Pune Pistons was a badminton franchise owned by Mohit Burman (Dabur Group) & Savan Daru for the
Indian Badminton League. The team's home ground was the
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
The Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex is a sports complex located in Pune, India. The complex is situated about 15 km from Pune downtown and 5 km from Hinjawadi. This complex was the venue for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, Kh ...
in
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
. The team was captained by
Ashwini Ponnappa
Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines. She had a successful partnership with Jwal ...
.
The team participated in the league only in the inaugural season.
Current squad
2013 season
League stage
Pune Pistons finished the 3rd in the group stage, qualifying for the semi final.
Semi-final
Pune Pistons were beaten by Hyderabad HotShots in semi final of Indian Badminton League.
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Ajay Jayaram (HH) beat Tien Minh Nyugen (PP), 21 - 17, 21 – 11.
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Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal (; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian professional badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 ...
(HH) beat Juliane Schenk (PP), 21 – 10, 19 – 21, 11 – 8.
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Goh V Shem
Goh V Shem (; born Goh Wei Shem, 20 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player in the doubles event. He was partnered with Tan Wee Kiong after their outstanding performance at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Goh and Tan won the gold medal for ...
and
Lim Khim Wah (HH) beat Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Sanave Thomas (PP), 16 – 21, 21 -14, 11 – 7.
References
External links
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Premier Badminton League teams
2013 establishments in Maharashtra
Sports clubs established in 2013