New Delhi: Hyderabad will host the opening ceremony of the Premier Badminton League season 2 on January 1, 2017 while the final is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on Janauary 14, the organisers announced on Tuesday.


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The event features six teams vying for a prize purse of Rs 6 crore and will see Hyderabad Hunters and Chennai Smashers kickoff the season at the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.


The tie is being billed as the clash of titans with Olympic champion Carolina Marin (Hyderabad) and Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu going against each other on the opening day.


After two days of action in Hyderabad, National Sports Club of India, Mumbai and BBD Uttar Pradesh Badminton Academy will host the second and third leg respectively.


Koramangala Indoor Stadium will host the Bangalore leg as well as be the home stadium of Chennai Smashers. Chennai has not been included in the schedule this year due to unavoidable circumstances.


“We were very keen to extend PBL to Chennai this year, as it is one of the key markets for badminton in India. But unfortunately we have not been able to do it this year and we hope that from next year, Chennai and Tamil Nadu will become one of the key stops for PBL in the calendar,” Atul Pande, the


Managing Director of SportzLive said.


The most coveted Badminton League in the country, PBL will then come to the capital for the last league match before hosting the semifinals (January 12 and 13) and the grand finale of January 14.


“We are excited to bring the PBL season 2 which is bigger, better and more exciting than the previous edition. With the kind of line-up that we have for this year’s edition, it has indeed given a rise to the popularity of the league even before it started. And it has been overwhelming to see the kind of response we have received so far in terms of ticket sales and we are expecting a full house at every venue,” Prasad Mangipudi, director of SportzLive said.


TEAMS & PLAYERS


Delhi Acers


Jan Jorgensen – Men’s Singles – Denmark


Son Wan Ho – Men’s Singles – Korea


Vladimir Ivanov – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Russia


Siril Verma – Men’s Single – India


Aakarshi Kashyap – Women’s Single – India


Nitchaon Jindapol – Women’s Single – Malaysia


Ivan Sozonov – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Russia


Akshay Dewalkar – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Jwala Gutta – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Maneesha Kukkapalli – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Mumbai Rockets


Ajay Jayaram – Men’s Singles – India


H S Prannoy – Men’s Singles – India


Shreyansh Jaiswal – Men’s Single – India


Vrushali Gummadi – Women’s Single – India


Sung Ji Hyun – Women’s Single – Korea


Lee Yong Dae – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Korea


Nipitphon Phuangphuapet – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Thailand


Mohita Sahdev – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Nadiezda Zieba – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – Poland


Awadhe Warriors


Srikanth Kidambi – Men’s Singles – India


Wong Wing Ki Vincent – Men’s Singles – Hong Kong


Aditya Joshi – Men’s Single – India


Rituparna Das – Women’s Single – India


Saina Nehwal – Women’s Single – India


Bodin Isara – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Thailand


Goh Wei Shem – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Malaysia


Markis Kido – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Indonesia


Savitree Amitrapai – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – Thailand


Prajakta Sawant – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Hyderabad Hunters


Rajiv Ouseph – Men’s Singles – England


Sai Praneeth – Men’s Singles – India


Sameer Verma – Men’s Singles – India


Carolina Marin – Women’s Single – Spain


Krishna Priya – Women’s Single – India


Tan Boon Heong – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Malaysia


Wee Kiong Tan – Men’s/Mixed Doubles- Malaysia


Satwik Sairaj – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Meghana Jakkampudi – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Chau Hoi Wah – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – China


Bengaluru Blasters


Viktor Axelsen – Men’s Singles – Denmark


Boonsak Ponsana – Men’s Singles – Thailand


Sourabh Verma – Men’s Singles – India


Gadde Ruthvika Shivani – Women’s Doubles – India


Porntip Buranaprasertsuk – Women’s Doubles – Thailand


Yoo Yeon Seong – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Korea


Pranaav Jerry Chopra – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Ko Sung Hyun – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Korea


Ashwini Ponnappa – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Sikki Reddy – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Chennai Smashers


Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk – Men’s Singles – Thailand


Tommy Sugiarto – Men’s Singles – Indonesia


Kashyap Parupalli – Men’s Singles – India


Arundhati Pantawane – Women’s Single – India


P V Sindhu – Women’s Single – India


Chris Adcock – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – England


Mads Pieler Kolding – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – Denmark


Sumeeth Reddy – Men’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Ramya Tulasi – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – India


Gabrielle Adcock – Women’s/Mixed Doubles – England


SCHEDULE:-


January 1: in Hyderabad


Hyderabad Hunters vs Chennai Smashers, Bengaluru Blasters vs Delhi Acers


January 2: in Hyderabad


Awadhe Warriors vs Hyderabad Hunters


January 3: in Mumbai


Bengaluru Blasters vs Chennai Smashers, Delhi Acers vs Mumbai Rockets


January 4: in Mumbai


Hyderabad Hunters vs Mumbai Rockets


January 5: in Lucknow


Awadhe Warriors vs Delhi Acers


January 6: in Lucknow


Awadhe Warriors vs Mumbai Rockets


January 7: in Bangalore


Bengaluru Blasters vs Hyderabad Hunters


January 8: in Bangalore


Delhi Acers vs Chennai Smashers, Bengaluru Blasters vs Mumbai Rockets


January 9: in Bangalore


Awadhe Warriors vs Bengaluru Blasters


January 10: in Bangalore


Mumbai Rockets vs Chennai Smashers


January 11: in Bangalore


Awadhe Warriors v/s Chennai Smashers


January 12: in Delhi


Delhi Acers v/s Hyderabad Hunters


January 13: in Delhi


Semifinal 1


Semifinal 2


January 14: in Delhi


Final


Where to watch


The matches will telecast across Star Sports Network and Hotstar.com/Hotstar app.


(With PTI inputs)