MUMBAI: The third edition of the NSCI Badminton League (NBL) is scheduled to be conducted from Friday, November 10 to Sunday, November 12 at the NSCI badminton hall, Worli.
Six franchise-based teams, including defending champions King Shuttlers and last year’s runners-up Solitare Shuttlers, along with Rajdhani Royals, Roaring Raqueteers, Maverivk Aces and Giant Slayers, will be seen competing for top honours in this tournament.
Ravi Punjabi, NSCI, convener Badminton, said “The NSCI Badminton League is one of the most popular tournaments at NSCI and it is growing every year, we are giving a chance to Juniors this time to help grow the sport, we have a lot of good players who have been working hard and I look forward to a great tournament.”
Supriya Devgun, founder and director Evolution Sports & convener of Badminton, NSCI, thanked the players and the NSCI management for their support. “This is the third edition and it has become the most sought after event. Star players like PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikant, to name a few, have encouraged the participants with their presence during the matches last season. This year also we are expecting a big player to grace the occasion. NSCI has been very supportive towards this event and I would like to thank the president Jayantilal for the continued support.”
Each team will consist of 15 players, including 2 women and one player over 50 years. From this year, the committee has decided that all teams should include a junior player.
Every team will play each other in a tournament round-robin league format. The team with the maximum points will be declared winner, while the second best points will be the runners-up.
The 6 participating teams and owners:
Solitaire Shuttlers (Team Owners – Sanjay Shah, Neeral Shah & Supriya Devgun).
Rajdhani Royal (Team Owners – Mayur Saraf and Amit Modi).
Roaring Raqueteers (Team Owners – Shaival Jhaveri, Ashish Jalan, Kareem Jaffer & Lalit Choradia).
Maverick Aces (Team Owners – Gautam Asudani and Rohit Kapoor).
King Shuttlers (Team Owners – Suneet Kabra and Bimal Parekh).
Super Smashers (Team Owners – Ashu Jain and Asad Adenwala).
