Indian Badminton League (IBL) - Your Definitive Guide

Your Definitive Guide to the Indian Badminton

League (IBL)

The Indian Badminton League is a tournament

worth US$1 Million

Joint Initiative between…..

The IBL is approved by the Badminton World Federation

& the Badminton Asia Confederation

IBL is based on the format followed in the Sudirman

Cup

• There will be 5 matches in each round

Mens & Womens Singles; Mens, Womens & Mixed Doubles

• Each team will play 18 ties of best of 5 matches

2 ‘Quick’ rules at the IBL

• The victor will be the one who first reaches 21 points in the first 2 games and does not need a 2 point difference

• If the game goes to the 3rd and decider set, it will be an 11 point match

IBL in Numbers

US$1 Million Prize money at stake

INR 1.5 Crore at the disposal ofeach of the 6 franchises

Each franchise needs to have:6 Indian players

4 Foreign players1 Junior National player

The tournament will consist of 18 team matches

across 6 cities over 18 days

14th Aug – 31st Aug 2013

Delhi. Lucknow. Mumbai.Pune. Bengaluru. Hyderabad.

ESPN STAR will be providing live television

and digital coverage.

6 city-based franchises will be participating in the IBL

The player auctions were held in New Delhi on 22nd

July 2013

The auction was administered by

internal auctioneer Bob Hayton He had previously conducted auctions for the Hockey India

League & on behalf of the Maharaja of Jodhpur for the One

World Retreat

66 players were auctioned from the

150 players who went under the hammer

The stars of the auction were Lee Chong Wei & Saina Nehwal

Now for some 1 on 1 time with the 6 franchises!

The Delhi franchise is owned by the Krrish Group, a Gurgaon

based realtor

Know Your Team: Delhi Smashers

Host Association: Delhi Capital Badminton Association

Host Stadium: DDA Badminton & Squash Stadium – Siri Fort

Launch Game: Aug 14 vs Pune Pistons

Most Expensive Buys: - Boon Hoeng Tan (MY) - $50,000 - Kien Keat Koo (MY) - $50,000

Know Your Team: Delhi SmashersThe Squad:

- Boon Hoeng Tan (MY) - $50,000 - Kien Keat Koo (MY) - $50,000 - Sai Praneeth (IND) - $40,000 - Jwala Gutta (IND) – $31,000 - V Diju (IND) - $30,000 - Wong Wing Ki (HK) - $20,000 - HS Pranoy (IND) - $16,000 - Nichaon Jindpon (THA) - $15,000 - Arundhati Panthawane (IND) - $15,000 - Prajakta Sawant (IND) - $7,000

Spent

$274,00

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player

buys

The Mumbai franchise is owned by Gavaskar + Nagarjuna +

Chamundi

Know Your Team: Mumbai Masters

Host Association: Maharashtra Badminton Association

Host Stadium: Sardar Vallabh Patel Stadium, NSCI

Launch Game: Aug 15 vs Banga Beats

Most Expensive Buys: - Lee Chong Wei (MY) - $135,000

Know Your Team: Mumbai MastersThe Squad:

- Lee Chong Wei(MY) - $135,000 - Pranav Jerry Chopra (IND) - $36,000 - Tine Baun (DEN) - $30,000 - Marc Zweibler (GER) – $15,000 - Vladimir Ivanov (RUS) - $15,000 - Siki Reddy (IND) - $11,000 - Manu Attri(IND) - $10,000 - PC Thulasi(IND) - $10,000 - Sumeet Reddy (IND) - $ 7,500 - Rasika Raje(IND) - $ 3,000

Spent

$272,50

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player

buys

The Bangalore franchise is owned by the BOP Group, a

local real estate consulting firm

Know Your Team: Banga Beats

Host Association: Karnataka Badminton Association

Host Stadium: Kanteerava Indoor Stadium

Launch Game: Aug 15 vs Mumbai Masters

Most Expensive Buys: - P. Kashyap (IND) - $75,000

Know Your Team: Banga Beats

The Squad:

- P. Kashyap (IND) - $75,000 - Hu Yun (HK) - $50,000 - Carston Margensen (DEN) - $50,000 - Akshay Dhanwalkar (IND) – $36,000 - Tai Tzu Ying (TWN) - $25,000 - Aparna Balan (IND) - $12,000 - Carolina Marin (ESP) - $10,000 - Arvind Bhat (IND) - $ 7,500 - Aditya Prakash (IND) - $ 5,000 - J Meghana (IND) - $ 4,000

