2016 Premier Badminton League (also known as Star Sports Premier Badminton League 2016 for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the Premier Badminton League. The season was held from 2–17 January 2016. The opening ceremony was held in Mumbai and the Finals in Delhi. Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) became the champions after beating Mumbai Rockets in the final.
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was brand ambassador of the league.
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) won the title by defeating Mumbai Rockets 4–3.
Teams Six teams participated in the season: Awadhe Warriors Bengaluru Topguns Chennai Smashers Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) Hyderabad Hunters Mumbai Rockets
Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) PlayerCategoryPWSet WonSet LostWin %MVP Ajay JayaramMen's Singles22401000 Rajiv Ouseph33611001 Tommy Sugiarto33611003 P. C. ThulasiWomen's Singles313533.30 Shikha Gautam100200 Akshay DewalkarMen's/Mixed Doubles200400 Koo Keat Kien649666.60 Tan Boon Heong4363750 Aparna BalanWomen's/Mixed Doubles100200 Gabrielle Adcock314533.30Total Matches Played: 5NA604
Mumbai Rockets PlayerCategoryPWSet WonSet LostWin %MVP H. S. PrannoyMen's Singles4254501 Gurusai Dutt4245500 Ruthvika GaddeWomen's Singles2132500 Han Li101201 Liu Zi Die101200 Manu AttriMen's/Mixed Doubles000000 Chayut T100200 Vladimir Ivanov7478281 Mathias Boe22321000 Kamilla JuhlWomen's/Mixed Doubles4264500Total Matches Played: 5NA603
Chennai Smashers PlayerCategoryP loss→Set LostWin %MVP Brice LeverdezMen's Singles4126250 Sony Dwi Kuncoro313533.30 Simon Santoso3244500 P. V. SindhuWomen's Singles55931002 Krishna Priya000000 Pranaav ChopraMen's/Mixed Doubles5148200 Chris Adcock951110562 Toby Ng100200 Sikki ReddyWomen's/Mixed Doubles000000 Pia Zebadiah5484800Total Matches Played: 5 NA804
Hyderabad Hunters PlayerCategoryPWSet WonSet LostWin %MVP Lee Chong WeiMen's Singles4265501 P. Kashyap71312140 Siril Verma100200 Supanida K.Women's Singles73811430Carolina MarinWomen's Singles43357011820 K. NandagopalMen's/Mixed Doubles101200 R.S. Sai Raj101200 Markis Kido96129670 Carsten Mogensen8565630 Jwala GuttaWomen's/Mixed Doubles5248400 Meghana J.000000Total Matches played: 5NA201
Bengaluru Topguns PlayerCategoryPWSet WonSet LostWin %MVP Anand PawarMen's Singles102000 Sameer Verma4136250 K. Srikanth5375602 Suo DiWomen's Singles5383600 B. S. ReddyMen's/Mixed Doubles000000 Khim Wah Lim5031000 Hoon Thien How626933.30 Joachim Nielsen324266.60 Robert Blair101200 Ashwini PonnappaWomen's/Mixed Doubles5267400Total Matches Played: 5NA02
Awadhe Warriors PlayerCategoryPWSet WonSet LostWin %MVP Sai PraneethMen's Singles5375600 Sourabh Verma000000 Tanongsak S5247402 Saina NehwalWomen's Singles22401000 Vrushali Gummadi312433.30 Cai YunMen's/Mixed Doubles5482800 Hendra Aprida Gunawan313433.30 Bodin Isara65113832 K. ManeeshaWomen's/Mixed Doubles202400 Christinna P.325366.61Total Matches Played: 5NA66.65
Schedule The following is the schedule for 2016 Premier Badminton League. A total of 15 league matches, two semifinal, and 1 final match were played.
