2020 Premier Badminton League Explained

2020 Premier Badminton League
Dates:
Number Edition:5
Ch:Bengaluru Raptors
Ru:Northeastern Warriors
Se:Chennai Superstarz, Pune 7 Aces
Previous:2018–19
Next:2021
Prize Money:840,000

2020 Premier Badminton League (also known as Star Sports PBL for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth edition of Premier Badminton League. It was played from 20 January and concluded on 9 February 2020. The season featured seven competing teams.[1] [2] Also, the Chennai team previously known as Chennai Smashers featured as Chennai Superstarz. Bengaluru Raptors beat Northeastern Warriors 4–2 in the finals to become champions. It was also their second consecutive title in the PBL.[3]

Squads

Teams
Coach Anup Sridhar Arvind Bhat Aravindan Samiappan Rajendra Kumar Jakkampudi Amrish Shinde Mathias Boe
Squads Domestic
Gayathri Gopichand
Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian
Overseas

Points Table

Rank Team
1 Northeastern Warriors30 13 11 5 1 22
2 Bengaluru Raptors (C)30 13 11 5 1 22
3 Chennai Superstarz30 10 14 6 0 22
4 Pune 7 Aces30 14 10 4 2 20
5 Awadhe Warriors30 11 13 3 3 14
6 Hyderabad Hunters30 11 13 2 4 11
7 Mumbai Rockets30 4 20 4 2 10

Source: Official PBL website

Fixtures

All times are as Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

League stage

Date Time City Home Results Away Venue
1 20 January 19:00 Chennai Superstarz 5–2
2 21 January 19:00 Northeastern Warriors 4–3
3 22 January 19:00 Chennai Superstarz4–3
4 23 January 19:00 3–4Awadhe Warriors
5 24 January 19:00 Chennai Superstarz4–3
6 25 January 19:00 Pune 7 Aces5–2
7 26 January 19:00 1–2Hyderabad Hunters
8 27 January 19:00 Pune 7 Aces4–3
9 28 January 19:00 Awadhe Warriors5–0
10 29 January 19:00 Hyderabad Hunters2–1Northeastern Warriors
11 30 January 15:30 Pune 7 Aces 5–2
12 30 January 19:00 2–5Northeastern Warriors
13 31 January 19:00 0–3Bengaluru Raptors
14 1 February 15:30 0–5Northeastern Warriors
15 1 February 19:00 3–4Chennai Superstarz
16 2 February 19:00 Hyderabad Hunters 4–3
17 3 February 19:00 1–4Pune 7 Aces
18 4 February 15:30 Northeastern Warriors4–3
19 4 February 19:00 Bengaluru Raptors5–0
20 5 February 19:00 1–2Pune 7 Aces
21 6 February 19:00 Bengaluru Raptors5–0

Knockout stage

Date Time City Team 1Results Team 2Venue
SF1 7 February 19:00 Chennai Superstarz(-1)–3Northeastern Warriors
SF2 8 February 19:00 Pune 7 Aces3–4Bengaluru Raptors
F 9 February 19:00 Northeastern Warriors2–4Bengaluru Raptors

Semifinal 1: Chennai Superstarz vs. Northeastern Warriors

7, 19 February:00
G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Event Team 1Result Team 2
Chennai Superstarz(-1)–3Northeastern Warriors
1 B. Sumeeth Reddy
Jessica Pugh
0 12–15
15–9
14–15
1 Lee Yong-dae
Kim Ha-na
2 012–15
12–15
1 Lee Cheuk Yiu
3 B. Sumeeth Reddy
Dhruv Kapila
-113–15
15–14
10–15
1 Krishna Prasad Garaga
Bodin Isara
4     Michelle Li
5 Lakshya Sen     Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk

Semifinal 2: Pune 7 Aces vs. Bengaluru Raptors

8, 19 February:00
G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Event Team 1Result Team 2
Pune 7 Aces3–4Bengaluru Raptors
1 Chirag Shetty
Hendra Setiawan
215–12
15–10
0 Arun George
Rian Agung Saputro
2 Mithun Manjunath 014–15
15–9
6–15
1 Brice Leverdez
3 Kazumasa Sakai 1 15–11
15–13
0 B. Sai Praneeth
4 Rituparna Das 0 12–15
12–15
2 Tai Tzu-ying
5 013–15
10–15
1 Chan Peng Soon
Eom Hye-won

Final: Northeastern Warriors vs. Bengaluru Raptors

9, 19 February:00
G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Event Team 1Result Team 2
Northeastern Warriors2–4Bengaluru Raptors
1 Lee Cheuk Yiu 015–14
9–15
3–15
1 B. Sai Praneeth
2 Bodin Isara
Lee Yong-dae
215–11
13–15
15–14
0 Arun George
Rian Agung Saputro
3 Michelle Li  09–15
12–15
 1 Tai Tzu-ying
4 Krishna Prasad Garaga
Kim Ha-na
0 14–15
15–14
12–15
2 Chan Peng Soon
Eom Hye-won
5 Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk Brice Leverdez

End-of-season awards

PlayerTeamAwardValue
Tai Tzu-yingBengaluru RaptorsPlayer of the League
N. Sikki ReddyHyderabad HuntersIndian Player of the League
Priyanshu RajawatHyderabad HuntersEmerging Player of the League

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Premier Badminton League Official Website . 9 January 2020.
  2. News: PBL 2020: Reigning world champion PV Sindhu, World No 2 Tai Tzu Ying to headline fifth edition of Premier Badminton League. Firstpost. PTI. 18 January 2020. 2022-07-26.
  3. Web site: PBL FINAL, As it Happened: Bengaluru Raptors beats North Eastern Warriors 4-2. Sportstar. Team. Sportstar. 9 February 2020 . en. 2020-02-10.
  4. Web site: Rules and Regulations. PBL. 23 December 2018.