Indian Badminton League: Qualification scenarios for semifinals

Mumbai Masters:

Lee Chong Wei led Mumbai Masters have played all their matches and have reached a total of 15 points. They will have to wait for the other encounters to find out if they qualify for the next round.

The only way the Masters would fail to qualify would be if Banga Beats wins both games and Awadhe beat Pune 3-2. This would put Pune, Awadhe on 16 points.

The two wins for Banga Beats would propel them to 16 or more points. Then, even a single point for Hyderabad would knock Mumbai out.

Also, if Awadhe beat Pune by a bigger margin, then Pune could be level with Mumbai on 15 points with Pune, having won more number of ties and also having defeated Mumbai in the tie between the two teams, going through.

Hyderabad Hotshots:

Indian Badminton League 2013

Hyderabad Hotshots are the current table toppers and the favourites

Hyderabad Hotshots head into their home leg encounters firmly on top of the table with 15 points and a match to play. They are all but through to the semis and require just one point from their final league match against Bangalore to go through.

As the league stands, any team who is able to reach 16 points would be guaranteed a semifinal berth.

Prediction (Teams to qualify):

1) Hyderabad Hotshots

2) Pune Pistons

3) Mumbai Masters

4) Awadhe Warriors

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Edited by Staff Editor