The fourth edition of Premier Badminton League (PBL) is set to commence from December 22 and the stars PV Sindhu and Carolina Marin will lock horns in the opening fixture in Mumbai.
The fourth edition of Premier Badminton League (PBL) is set to commence from December 22 and the stars PV Sindhu and Carolina Marin will lock horns in the opening fixture in Mumbai.
Although the years had not been a great one for the Indian shuttlers until Sindhu finally broke her 'final-jinx' as she clinched her maiden BWF World Tour Final last week by beating Japanese Nozomi Okuhara in the final.
In PBL 2018-19, a total of nine franchises will participate in the tournament, that would last for 23 days. The said franchises are: Delhi Dashers, Mumbai Rockets, Hyderabad Hunters, Chennai Smashes, Ahmedabad Smash Masters, Awadhe Warriors, Bengaluru Raptors, North Eastern Warriors and Pune 7 Aces.
PBL 2018-19: Here's all you need to know before the badminton league kicks off on Saturday:
Squads:
Ahmedabad Smash Masters: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark), Anoushka Parikh, Sikki Reddy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Lee Chun Hei (Hong Kong), Kidambi Nandagopal, Kirsty Gilmour (Scotland), Vaishnavi Bhale, Darren Liew (Malaysia), Sourabh Verma.
Awadhe Warriors: Son Wan Ho (South Korea), Ashwini Ponnappa, Mathias Christiansen (Denmark), Lee Yang (Chinese Taipei), Beiwen Zhang (USA), Lee Dong Keun (South Korea), Sanyogita Ghorpade, Gurusaidutt, Rasika Raje, MR Arjun.
Bengaluru Raptors: Kidambi Srikanth, Mohd Ahsan (Indonesia), Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia), Sai Praneeth, Mithun Manjunath, Lauren Smith (England), Sanjana Santosh, Marcus Ellis (England), Vu Thi Trang (Vietnam), Nygun Tien Minh (Vietnam).
Chennai Smashers: Sung Ji Hyun (South Korea), Gabby Adcock (England), Rutaparna Panda, Chris Adcock (England), Sumeeth Reddy, Saili Rane, Rajiv Ouseph (England), Parupalli Kashyap, Or Chin Chung (Hong Kong), Chong Wei Feng (Malaysia).
Delhi Dashers: HS Prannoy, Tommy Sugiarto (Indonesia), Chai Biao (China), Wang Sijie (China), Maneepong Jongjit (Thailand), Harika V, Evgeniya Kosetskaya (Russia), Vignesh Devlekar, Chirag Sen, Lee Chia Hsin (Chinese Taipei).
Hyderabad Hunters: PV Sindhu, Eom Hye Won (South Korea), Kim Sa Rang (South Korea), Bodin Issara (Thailand), Sai Uttejitha Rao, Lee Hyun il (South Korea), Arun George, Meghna J, Mark Caljouw (Netherlands), Rahul Yadav.
Mumbai Rockets: Lee Yong Dae (South Korea), Pia Zebadiah (Indonesia), Kim Gi Jung (South Korea), Sameer Verma, Shriyanshi Pardeshi, Anders Antonsen (Denmark), Kuhoo Garg, Manu Attri, Pratul Joshi, Anura Prabhudesai.
North Eastern Warriors: Saina Nehwal, Kim Ha Na (South Korea), Yoo Yeon Seong (South Korea), Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Thailand), Tian Houwei (China), K Maneesha, Liao Min Chun (Chinese Taipei), Dhruv Kapila, Siril Verma, Rituparna Das.
Pune 7 Aces: Carolina Marin (Spain), Chirag Shetty, Mathias Boe (Denmark), Vladimir Ivanov (Russia), Line Kjaersfeldt (Denmark), Lakshya Sen, Brice Leverdez (France), Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Indonesia), Ajay Jayaram, Prajakta Sawant.
