Premier Badminton League is a professional badminton league in India where in different franchises from various cities in India compete for the title. It was formerly known as the Indian Badminton League (IBL) when founded in 2013 but the name was later changed to Premier Badminton League before the start of the second season in 2016.
PBL 2020 will be held from 20th January 2020 and will end on 9th February 2020. Sportz & Live Private Limited (Sportzlive) has all the rights to operate and execute the Premier Badminton League.
History
In the inaugural season of the Premier Badminton League, Hyderabad Hotspots (then name) beat Awadhe Warriors in the final by three games to one at Mumbai's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium in 2013.
In 2016 Premier Badminton League, Delhi Acers (then name) defeated Mumbai Rockets 4-3 to lift the trophy in 2016. The 2017 PBL was won by Chennai Smashers who took the spoils with a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Mumbai Rockets.
PBL 2020 Venue and Details
The Premiere Badminton league will be held in four cities of India- Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai and Lucknow. The scheduled dates for the event are 20th January 2020 to 9th February 2020.
Franchises
There is a new franchise in the league, Pune 7 Aces which will go one on one with the remaining eight ones. The full list of franchises includes Ahmedabad Smash Masters, Awadhe Warriors, Bengaluru Blasters, Delhi Dashers, Hyderabad Hunters, Mumbai Rockets, North Eastern Warriors, and the very new, Pune 7 Aces.
PBL 2020 Squads
Awadhe Warriors players list
| 1. Ko Sung Hun |
| 2. Shin Baek Cheol |
| 3. Christinna Pedersen |
| 4. Subankar Dey |
| 5. Ajay Jayaram |
| 6. Ivan Sozonov |
| 7. Tanvi Lad |
| 8. Wong Win Ki Vincent |
| 9. RETAINED PLAYER: Beiwen Zhang |
Bengaluru Raptors players list
| 1. Eom Hye Won |
| 2. Tai Tzu Ying |
| 3. Brice Leverdez |
| 4.Tak Ching Chang |
| 5. Arun George |
| 6. Chan Peng Soon |
| 7. Ansal Yadav |
| 8. Medha Shashidharan |
| 9. RETAINED PLAYER: B. Sai Praneeth |
Pune 7 Aces players list
| 1.Thi Trang Vu |
| 2.Hendra Setiawan |
| 3. Tse Ting Suet |
| 4. Chris Adcock |
| 5. Kuhoo Garg |
| 6. Mithun Manjunath |
| 7. Kazumasa Sakai |
| 8. Rituparna Das |
| 9. Loh Kean Yew |
| 10. M.R. Arjun |
| 11. RETAINED PLAYER: Chirag Shetty |
Chennai Superstarz players list
| 1.Kirsty Gilmour |
| 2. Manu Attri |
| 3. Gabrielle Adcock |
| 4. Sanjana Santosh |
| 5. Gayatri Gopichand |
| 6. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy |
| 7. Tommy Sugiarto |
| 8. Sankar Muthusamy |
| 9. Lakshya Sen |
| 10.K. Sathish Kumar |
| 11.RETAINED PLAYER: B. Sumeeth Reddy |
Mumbai Rockets players list
| 1. Pia Zebadiah |
| 2. Kim Sa Rang |
| 3. Parupalli Kashyap |
| 4.Lee Dong Keun |
| 5. Pranav Jerry Chopra |
| 6. Jessica Pugh |
| 7. Shreyansh Jaiswal |
| 8. Shlok Ramachandran |
| 9. Shriyanshi Pardeshi |
| 10. RETAINED PLAYER: Kim Ji Yung |
North Eastern Warriors players list
| 1.Michelle Li |
| 2.Lee Yong Dae |
| 3.Kim Ha Na |
| 4. Ashmita Chaliha |
| 5. Rutuparna Panda |
| 6. Lee Cheuk Yiu |
| 7. Kaushal Dharmamer |
| 8. Bodin Isara |
| 9. Krishna Garaga |
| 10. RETAINED PLAYER: Tanongsak |
Hyderabad Hunters players list
| 1. Vladimir Ivanov |
| 2. Sourabh Verma |
| 3. Daren Liew |
| 4. Kiran George |
| 5. Ruthvika Shivani Gade |
| 6. Siki Reddy |
| 7. Sean Vendy |
| 8. Ben Lane |
| 9.N. Sikki Reddy |
| 10. RETAINED PLAYER: P.V. Sindhu |
