PBL 2017 Day 3, Day 4 and Day 5 Results
Premier Badminton League 2017 started on Jan 1 and already has seen the domination of the star players – Marin, Saina, PV Sindhu. Awadhe Warriors are comfortable on the table after their exciting win over Delhi Acers on Day 5 of the tournament.
Each Tie consists of 5 Matches
Day 3: Jan 3, 2017
Tie 1: 
V/S 
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai
Highlights:
- Both Bengaluru Blasters and Chennai Smashers won their Trump game
- The Mixed doubles saw an exciting finish with the Adcock pair holding their nerves to a thrilling 15-14 victory in the third set
- PV Sindhu held off a scare in the first set to finish on 12-10 and won the second set easily
| Match | Category | Bengaluru Blasters | Score | Chennai Smashers | Win |
| 1 | MS | Sourabh Varma | 8-11, 5-11 | Parupalli Kashyap | |
| 2 | WS | Cheung Yi | 10-12, 6-11 | P.V. Sindhu (T) | |
| 3 | XD | Ashwini Ponappa /Yoo Yeon Seong | 6-11, 11-8, 14-15 | Gaby Adcock/Chris Adcock | |
| 4 | MS | Viktor Axelsen | 11-7, 13-11 | Tommy Sugiarto | |
| 5 | MD | Yoo Yeon Seong / Ko Sung-hyun (T) | 7-11, 11-7, 11-13 | Chris Adcock / Mads Kolding | |
WS =Women’s Singles; MS = Men’s Singles; XD = Mixed Doubles; WD = Women’s Doubles; MD = Men’s Doubles
(T) – Trump Match
Chennai Smashers win 4-3 against Bengaluru Blasters
Tie 2: 
V/S 
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai
Highlights:
- Mumbai Rockets were at home today and did a clean sweep of all the games against the Acers
- Ajay Jayaraman fist match against Jan Jorgensen set the tone. The first set saw an exciting game with Jayaraman winning 15-14 after Jan committed a net error.
- The highlight of this tie was definitely Ajay Jayaraman
| ch | Category | Mumbai Rockets | Score | Delhi Acers | Win |
| 1 | MS | Ajay Jayaraman | 15-14, 11-4 | Jan Jørgensen (T) | |
| 2 | MS | H.S. Prannoy | 11-9, 11-9 | Son Wan-ho | |
| 3 | XD | Lee Yong Dae / Nadiezda Zieba | 11-5, 8-11, 11-9 | Vladimir Ivanov / K Maneesha | |
| 4 | WS | Sung Ji Hyun (T) | 11-6, 11-8 | Tanvi Lad | |
| 5 | MD | Lee Yong Dae / Nipithphon P | 11-9, 11-9 | Ivan Sozonov / Vladimir Ivanov | |
(T) – Trump Match
Mumbai Rockets win 6-(-1) against Delhi Acers
Day 4: Jan 4, 2017
Tie 1: V/S 
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai
Highlights:
- Sung Ji Hyun announced her presence in the global stage by beating Carolina Marin in a well fought 3 set match.
- Both Rockets and Hunters lost their Trump game
- The Mixed Doubles encounter was a splendid and exciting affair as Sai Raj and Chau Wah battled their nerves to overcome in a photo finish 15-14.
| Match | Category | Mumbai Rockets | Score | Hyderabad Hunters | Win |
| 1 | MD | Lee Yong Dae / Nipithphon P | 11-9, 11-5 | Tan Wee Kiong / Tan Heong | |
| 2 | WS | Sung Ji Hyun | 11-7, 7-11, 14-12 | Carolina Marin | |
| 3 | MS | Ajay Jayaraman | 7-11, 8-11 | Rajiv Ouseph | |
| 4 | XD | Lee Yong Dae / Nadiezda Zieba (T) | 13-11, 10-12, 14-15 | Chau Wah / Sai Raj | |
| 5 | MS | H.S. Prannoy | 11-6, 11-7 | Sameer Verma (T) | |
(T) – Trump Match
Mumbai Rockets win 2-1 against Hyderabad Hunters
Day 5: Jan 5, 2017
Tie 1: 
V/S
Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow
Highlights:
- Delhi Acers had their second shock defeat as Awadhe Warriors made a clean sweep.
- Warriors got the full 6 point out of this tie and jumped to the First Position in the rankings.
| Match | Category | Awadhe Warriors | Score | Delhi Acers | Win |
| 1 | MD | Goh V Shem / Markis Kido | 11-4, 11-4 | Akshay Dewalkar / Vladimir Ivanov | |
| 2 | WS | Saina Nehwal (T) | 14-12, 11-7 | Nitchaon Jindapon | |
| 3 | MS | Kidambi Srikanth | 11-9, 11-13, 11-9 | Jan Jørgensen | |
| 4 | XD | Bodin Issara / Savitree Amitrapai | 12-10, 11-5 | Vladimir Ivanov / | |
| 5 | MS | Wong Wing Ki | 11-8, 11-6 | Son Wan-ho (T) | |
(T) – Trump Match
Awadhe Warriors win 6-(-1) against Delhi Acers
PBL 2017 Ranking Table and Results