter Juhl Error creating thumbnail: File missing Christinna Pedersen India Ashwini Ponnappa Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pia Zebadiah Bernadet

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Delhi Acers Awadhe Warriors Mumbai Rockets Hyderabad Hunters Bengaluru Blasters Chennai Smashers
Error creating thumbnail: File missingJan Ø. Jørgensen IndiaSrikanth Kidambi IndiaAjay Jayaram IndiaB. Sai Praneeth Error creating thumbnail: File missingViktor Axelsen IndiaP. V. Sindhu
IndiaSiril Verma Error creating thumbnail: File missingWong Wing Ki IndiaPrannoy Kumar IndiaSameer Verma IndiaSourabh Varma IndiaArundhati Pantawane
South KoreaSon Wan-ho IndiaSaina Nehwal IndiaShreyansh Jaiswal EnglandRajiv Ouseph ThailandBoonsak Ponsana IndiaParupalli Kashyap
IndiaAakarshi Kashyap IndiaRituparna Das South KoreaSung Ji-hyun Error creating thumbnail: File missingCarolina Marín IndiaGadde Ruthvika Shivani ThailandTanongsak Saensomboonsuk
ThailandNitchaon Jindapol ThailandBodin Isara IndiaVrushali Gummadi IndiaSri Krishna Priya Error creating thumbnail: File missingCheung Ngan Yi Error creating thumbnail: File missingTommy Sugiarto
IndiaAkshay Dewalkar MalaysiaGoh V Shem ThailandNipitphon Phuangphuapet IndiaSatwiksairaj Rankireddy IndiaN. Sikki Reddy EnglandGabby Adcock
RussiaIvan Sozonov Error creating thumbnail: File missingMarkis Kido IndiaMohita Sahdev MalaysiaTan Boon Heong IndiaAshwini Ponnappa IndiaRamya Tulasi
RussiaVladimir Ivanov IndiaPrajakta Sawant Error creating thumbnail: File missingNadieżda Zięba MalaysiaTan Wee Kiong IndiaPranav Chopra IndiaB. Sumeeth Reddy
IndiaJwala Gutta ThailandSavitree Amitrapai IndiaChirag Shetty Error creating thumbnail: File missingChau Hoi Wah South KoreaKo Sung-hyun EnglandChris Adcock
IndiaK. Maneesha IndiaAditya Joshi South KoreaLee Yong-dae IndiaMeghana Jakkampudi South KoreaYoo Yeon-seong Error creating thumbnail: File missingMads Pieler Kolding
IndiaSanjana Santosh
IndiaTarun Kona

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Ahmedabad Smash Masters Awadhe Warriors Bengaluru Blasters Chennai Smashers
India H. S. Prannoy India Saina Nehwal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Viktor Axelsen India P. V. Sindhu
India K. Nandagopal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Christinna Pedersen Malaysia Chong Wei Feng India Aditya Joshi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kamilla Rytter Juhl India Harshit Aggarwal South Korea Kim Sa-rang India B. Sumeeth Reddy
Template:Country data TAITemplate:Preview warning Tai Tzu-ying Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hendra Setiawan Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kirsty Gilmour Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brice Leverdez
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Chun Hei India Srikanth Kidambi India Manu Attri England Chris Adcock
India Siril Verma India Mahima Aggarwal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mathias Boe India Daniel Farid
India Sourabh Varma Error creating thumbnail: File missing Or Chin Chung India N. Sikki Reddy England Gabby Adcock
India Sri Krishna Priya India Parupalli Kashyap India Rituparna Das Thailand Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva India Sai Uttejita Rao Chukka India Sanjana Santosh India Vrushali Gummadi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Law Cheuk Him Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tang Chun Man India Subhankar Dey Template:Country data TAITemplate:Preview warning Lee Yang
Delhi Dashers Hyderabad Hunters Mumbai Rockets North Eastern Warriors
South Korea Sung Ji-hyun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carolina Marín South Korea Son Wan-ho Template:Country data TAITemplate:Preview warning Wang Tzu-wei
India Arathi Sara Sunil India Anoushka Parikh India Arjun M.R. India Ajay Jayaram
India Ashwini Ponnappa India B. Sai Praneeth United States Zhang Beiwen India Chirag Shetty
Russia Ivan Sozonov South Korea Lee Hyun-il Malaysia Tan Boon Heong India Gadde Ruthvika Shivani
India Pranav Chopra Error creating thumbnail: File missing Markis Kido Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva South Korea Kim Gi-jung
India Gurusai Dutt Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pia Zebadiah Bernadet India Tarun Kona Canada Michelle Li
India Shreyanshi Pardeshi India Rahul Yadav Chittaboina India Kuhoo Garg India Prajakta Sawant
China Tian Houwei India Rasika Raje South Korea Lee Yong-dae India Pratul Joshi
Russia Vladimir Ivanov India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy India Sameer Verma India Sanyogita Ghorpade
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wong Wing Ki South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong India Sanyam Shukla South Korea Shin Baek-cheol

