The Junior Badminton League (JBL) was 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). The league has Ten franchises across the state.https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/news-junior-badminton-league-skilled-players-lead-respective-teams The League is usually held in summer between May and August every year. Its 2023 league was the streamed live event on Eurosport & Jio Cinemas . The current champions are Madurai Indians, who won the season 2023 after defeating Trichy Tamil Veeras in the final at the JMC Indoor Stadium in Trichy.
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.
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.
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 +TeamDistrictsDebutChennai City GangstersChennai2022Kovai Super KingsCoimbatoreThanjai ThalaivasThanjavurMadurai IndiansMadurai2023Rainbow RockersErodeTiruppur WarriorsTiruppur2024Team TirunelveliTirunelveliTeam TuticorinTuticorinTeam 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. +Season WinnerWinning marginRunner-upFinal venue2022Chettinadu Champs3-2Tiruppur WarriorsJawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai2023Madurai Indians3-2Trichy Tamil VeerasJMC Indoor Stadium, Trichy
Broadcasting +Eurosport and Jio Cinema as our official broadcasting partner for 2024.SeasonYearLive Broadcast inViewershipJBL Season 22023Eurosport12 million across GlobalJio CinemasJBL Season 32024EurosportJio Cinemas
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