Premier Badminton League (PBL) 2018-19 full schedule here:
Date: Saturday, December 22
Match: Hyderabad Hunters vs Pune 7 Aces
Time: 7 PM
City: Mumbai
Date: Sunday, December 23
Match: Mumbai Rockets vs Awadhe Warriors
Time: 4 PM
City: Mumbai
Date: Sunday, December 23
Match: Delhi Dashers vs North Easter Warriors
Time: 7 PM
City: Mumbai
Date: Monday, December 24
Match: Ahmedabad Smash Masters vs Chennai Smashes
Time: 7 PM
City: Mumbai
Date: Tuesday, December 25
Match: Bengaluru Raptors vs Pune 7 Aces
Time: 7 PM
City: Hyderabad
Date: Wednesday, December 26
Match: Mumbai Rockets vs North East Warriors
Time: 7 PM
City: Hyderabad
Date: Thursday, December 27
Match: Hyderabad Hunters vs Ahmedabad Smash Masters
Time: 7 PM
City: Hyderabad
Date: Friday, December 28
Match: Delhi Dashers vs Mumbai Rockets
Time: 4 PM
City: Hyderabad
Date: Friday, December 28
Match: Pune 7 Aces vs Chennai Smashes
Time: 7 PM
City: Hyderabad
Date: Saturday, December 29
Match: Bengaluru Raptors vs North Eastern Warriors
Time: 4 PM
City: Hyderabad
Date: Saturday, December 29
Match: Hyderabad Hunters vs Ahmedabad Smash Masters
Time: 7 PM
City: Hyderabad
Date: Sunday, December 30
Match: Ahmedabad Smash Masters vs Delhi Dashers
Time: 4 PM
City: Pune
Date: Sunday, December 30
Match: Pune 7 Aces vs Delhi Dashers
Time: 7 PM
City: Pune
Date: Monday, December 31
Match: Awadhe Warriors vs Chennai Smashes
Time: 7 PM
City: Pune
Date: Tuesday, January 1
Match: Hyderabad Hunters vs North Eastern Warriors
Time: 7 PM
City: Pune
Date: Wednesday, January 2
Match: Bengaluru Raptors vs Delhi Dashers
Time: 7 PM
City: Pune
Date: Thursday, January 3
Match: Pune 7 Aces vs Awadhe Warriors
Time: 7 PM
City: Pune
Date: Friday, January 4
Match: Hyderabad Hunters vs Chennai Smashes
Time: 7 PM
City: Ahmedabad
Date: Saturday, January 5
Match: Bengaluru Raptors vs Mumbai Rockets
Time: 4 PM
City: Ahmedabad
Date: Saturday, January 5
Match: Ahmedabad Smash Masters vs North Eastern Warriors
Time: 7 PM
City: Ahmedabad
Date: Sunday, January 6
Match: Mumbai Rockets vs Chennai Smashes
Time: 4 PM
City: Ahmedabad
Date: Sunday, January 6
Match: Pune 7 Aces vs Delhi Dashers
Time: 7 PM
City: Ahmedabad
Date: Monday, January 7
Match: Ahmedabad Smash Masters vs Awadhe Warriors
Time: 7 PM
City: Ahmedabad
Date: Tuesday, January 8
Match: Delhi Dashers vs Hyderabad Hunters
Time: 7 PM
City: Ahmedabad
Date: Wednesday, January 9
Match: Bengaluru Raptors vs Chennai Smashes
Time: 7 PM
City: Bengaluru
Date: Thursday, January 10
Match: Awadhe Smashers vs North Eastern Warriors
Time: 7 PM
City: Bengaluru
Date: Friday, January 11
Match: Ahmedabad Smash Masters vs Bengaluru Raptors
Time: 7 PM
City: Bengaluru
Date: Saturday, January 12
Match: Semifinals 1
Time: 4 PM
City: Bengaluru
Date: Saturday, January 12
Match: Semifinals 2
Time: 7 PM
City: Bengaluru
Date: Sunday, January 13
Match: FINAL
Time: 7 PM
City: Bengaluru
Premier Badminton League (PBL) Season 4: Telecast and Live Streaming
Star Sports Network has acquired the broadcasting rights for the Premier Badminton League (PBL) 2018-19 season. The live streaming of the franchise-based badminton league will be available on Hotstar, Jio TV and Airtel TV.
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