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, aka PBL, is a team badminton league operating in India. It was launched in 2016 and is one of the top badminton leagues in the world. It features nine state or city-based franchise teams and the top Indian and interna ...

. 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 (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. Delhi Dashers (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 ...

# Bengaluru Topguns # Chennai Smashers # Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers) # Hyderabad Hunters # Mumbai Rockets

Delhi Dashers (formerly Delhi Acers)

Mumbai Rockets

Chennai Smashers

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 ...

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

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Indian Badminton League Premier Badminton League, aka PBL, is a team badminton league operating in India. It was launched in 2016 and is one of the top badminton leagues in the world. It features nine state or city-based franchise teams and the top Indian and interna ...