2016 Premier Badminton League (also known as Star Sports Premier Badminton League 2016 for sponsorship reasons) was the first edition of the

Premier Badminton League Premier Badminton League (PBL) is a team badminton league operating in India. Sportz & Live Private Limited (Sportzlive) has the rights to operate and execute the Premier Badminton League. The inaugural season of PBL was held from 2 to 17 Janu ...

. The season was held from 2–17 January 2016. The opening ceremony was held in

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and the Finals in

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Delhi Dashers Delhi Dashers (formerly known as the Delhi Acers) was one of the Badminton teams competing in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). Delhi Dashers have been a part of the PBL since its inception and their best finish arrived in the Season 2 (2016), ...

(formerly Delhi Acers) became the champions after beating Mumbai Rockets in the final. Bollywood actor

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was brand ambassador of the league.

(formerly Delhi Acers) won the title by defeating Mumbai Rockets 4–3.

Teams

Six teams participated in the season: #

Awadhe Warriors Awadhe Warriors is a badminton team owned by Sahara Adventure Sports Limited a group company of Sahara India for the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team's home ground is Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow. The team is coached by An ...

# Bengaluru Topguns #

Chennai Smashers Chennai Superstarz (formerly known as Chennai Smashers) is a franchise badminton team based in Chennai that plays in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team has won the PBL title once, has been in the semi-finals of the league twice in th ...

(formerly Delhi Acers) # Hyderabad Hunters # Mumbai Rockets

Delhi Dashers Delhi Dashers (formerly known as the Delhi Acers) was one of the Badminton teams competing in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). Delhi Dashers have been a part of the PBL since its inception and their best finish arrived in the Season 2 (2016), ...
(formerly Delhi Acers)

Mumbai Rockets

Chennai Smashers Chennai Superstarz (formerly known as Chennai Smashers) is a franchise badminton team based in Chennai that plays in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team has won the PBL title once, has been in the semi-finals of the league twice in th ...

Hyderabad Hunters

Bengaluru Topguns

Awadhe Warriors Awadhe Warriors is a badminton team owned by Sahara Adventure Sports Limited a group company of Sahara India for the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team's home ground is Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow. The team is coached by An ...

Schedule

The following is the schedule for 2016 Premier Badminton League. A total of 15 league matches, two semifinal, and 1 final match were played.

Knockout stage

Points Table

Each tie (MP) will have five matches each. Regular Match Win (RMW) = 1 point, Trump Match Win (TMW) = 2 points, Trump Match Lost (TML) = -1 point.

Player statistics

End of the Season Award

References

{{Indian Badminton League Premier Badminton League Indian Badminton League Indian Badminton League Badminton tournaments in India