Chennai Smashers: Champions of Premier Badminton League 2017

Chennai Smashers

Led by PV Sindhu, Chennai Smashers lost the first match after leading 3-2. In the next match they made some changes in the team and the result was a thumping 5-0 whitewash. While Adcock couple have won both their mixed doubles match, Chris Adcock has won a Men’s Doubles too winning all his three matches played till 2nd match. But, they were routed by Delhi in third match and Adcock lost both too. They play the next two matches at Bangalore and Delhi. In the fourth game they defeated Mumbai to ensure semifinals, but failed to whitewash a weak Awadhe Warriors in the last match and finished third with 18 points, behind Awadhe and Mumbai. They defeated Awadhe in semifinals to reach maiden final. In the final, they adapted better under pressure to win maiden Premier Badminton League title.

Premier Badminton League 2017: Schedule and Results

Squad: PV Sindhu, Tanongsak S, Tommy Sugiarto, Gabrielle Adcock, Chris Addock, Mads Pieler Kolding, Parupalli Kashyap, Manu Attri, Sumeet Reddy, Ramya Tulasi, Arundhati Pantawane

Player Performances:

    WS: 7 Sindhu: 6 won, 1 lost
    MS: 14: 6 won, 8 lost
    Tommy Sugiarto: 2 won, 3 lost
    Kashyap: 3 won, 3 lost
    Tanongsak: 2 lost, won FINAL
    MD: 7 (3 won, 4 lost)
    Mads/Sumeeth: 2 lost
    Adcock/Mads: 3 won, 2 lost
    XD: 7 Adcock/Adcock: 5 won, 1 lost
    Adcock/Sindhu: 1 lost

Match 1, 1st Jan, Hyderabad: Hyderabad Hunters def Chennai Smashers 4-3

1. WS Carolina Marin (Hyd) def P V Sindhu (Che) 11-8, 12-14, 11-2
2. MS Tommy Sugiarto (Che) def B Sai Praneeth (Hyd) 11-6 11-8
3. XD Adcock/Adcock (Che Trump) def Satwik/Wah 11-7 11-9
4. MS Rajiv Ouseph (Hyd) def Tanongsak (Che) 6-11 11-8 11-6
5. Tan/Tan (Hyd Trump) def Mads/Sumeeth 11-7 11-8

Match 2, Jan 3, Mumbai: Chennai Smashers def Bengaluru Blasters 5-0

    1. MS Kashyap (Chennai) def Sourabh Verma 11-8 11-5
    2. PV Sindhu (Chennai Trump) def WS Cheung Ngan Yi (Ban) 12-10 11-6
    3. XD Adcock / Adcock (Chennai) def Seong/Ponnappa (Ban) 11-6 8-11 15-14
    3. MS Viktor (Ban) def Tommy Sugiarto 11-7 13-11
    5. MD Adcock/Mads Kolding def Song-Hyun/Seong (Ban (Trump) 11-7 7-11 13-11

Match 3, Jan 8, Bengaluru: Delhi Acers def Chennai Smashers 5-2

    1. MS Jorgensen (Del) def Sugiarto (Che) 11- 11-
    2. XD Ivanov/Jwala (Del) def Adcock/Sindhu (Che) 7-11 11-4 11-9
    3. MS Son wan Ho (Del) def Kashyap (Che) 12-10 11-4
    4. MD Ivanov/Sozonov (Del Trump) def Adcock/Kolding (Che) 11-6 11-6
    5. WS PV Sindhu (Che Trump) def Tanvi Lad (Del) 11-6 11-7

Match 4: Def Mumbai Rockets 4-3

    1. MS Prannoy (MUM) def Kashyap (CHE) 11-9 13-11
    2. XD Adcock/Adcock (CHE Trump) def Chirag/Zieba (MUM)
    3. MS Sugiarto (CHE) def Ajay Jayaram (MUM) 8-11 11-2 11-5
    4. WS PV Sindhu (CHE) def Sung Ji Hyun (MUM) 11-8 12-10
    5. MD Lee Yong Dae/ Nipitphon (MUM Trump) def Adcock/Kolding (CHE) 11-3, 11-5

Match 5: Def Awadhe Warriors 4-3

    1. MS Vincent Wong Wing Ki (AWA) def Tanongsak (CHE) 6-11, 11-9, 12-10
    2. XD Adcock / Adcock (CHE) def Bodin Isara / Prajakta Sawant (AWA) 11-4 11-9
    3. MS Kashyap (CHE Trump) def Aditya Joshi (AWA) 11-7 5-11 11-7
    4. WS Sindhu (CHE) def Rituparna Das (AWA) 11-4 11-6
    5. MD Goh/Kido (AWA Trump) def Sumeeth Reddy / Kolding (CHE) 12-10, 11-8

Match 6: Def Awadhe Warriors in Semifinal 4-1

    1. Issara/ Savitree (HYD) def Chris/ Gabby Adcock (CHE) 9 -11 11-8 11-5
    2. Kashyap (CHE) def Wong Wing Ki Vincent (HYD) 11-4 11-6
    3. Srikanth (HYD) def Sugiarto (CHE) 14-12 11-7
    4. Sindhu (CHE Trump) def Saina (HYD) 11-7 11-8
    5. Chris Adcock/Kolding (CHE) def Shem Goh / Kido (HYD Trump) 11-3 12-10

Match 7: Def Mumbai Rockets 4-3

    1. XD Adcock/Adcock (CHE Trump) 11-9 11-6
    2. WS PV Sindhu (CHE) def Sung Ji Hyun (MUM) 11-8 11-8
    3. MD Lee Yong Dae/ Nipitphon (MUM Trump) def Adcock/Kolding (CHE) 12-10 11-6
    4. MS HS Prannoy (MUM) def Kashyap (CHE) 11-4 8-11 11-8
    5. MS Tanongsak (CHE) def Ajay Jayaram (MUM) 9-11 11-7 11-3

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