This 39 slide deck will give you all the necessary information that you would want about the upcoming inaugural edition of the million dollar Indian Badminton League (IBL).
2. The Indian Badminton League is
a tournament worth US$1 Million
Joint Initiative
between…..
3. The IBL is approved by the
Badminton World Federation & the
Badminton Asia Confederation
4. 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
5. 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
6. IBL in Numbers
US$1 Million Prize money at stake
INR 1.5 Crore at the disposal of
each of the 6 franchises
Each franchise needs to have:
6 Indian players
4 Foreign players
1 Junior National player
7. 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.
8. ESPN STAR will be providing live
television and digital coverage.
11. 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
12. The stars of the auction
were Lee Chong Wei &
Saina Nehwal
15. 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
16. Know Your Team: Delhi Smashers
The 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
23. The Pune franchise is owned by the
Burman family, owners of the Dabur
Group
24. 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
27. 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
33. To support & promote badminton at
the school level, the IBL has initiated
the “Shuttle Express” programme
34. Shuttle Express to build a badminton
legacy at the grass root level
A 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.
35. Shuttle Express to build a badminton
legacy at the grass root level
City & 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
36. The Man behind IBL – Ashish Chadha
CEO of Sporty Solutionz
37. 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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