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Ahmedabad Smash Masters Awadhe Warriors Bengaluru Raptors
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Viktor Axelsen South Korea Son Wan-ho India Srikanth Kidambi
India Anoushka Parikh India Ashwini Ponnappa Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mohammad Ahsan
India N. Sikki Reddy Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mathias Christiansen Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hendra Setiawan
India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Yang India B. Sai Praneeth
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Chun Hei United States Zhang Beiwen India Mithun Manjunath
India K. Nandagopal South Korea Lee Dong-keun England Lauren Smith
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kirsty Gilmour India Sanyogita Ghorpade India Sanjana Santosh
India Vaishnavi Bhale India Gurusai Dutt England Marcus Ellis
Malaysia Liew Daren India Rasika Raje Vietnam Vũ Thị Trang
India Sourabh Varma India Arjun M.R. Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Minh
Chennai Smashers Delhi Dashers Hyderabad Hunters
South Korea Sung Ji-hyun India H. S. Prannoy India P. V. Sindhu
England Gabby Adcock China Chai Biao South Korea Eom Hye-won
England Chris Adcock China Wang Sijie South Korea Kim Sa-rang
India Rutaparna Panda Thailand Maneepong Jongjit Thailand Bodin Isara
India Sumeeth Reddy Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya India Sai Uttejita Rao Chukka
India Saili Rane Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tommy Sugiarto South Korea Lee Hyun-il
England Rajiv Ouseph India Harika Veludurthi India Arun George
India Parupalli Kashyap India Vighnesh Devlekar India Meghana Jakkampudi
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Or Chin Chung India Chirag Sen Netherlands Mark Caljouw
Malaysia Chong Wei Feng Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin India Rahul Yadav Chittaboina
Mumbai Rockets North Eastern Warriors Pune 7 Aces
South Korea Lee Yong-dae India Saina Nehwal Error creating thumbnail: File missing Carolina Marín
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pia Zebadiah Bernadet South Korea Kim Ha-na India Chirag Shetty
South Korea Kim Gi-jung South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mathias Boe
India Shreyanshi Pardeshi Thailand Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk Russia Vladimir Ivanov
India Sameer Verma China Tian Houwei Error creating thumbnail: File missing Line Kjærsfeldt
India Kuhoo Garg India K. Maneesha India Lakshya Sen
India Manu Attri Chinese Taipei Liao Min-chun Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brice Leverdez
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Anders Antonsen India Dhruv Kapila Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sony Dwi Kuncoro
India Pratul Joshi India Siril Verma India Ajay Jayaram
India Anura Prabhudesai India Rituparna Das India Prajakta Sawant

