NEW DELHI: Tanongsak Saemsomboonsuk beat Ajay Jayaram 9-11, 11-7, 11-3 in the last match of the finals to help Chennai Smashers beat Mumbai Rockets 4-3 to be crowned as the champions of the Vodafone Premier Badminton League, powered by Maruti Suzuki, at the Siri Fort Indoor Stadium here Saturday.
The win saw Chennai pocket a prize purse of Rs30 million while Mumbai went home with Rs15 million.
Full Results –
1) Mixed Doubles – Chris Adcock/Gabrielle Adcock beat Nipithphin Puangpuapech – 11-9, 11-6
2) Women’s Singles – PV Sindhu beat Sung Ji Hyun – 11-8,11-8
3) Men’s Doubles – Lee Yong Dae/Nipithphon Puangpuapech beat Mads Pieler Kolding/Chris Adcock -12=10, 11-6
4) Men’s Singles – H.S Prannoy beat P Kashyap – 11-4, 8-11, 11-8
5) Men’s Single – Tanongsak Saemsomboonsuk beat Ajay Jayaram – 9-11, 11-7, 11-3
PBL Facts:
Teams: 6
Cities: Delhi, Mumbai,Bangalore,Lucknow,Hyderabad,Chennai
Venues: Delhi, Mumbai,Bangalore,Lucknow,Hyderabad
Dates: January 1-14 ’2017
Broadcast Partner: Star sports – HD 1 & 3 and SS1 & 3
Ticketing Partner: Book My Show
Format: Best of 3 sets with 11 point sets
No of matches in each Tie: 5
Prize money: Rs60 million – winner – Rs30 million, runner up – Rs15mn, 3rd and 4th place finish – Rs7.5 million each
