2017 Premier Badminton League

2017 Premier Badminton League
Tournament details
Dates1 Jan 2017 – 14 Jan 2017
Edition2
LocationIndia
Official websitewww.pbl-india.com
Results
ChampionsChennai Smashers
Runners-upMumbai Rockets
Semi-finalistsAwadhe Warriors, Hyderabad Hunters
2016 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.

  1. ^ "Official website". Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Sachin picks up stake in Bengaluru Blasters". 8 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.