The document provides information about the Indian Badminton League (IBL), including details about the tournament format, teams, players, cities and dates. There will be 6 franchises playing in 6 cities over 18 days in August 2013. Each franchise consists of 6 Indian players, 4 foreign players and 1 junior player. High profile players like Lee Chong Wei, Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu were auctioned to the different franchises. The IBL also aims to develop the sport at a grassroots level through coaching programs in partner schools across the 6 cities.

1. Your Definitive Guide to the
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.

9. 6 city-based franchises will be
participating in the IBL

10. The player auctions were held
in New Delhi on 22nd July 2013

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

13. Now for some 1 on 1 time
with the 6 franchises!

14. The Delhi franchise is owned by the
Krrish Group, a Gurgaon based realtor

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

17. The Mumbai franchise is owned by
Gavaskar + Nagarjuna + Chamundi

18. Know Your Team: Mumbai Masters
Host Association: Maharashtra Badminton Association
Host Stadium: Sardar Vallabh Patel Stadium, NSCI
Launch Game: Aug 15 vs Banga Beats
Most Expensive Buys:
- Lee Chong Wei (MY) - $135,000

19. Know Your Team: Mumbai Masters
The Squad:
- Lee Chong Wei(MY) - $135,000
- Pranav Jerry Chopra (IND) - $36,000
- Tine Baun (DEN) - $30,000
- Marc Zweibler (GER) – $15,000
- Vladimir Ivanov (RUS) - $15,000
- Siki Reddy (IND) - $11,000
- Manu Attri(IND) - $10,000
- PC Thulasi(IND) - $10,000
- Sumeet Reddy (IND) - $ 7,500
- Rasika Raje(IND) - $ 3,000

20. The Bangalore franchise is owned by
the BOP Group, a local real estate
consulting firm

21. Know Your Team: Banga Beats
Host Association: Karnataka Badminton Association
Host Stadium: Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
Launch Game: Aug 15 vs Mumbai Masters
Most Expensive Buys:
- P. Kashyap (IND) - $75,000

22. Know Your Team: Banga Beats
The Squad:
- P. Kashyap (IND) - $75,000
- Hu Yun (HK) - $50,000
- Carston Margensen (DEN) - $50,000
- Akshay Dhanwalkar (IND) – $36,000
- Tai Tzu Ying (TWN) - $25,000
- Aparna Balan (IND) - $12,000
- Carolina Marin (ESP) - $10,000
- Arvind Bhat (IND) - $ 7,500
- Aditya Prakash (IND) - $ 5,000
- J Meghana (IND) - $ 4,000

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

25. Know Your Team: Pune Pistons
The Squad:
- Juliane Schenk (GER) - $90,000
- Tian Ming Nguyen (VTN) - $44,000
- JF Nielsen (DEN) - $35,000
- Arun Vishnu (IND) - $26,000
- Ashwini Ponappa (IND) – $25,000
- Saurabh Verma (IND) - $20,000
- Wee Kiong Tan (MY) - $15,000
- Anup Sridhar (IND) - $ 6,000
- Sanave Thomas (IND) - $ 5,000
- Rupesh Kumar (IND) - $ 5,000

26. The Lucknow franchise is owned
by the Sahara India Parivar

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

28. Know Your Team: Awadhe Warriors
The Squad:
- PV Sindhu (IND) - $80,000
- RMV Gurusaidutt (IND) - $40,000
- K Srikanth (IND) - $34,000
- K Maneesha (IND) - $26,000
- Wei Feng Chong (MY) - $25,000
- Marcis Kido (INA) - $15,500
- S. Taerattanachai (THA) – $15,000
- Maneepong Jongjit (THA) - $10,000
- Nanda Gopal (IND) - $10,000
- Ruthvika Shivani (IND) - $ 3,000

29. The Hyderabad franchise is
owned by the PVP Group

30. Know Your Team: Hyderabad Hotshots
Host Association: Andhra Pradesh Badminton Association
Host Stadium: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium
Launch Game: Aug 15 vs Awadhe Warriors
Most Expensive Buys:
- Saina Nehwal (IND) - $120,000

31. Know Your Team: Hyderabad Hotshots
The Squad:
- Saina Nehwal (IND) - $120,000
- Pradenya Gadre (IND) - $46,000
- Tarun Kona (IND) - $28,000
- Ajay Jayram (IND) - $25,000
- Taufik Hidayat (INA) - $15,000
- T. Saensomboonsuk (THA) - $15,000
- Khim Wah Lim (MY) - $10,000
- V. Sem Goh (MY) – $10,000
- Kanthi Visalakhi (IND) - $ 3,000
- Shubhankar Dey (IND) - $ 3,000

32. Watch out for these
Iconic Players at the IBL

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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