Chennai Smashers crowned champions of PBL Season2

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