Date Venue Team 1ResultTeam 2Report2 Jan Mumbai Mumbai Rockets2-1Awadhe Warriors3 JanHyderabad Hunters3-2Bengaluru Topguns Mumbai Rockets3-4Chennai Smashers4 Jan Lucknow Awadhe Warriors4-3Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)5 Jan Chennai Smashers4-3Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) Mumbai Rockets4-3Bengaluru Topguns6 Jan Awadhe Warriors4-1Bengaluru Topguns7 Jan New Delhi Delhi Acers4-1Hyderabad Hunters8 Jan Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)5-2Bengaluru Topguns9 Jan Hyderabad Awadhe Warriors 4-3Hyderabad Hunters10 Jan Chennai Smashers 4-3Hyderabad Hunters11 Jan Mumbai Rockets4-1Hyderabad Hunters11 JanAwadhe Warriors4-1Chennai Smashers13 Jan Bengaluru Mumbai Rockets0-5 Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) Chennai Smashers4-1Bengaluru TopgunsSemifinals14 JanBengaluruDelhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)4-3Chennai Smashers15 JanHyderabadAwadhe Warriors1-3Mumbai RocketsFinal17 JanNew DelhiMumbai Rockets3-4Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)
Knockout stage
Points Table Each tie (MP) will have five matches each. Regular Match Win (RMW) = 1 point, Trump Match Win (TMW) = 2 points, Trump Match Lost (TML) = -1 point. TeamsQualification1Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)25105020Qualified for Semi-finals2Awadhe Warriors251041173Chennai Smashers251041174Mumbai Rockets25932135Hyderabad Hunters25732116Bengaluru Topguns2592310
Player statistics
Most Valuable Player (MVP)Fastest Smasher of the Day (M)Fastest Smasher of the Day (F)DatePlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam2 Jan S TanongsakAwadhe Warriors Gurusai DuttMumbai Rockets Ruthvika GaddeMumbai Rockets3 Jan K SrikanthBengaluru Topguns Khim Wah LimBengaluru Topguns Jwala GuttaHyderabad Hunters P V SindhuChennai Smashers Prannav ChopraChennai Smashers P V SindhuChennai Smashers4 Jan Bodin IsaraAwadhe Warriors S TanongsakAwadhe Warriors Saina NehwalAwadhe Warriors5 Jan Chris AdcockChennai Smashers Koo Keat KienDelhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) P V SindhuChennai Smashers Vladimir IvanovMumbai Rockets Vladimir IvanovMumbai Rockets Suo DiBengaluru Topguns K SrikanthBengaluru Topguns6 Jan S TanongsakAwadhe Warriors Bodin IsaraAwadhe Warriors Saina NehwalAwadhe Warriors7 Jan Tommy SugiartoDelhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) K. NandagopalHyderabad Hunters Supanida KatethongHyderabad Hunters8 Jan Rajiv OusephDelhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) Koo Keat KienDelhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) Gabrielle AdcockDelhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)9 Jan Lee Chong WeiHyderabad Hunters Carsten MogensenHyderabad Hunters Jwala GuttaHyderabad Hunters10 Jan Chris AdcockChennai Smashers P. KashyapHyderabad Hunters Supanida KatethongHyderabad Hunters11 Jan Bodin IsaraAwadhe Warriors Hendra Aprida GunawanAwadhe Warriors P V SindhuChennai Smashers Christinna P. H. S. PrannoyMumbai Rockets Vladimir IvanovMumbai Rockets Kamilla JuhlMumbai Rockets13 Jan P V SindhuChennai Smashers Prannav ChopraChennai Smashers Ashwini PonnappaBengaluru Topguns Tommy SugiartoDelhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) H. S. PrannoyMumbai Rockets Ruthvika GaddeMumbai RocketsSF1 Tommy SugiartoDelhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) Brice LeverdezChennai Smashers P V SindhuChennai SmashersSF2 Han LiMumbai Rockets Bodin IsaraAwadhe Warriors Saina NehwalAwadhe Warriors S TanongsakFinal
End of the Season Award AwardPlayer/TeamFastest Smash of the Tournament (M) Vladimir Ivanov (450 km/h)Fastest Smash of the Tournament (F) Saina Nehwal (361 km/h)Longest Rally of the Tournament Koo Keat Kien/ Tan Boon Heong (91 shots)Most Vibrant TeamDelhiMVP of the Tournament (M) Tommy SugiartoMVP of the Tournament (F) P. V. Sindhu
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