
Owned by Sahara India, this was the second team after home Hyderabad that was on the wishlist of Saina Nehwal. Lucknow has a history of providing good players to Badminton. Syed Modi was one such example. Their All-England Champion Muhammad Hafiz Hashim is only the second foreign coach in IBL. They finished Runners up.
Team Management and Price of Each Player
IBL Schedule
Strength
ICON player: PV Sindhu has shown glimpses of becoming another Saina for India, and becoming the first Indian woman and second Indian Singles player to achieve Bronze in Women’s Singles at World Badmintion Championships has placed her just opposite Saina.
Event/Specialists
MS=Men’s Singles, WS=Women’s Singles, MD=Men’s Doubles, WD=Women’s Doubles, XD=Mixed Doubles
PV Sindhu
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World No. 12
Bronze at World Championship 2013
Grand Prix Gold title at Malaysian Open 2013.
Kido/Boe
Former World No. 1 in MD. Kido is No. 3 while Boe is 15th now in MD.
Nandagopal/Maneesha
Both won together Maldives Open.
Wei Feng Chong
World No. 15 in Men’s Singles
GuruSai Dutt
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World No. 21
Gold at 2008 Commonwealth Youth games
Host Stadium: Babu Banarsi Das UP Badminton Academy (BBD UPBA)
Awadhe Warriors campaign schedule:
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August 15 – Hyderabad Hotshots – lost 2-3
August 18 – Banga Beats lost 4-1
August 22 – Krrish Delhi Smashers won 4-1
August 24 – Mumbai Masters won 3-2
August 26 – Pune Pistons won 3-2
August 29 – Semifinal won against Mumbai Masters 3-2
August 31 – Final lost 1-3 to Hyderabad Hotshots
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