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Dates | 1 January – 14 January | ||
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Location | India | ||
Official website | www |
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2017 Premier Badminton League (also known as Vodafone PBL 2017 for sponsorship reasons) is the third edition of Premier Badminton League. It started on 1 January 2017 and concluded on 14 January 2017. It consisted of 15 league ties (each tie consisting of 5 matches) and the top four teams progressed to the knock out stages. Sachin Tendulkar became a co-owner of Bengaluru Topguns before the season and they were renamed as Bengaluru Blasters.
Awadhe Warriors, Mumbai Rockets, Chennai Smashers and Hyderabad Hunters entered the semi-finals after topping the league table. Chennai Smashers beat Awadhe Warriors 4-1 and Mumbai Rockets beat Hyderabad Hunters 3-(-1) to proceed to the final. Chennai Smashers won the tournament after beating Mumbai Rockets 4-3.
The complete list of players of all the six participating teams
Qualified for semifinals
The fixtures for the 2017 Premier Badminton League are as follows