BENGALURU: A year after losing a narrow final to the Hyderabad Hunters, Bengaluru Raptors came up trumps in their second successive finals, edging the Mumbai Rockets 4-3 to win their first Premier Badminton League title at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, here on Sunday.
The PBL Season 4 winners were richer by Rs 30 million for their efforts, while the Mumbai team went home Rs 15 million to the good as runners-up.
With total prize money for the season standing at Rs 60 million, the teams which finished in the third and fourth places – Hyderabad Hunters and Awadhe Warriors respectively – were awarded Rs 7.5 million each.
Award Winners:
Best Comeback of the Tie – Sameer Verma
Attacking Player of the Tie – Kidambi Srikanth
Indian Oil Indian Player of the Tie – Kidambi Srikanth
Smartest Player of the Tie – Sameer Verma
Attacking Player of the League – Mathias Christiansen
Emerging Player of the League – Anders Antonsen
Indian Oil Indian Player of the League – Sameer Verma
Vodafone Smartest Player of the League – Kidambi Srikanth
