| 2017 Premier Badminton League | |
| Dates: | 1 Jan 2017 – 14 Jan 2017 |
| Number Edition: | 2 |
| Administrator: | Badminton Association of India |
| Location: | India |
| Ch: | Chennai Smashers |
| Ru: | Mumbai Rockets |
| Se: | Awadhe Warriors, Hyderabad Hunters |
| Previous: | 2016 |
| Next: | 2017-18 |
2017 Premier Badminton League (also known as Vodafone PBL 2017 for sponsorship reasons) was the second edition of Premier Badminton League.[1] It started on 1 January 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2017. It consisted of 15 league ties (each tie consisting of 5 matches) and the top four teams progressed to the knock out stages. Sachin Tendulkar became a co-owner of Bengaluru Topguns before the season and they were renamed as Bengaluru Blasters.[2]
Awadhe Warriors, Mumbai Rockets, Chennai Smashers and Hyderabad Hunters entered the semi-finals after topping the league table. 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.
The complete list of players of all the six participating teams[3]
| Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awadhe Warriors | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Mumbai Rockets (RU) | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 19 | |
| Chennai Smashers (C) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| Hyderabad Hunters | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Delhi Acers | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
The fixtures for the 2017 Premier Badminton League are as follows[5]
| Date | Venue | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Stage | ||||
| 1 Jan | Hyderabad Hunters | 4-3[6] | Chennai Smashers | |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 4-3[7] | Delhi Acers | ||
| 2 Jan | Hyderabad Hunters | 0-5[8] | Awadhe Warriors | |
| 3 Jan | Bengaluru Blasters | 0-5[9] | Chennai Smashers | |
| Delhi Acers | (-1)-6[10] | Mumbai Rockets | ||
| 4 Jan | Hyderabad Hunters | 1-2[11] | Mumbai Rockets | |
| 5 Jan | Awadhe Warriors | 6-(-1)[12] | Delhi Acers | |
| 6 Jan | Awadhe Warriors | 3-4[13] | Mumbai Rockets | |
| 7 Jan | Bengaluru Blasters | 3-4[14] | Hyderabad Hunters | |
| 8 Jan | Delhi Acers | 5-2[15] | Chennai Smashers | |
| Bengaluru Blasters | 1-4[16] | Mumbai Rockets | ||
| 9 Jan | Bengaluru Blasters | 3-4[17] | Awadhe Warriors | |
| 10 Jan | Mumbai Rockets | 3-4 | Chennai Smashers | |
| 11 Jan | Awadhe Warriors | 3-4 | Chennai Smashers | |
| 12 Jan | New Delhi | Delhi Acers | 2-5[18] | Hyderabad Hunters |
| Semi-finals | ||||
| 13 Jan | New Delhi | Awadhe Warriors | 1-4 | Chennai Smashers |
| Mumbai Rockets | 3-(-1) | Hyderabad Hunters | ||
| Finals | ||||
| 14 Jan | New Delhi | Chennai Smashers | 4-3 | |