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Teams Awadhe Warriors Bengaluru Raptors Chennai Superstarz Hyderabad Hunters Mumbai Rockets Northeastern Warriors Pune 7 Aces
Coach India Anup Sridhar India Arvind Bhat India Vijaydeep Singh India Rajendra Kumar Jakkampudi India Amrish Shinde Error creating thumbnail: File missing Edwin Iriawan Error creating thumbnail: File missing Joachim Persson
Squads India Ajay Jayaram India Ansal Yadav India B. Sumeeth Reddy India Gadde Ruthvika Shivani India Kuhoo Garg India Ashmita Chaliha India Arjun M.R.
India Subhankar Dey India Arun George India Dhruv Kapila India N. Sikki Reddy India Parupalli Kashyap India Kaushal Dharmamer India Chirag Shetty
India Tanvi Lad India B. Sai Praneeth India Gayatri Gopichand India Priyanshu Rajawat India Pranav Chopra India Krishna Prasad Garaga India Mithun Manjunath
India Medha Shashidharan India Lakshya Sen India P. V. Sindhu India Ramchandran Shlok India Rutaparna Panda India Rituparna Das
India Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian India Sourabh Verma India Shreyansh Jaiswal
India Sanjana Santosh India Shreyanshi Pardeshi
India Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Christinna Pedersen Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying England Jessica Pugh England Ben Lane Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Canada Michelle Li England Chris Adcock
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Wong Wing Ki Error creating thumbnail: File missing Brice Leverdez Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tommy Sugiarto England Sean Vendy South Korea Kim Gi-jung Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lee Cheuk Yiu England Gabby Adcock
Russia Ivan Sozonov Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rian Agung Saputro Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kirsty Gilmour Malaysia Liew Daren South Korea Kim Sa-rang South Korea Kim Ha-na Error creating thumbnail: File missing Tse Ying Suet
South Korea Ko Sung-hyun Malaysia Chan Peng Soon Russia Vladimir Ivanov South Korea Lee Dong-keun South Korea Lee Yong-dae Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hendra Setiawan
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol South Korea Eom Hye-won Thailand Bodin Isara Error creating thumbnail: File missing Kazumasa Sakai
United States Zhang Beiwen Thailand Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk Singapore Loh Kean Yew
Vietnam Vũ Thị Trang

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Broadcast rights[edit | edit source]

In 2013 Star Sports purchased the broadcasting rights for India.[19]

Winning bidder Regional broadcast rights Terms of deal
Star Sports  India 2013-2025
Fox Sports Template:HKG 2013-2020
Sky Sports Error creating thumbnail: File missing United Kingdom 2013-2030
ESPN  United States 2013-2023
Hotstar Worldwide digital rights 2016–present[20]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Franchisees to participate in auction for Premier Badminton League". sportstar.thehindu.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (8 March 2020). "Premier Badminton League: An uplifting experience!". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  3. ↑ Kusari, Kingshuk (24 August 2025). "Shut down for 5 years, Premier Badminton League set for a comeback in new avatar". India Today. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Rules And Regulations". Premier Badminton League. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ↑ PBL to have Trump Match, best of three games for 15 points - The Times of India / Press Trust of India, 15 December 2015
  6. ↑ Antony, A. Joseph (12 August 2013). "Sudirman Cup-like format for IBL". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "From PV Sindhu To Chirag Shetty, Here Are The Highest-Paid Players In Premier Badminton League - Let The Auction Begin!". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  8. ↑ Sachetat, Raphaël. "When private leagues help make a living". Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Sportstar, Team (26 November 2019). "PBL Auction- As it happened: PV Sindhu, Tai Tzu fetch big bucks, Chennai, Pune build strong teams". Sportstar. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "7 Teams, 154 Shuttlers: All You Need to Know About PBL Auction". The Quint. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Sportstar, Team (26 November 2019). "PBL 5 Auction: Full team list, released and sold players". Sportstar. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "After Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth pulls out of PBL to focus on international events". India Today. Press Trust of India. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  13. ↑ Richard, Dominic (19 January 2020). "PBL 5 preview: League aims to make splash despite several stars missing". Sportstar. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 India, P. B. L. (20 January 2020). "Done deal! @gabbyadcock @7acespune Kuhoo Garg @Mumbai_Rockets_ Jessica Pugh @Superstarz_PBL Which team has made the best trade ahead of #PBLSeason5? #RiseOfTheRacquetpic.twitter.com/SYQbqTJmBh". @PBLIndiaLive. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Home". Premier Badminton League. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  16. ↑ Indian Badminton League Teams Archived 26 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ "PBL 2020: Reigning world champion PV Sindhu, World No 2 Tai Tzu Ying to headline fifth edition of Premier Badminton League". Firstpost. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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