Spent

$274,50

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player

buys

The Pune franchise is owned by the Burman family, owners of

the Dabur Group

Know Your Team: Pune Pistons

Host Association: Pune District & Metropolitan Badminton Association

Host Stadium: Shri Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi

Launch Game: Aug 14 vs Delhi Smashers

Most Expensive Buys: - Juliane Schenk (GER)- $90,000

Know Your Team: Pune Pistons

The Squad:

- Juliane Schenk (GER) - $90,000 - Tian Ming Nguyen (VTN) - $44,000 - JF Nielsen (DEN) - $35,000 - Arun Vishnu (IND) - $26,000 - Ashwini Ponappa (IND) – $25,000 - Saurabh Verma (IND) - $20,000 - Wee Kiong Tan (MY) - $15,000 - Anup Sridhar (IND) - $ 6,000 - Sanave Thomas (IND) - $ 5,000 - Rupesh Kumar (IND) - $ 5,000

Spent

$271,00

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player

buys

The Lucknow franchise is owned by the Sahara India

Parivar

Know Your Team: Awadhe Warriors

Host Association: Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association

Host Stadium: Babu Banarasi Das UP Badminton Academy

Launch Game: Aug 15 vs Hyderabad Hotshots

Most Expensive Buys: - PV Sindhu (IND) - $80,000

Know Your Team: Awadhe WarriorsThe Squad:

- PV Sindhu (IND) - $80,000 - RMV Gurusaidutt (IND) - $40,000 - K Srikanth (IND) - $34,000 - K Maneesha (IND) - $26,000 - Wei Feng Chong (MY) - $25,000 - Marcis Kido (INA) - $15,500 - S. Taerattanachai (THA) – $15,000 - Maneepong Jongjit (THA) - $10,000 - Nanda Gopal (IND) - $10,000 - Ruthvika Shivani (IND) - $ 3,000

Spent

$258,00

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player

buys

The Hyderabad franchise is owned by the PVP Group

Know Your Team: Hyderabad Hotshots

Host Association: Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association

Host Stadium: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium

Launch Game: Aug 15 vs Awadhe Warriors

Most Expensive Buys: - Saina Nehwal (IND) - $120,000

Know Your Team: Hyderabad HotshotsThe Squad:

- Saina Nehwal (IND) - $120,000 - Pradenya Gadre (IND) - $46,000 - Tarun Kona (IND) - $28,000 - Ajay Jayram (IND) - $25,000 - Taufik Hidayat (INA) - $15,000 - T. Saensomboonsuk (THA) - $15,000 - Khim Wah Lim (MY) - $10,000 - V. Sem Goh (MY) – $10,000 - Kanthi Visalakhi (IND) - $ 3,000 - Shubhankar Dey (IND) - $ 3,000

Spent

$275,00

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player

buys

Watch out for these Iconic Players at the IBL

To support & promote badminton at the school level,

the IBL has initiated the “Shuttle Express” programme

Shuttle Express to build a badminton legacy at the grass root levelA school has been selected in each of the 6 franchise cities: - Genesis Global School (Delhi) - Indus World School (Hyderabad) - La Martiniere Boys (Lucknow) - Jamnabhai Narsee (Mumbai) - Symbiosis Primary (Pune) - Jain International School (Bangalore)

Training programmes & coaching sessions will be conducted at each of the schools & an Intra School Badminton Tournament would be conducted with a Badminton Icon Player attending it.

Shuttle Express to build a badminton legacy at the grass root levelCity & Nation wide tournaments would be held, monitored by talent hunters including the national coaches

The cream of the badminton talent will be given an opportunity to compete at the national level at the IBL

The winners in the boys & girls singles will participate at the IBL National Final, with a chance of winning INR 10 lakhs in prize money & an opportunity to train at the prestigious Pullela Gopichand Academy

The Man behind IBL – Ashish Chadha

CEO of Sporty Solutionz

You can follow the tournament online on these social media

channels

@IBL_Official

www.facebook.com/IndianBadmintonLeague

www.youtube.com/user/iblofficialchannel

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