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With the Premier Badminton League 2018 set to start from 22 December 2018, all nine teams along with the debutant Pune 7 Aces will have their eyes focused at the title. The tournament will feature the top 5 ranked World Badminton players along with many other masters of the sport.
It will be the second season for North Eastern Warriors and with a big investment of Rs. 80 lakhs for Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal in the squad, the Warriors have laid their plans loud and clear.
The 10-player squad will be lead by Nehwal. She will be joined by Rituparna Das in the women’s singles competition. On the other side, Siril Verma, Tian Houwei and Thailand’s first man to win a men's singles title in a Super Series Premier tournament, Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk, will be looking to top the men’s singles division.
The Warriors have a strong Doubles squad ready to take on any other pair. It is filled with talented players like Yoo Yeon Seong, Kim Ha Na, Liao Min Chun, K Maneesha and team’s youngest Dhruv Kapila.
After failing to make a major impact in their debut season, the revamped North Eastern Warriors along with the new coach Edwin Iriawan will look to achieve big and take some silverware home this season. They will be looking to clench their first victory against Ahmedabad Smash Masters on 23rd of December.
Here is the full schedule of the North Easters Warriors’ PBL 2018 campaign:
Match #1
Date: 23 December 2018
Opponent: Ahmedabad Smash Masters
City: The National Sports Club of India, Mumbai
Timing (IST): 1900 hrs
Match #2
Date: 26 December 2018
Opponent: Delhi Dashers
City: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Timing (IST): 1900 hrs
Match #3
Date: 27 December 2018
Opponent: Mumbai Rockets
City: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Timing (IST): 1900 hrs
Match #4
Date: 29 December 2018
Opponent: Delhi Dashers
City: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Timing (IST): 1900 hrs
Match #5
Date: 01 January 2018
Opponent: Hyderabad Hunters
City: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune
Timing (IST): 1900 hrs
Match #6
Date: 05 January 2018
Opponent: Bengaluru Raptors
City: The Arena by SE TransStadia, Ahmedabad
Timing (IST): 1900 hrs
Match #7
Date: 09 January 2018
Opponent: Awadhe Warriors
City: Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
Timing (IST): 1900 hrs
(With inputs from Chitransh Popli)
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