PBL's sixth edition postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

PBL's sixth edition postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic

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The league, which is one of the highest prize money badminton tournaments in the world, was initially scheduled to take place in the last week of December in Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. New Delhi: The sixth edition of the Premier Badminton League was on Friday postponed to next year, keeping in mind the health and safety of the players amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. “Then we can get some key players, including the Tokyo-bound players, who may take this event as a match practice ahead of the Games as you have guaranteed 5-6 matches in this event. Due to the pandemic, the BWF had re-scheduled the Asian leg to next year with the Asia Open I slated for 12-17 January, followed by Asia Open II from 19-24 January and the BWF World Tour Finals from 27-31 January.

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Domestic season to start next month after 20-month hiatus - BAI
3 years, 1 month ago

Domestic season to start next month after 20-month hiatus - BAI

The Hindu  

The domestic badminton season is set to begin next month after a 20-month hiatus with back-to-back senior ranking Level 3 tournaments, the Badminton Association of India announced on Wednesday. ‘Great news’ BAI secretary Ajay K. Singhania said the domestic season will begin maintaining COVID-related protocols and all players will have to carry RT-PCR negative reports. The senior ranking tournaments are …

Resumption of domestic badminton season in India derailed again due to COVID-19
3 years, 5 months ago

Resumption of domestic badminton season in India derailed again due to COVID-19

Firstpost  

The first senior tournament was scheduled to be held from 27 August to 3 September, while the second event was supposed to be staged from 4 to 11 September and would have marked the resumption of the domestic season after a gap of more than one-and-a-half years. New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the domestic …

Domestic badminton season resumption once again derailed by COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 5 months ago

Domestic badminton season resumption once again derailed by COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the domestic season with the Badminton Association of India forced to postpone this month's senior ranking tournaments in Bangalore after local authorities denied permission to host the events. "Unfortunately the tournaments had to be postponed till further notice as the Bangalore government didn't give permission to host the event due to …

India Open badminton tournament postponed indefinitely after recent COVID-19 surge
3 years, 8 months ago

India Open badminton tournament postponed indefinitely after recent COVID-19 surge

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The India Open badminton tournament, slated to be held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in the national capital from 11-16 May, 2021, has been postponed owing to rising COVID-19 cases in the city, the Badminton Association of India announced on Monday. A total of 13 international shuttlers had recently announced their withdrawal from the event, including reigning Olympic …

India Open Badminton Tournament Postponed Due to COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

India Open Badminton Tournament Postponed Due to COVID-19

The Quint  

The Badminton World Federation also made the announcement in a statement on Monday. "Tournament organisers Badminton Association of India have postponed the YONEX-SUNRISE India Open 2021 scheduled for 11-16 May 2021," said the BWF. "All attempts were made by organisers to conduct a safe tournament environment for all participants, but the recent spike in COVID-19 cases and gravity of the …

India Open postponed due to surge in COVID-19 cases
3 years, 8 months ago

India Open postponed due to surge in COVID-19 cases

The Hindu  

The alarming increase in the COVID-19 cases in New Delhi has forced the postponement of the India Open badminton tournament due to be held here from May 11 to 16. READ: India Open to be held in-camera "Considering the current challenges, BAI is left with no option but to announce the postponement of the tournament for the time being," Badminton …

BAI postpones all domestic tournaments as India reels under second wave of COVID-19 cases
3 years, 9 months ago

BAI postpones all domestic tournaments as India reels under second wave of COVID-19 cases

Firstpost  

In its communications to all affiliated state units, BAI secretary Ajay Kumar Singhania wrote that the prevailing situation has forced them to take such a step. New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India on Monday decided to postpone all domestic tournaments scheduled for April and May, keeping in mind the exponential rise in coronavirus cases in the country. Worried at …

BAI postpones domestic badminton tournaments in wake of rising COVID-19 cases
3 years, 9 months ago

BAI postpones domestic badminton tournaments in wake of rising COVID-19 cases

Hindustan Times  

The Badminton Association of India on Monday decided to postpone all domestic tournaments scheduled for April and May, keeping in mind the exponential rise in coronavirus cases in the country. Worried at the trend, the BAI advised all the stakeholders to postpone the events, starting with this month's senior ranking tournament scheduled in Bengaluru from April 18-25. In its communications …

Premier Badminton League postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 1 month ago

Premier Badminton League postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Hindu  

The sixth-season of the Premier Badminton League, scheduled to be held during the December-January window, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ: How COVID-19 will affect Premier Badminton League “We have been trying our best to see that the PBL doesn’t suffer any break. But, because of the pandemic, we are left with no option but to postpone …

India Open badminton, Syed Modi International cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

India Open badminton, Syed Modi International cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

India TV News  

India Open and Syed Modi International cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Badminton World Federation's revised calendar. The India Open, which was originally scheduled in March, was to be held from December 8 to 13 in New Delhi and Syed Modi was slated for November 17 to 22 in Lucknow in the previously revised calendar. BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund …

Badminton restart 'difficult to predict', says BWF chief Thomas Lund
4 years, 8 months ago

Badminton restart 'difficult to predict', says BWF chief Thomas Lund

The Hindu  

Badminton will be back in action “as soon as possible” after the coronavirus crisis, the sport's chief told AFP, adding that international travel restrictions were complicating the picture. Badminton, like tennis, golf and other sports with an international circuit, faces major hurdles after countries introduced an array of travel bans and quarantine periods to combat COVID-19. READ | Thomas Lund, …

How COVID-19 will affect PBL in January 2021
4 years, 8 months ago

How COVID-19 will affect PBL in January 2021

The Hindu  

The next edition of the Premier Badminton League is scheduled to be held in January. “We are in touch with the stake-holders and exploring all avenues of generating enough revenue to sustain the PBL which has been held year on year since we have taken the rights of the league as the official licensee holder,” says Prasad. We will have …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Badminton freezes world rankings to 17 March amid tournament suspensions
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Badminton freezes world rankings to 17 March amid tournament suspensions

Firstpost  

Badminton circuit is suspended to the end of April, but the BWF expects more tournaments to be put off in May and June. Badminton’s global body — the BWF — announced their decision to freeze the rankings for both male and female shuttlers on Tuesday. Both World Rankings and World Junior Rankings will have their rankings frozen due to the …

BAI postpones Senior National Badminton Championships due to COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 9 months ago

BAI postpones Senior National Badminton Championships due to COVID-19 pandemic

India TV News  

The Badminton Association of India on Wednesday postponed the 84th Senior Badminton National Championships scheduled to be held in Lucknow from April 27 to May 3 after the government put the country under lockdown till April 14 to combat the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus outbreak has claimed 10 lives and infected nearly 600 people in the country, prompting the …

Coronavirus pandemic: Parupalli Kashyap expresses disappointment over BWF not freezing players' ranking in wake of COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: Parupalli Kashyap expresses disappointment over BWF not freezing players' ranking in wake of COVID-19

Firstpost  

Kashyap and his wife and star shuttler Saina Nehwal, who was chasing a berth at the Tokyo Games, had earlier suggested that the qualification period for the Tokyo Olympics be extended in the light of tournaments getting cancelled due to coronavirus. New Delhi: Indian shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Friday said he is disappointed with the Badminton World Federation as it …

Learning from PBL: Broadening the base on the cards
4 years, 10 months ago

Learning from PBL: Broadening the base on the cards

The Hindu  

Mangipudi Prasad, Executive Director of Sportzlive, which conducts the Premier Badminton League, is a happy man after the successful completion of the fifth edition of the event. “Definitely, sponsorship was a big challenge this year due to the prevailing economic conditions, but PBL had attracted new sponsors like Inox and Radio City,” he recalls. “We are glad that the PBL …

PBL 2020: Despite big misses, organisers remain optimistic
4 years, 11 months ago

PBL 2020: Despite big misses, organisers remain optimistic

The Hindu  

“We saw it coming long back,” says Prasad Mangipudi, executive director of Sportzlive, which organises the Premier Badminton League under the aegis of the Badminton Association of India, when asked about the big names which gave the ongoing edition of the franchise-based sporting league a miss. It’s all the better because we had no marquee names on offer.” Mangipudi, who …

PBL 2020 LIVE Streaming: When and where to watch Premier Badminton League matches, Live score online
4 years, 11 months ago

PBL 2020 LIVE Streaming: When and where to watch Premier Badminton League matches, Live score online

Firstpost  

Seven PBL teams – Awadhe Warriors, Bengaluru Raptors, Mumbai Rockets, Hyderabad Hunters, Chennai Superstarz, North Eastern Warriors and Pune 7 Aces – will slug it out for a prize of Rs 6 crore. World champion PV Sindhu will take on her mentor Pullela Gopichand’s daughter Gayatri in an interesting opening day encounter featuring Hyderabad Hunters and Chennai Superstarz in the …

Srikanth pulls out of PBL to focus on international events
5 years, 1 month ago

Srikanth pulls out of PBL to focus on international events

The Hindu  

Kidambi Srikanth pulled out of the upcoming Premier Badminton League on Monday to focus on international events ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 26-year-old from Guntur, who had guided Bangalore Raptors to their maiden title win in the last PBL, will not feature in the fifth edition scheduled to be held from January 20 to February 9. Earlier, Saina …

Premier Badminton League 2020 to begin from January 20
5 years, 1 month ago

Premier Badminton League 2020 to begin from January 20

The Hindu  

The fifth edition of the Premier Badminton League will start from January 20, 2020 and will continue till February 9. The league owned by Badminton Association of India and organized by Sportzlive -- the official license holders under the aegis of BAI -- will be hosted this time in four cities -- Chennai, Delhi, Lucknow, and Bangalore. The fifth season …

PBL 2018-19: The bird has taken flight
5 years, 11 months ago

PBL 2018-19: The bird has taken flight

The Hindu  

The twinkle of mobile flashlights, adrenaline-pumping music and thunderstick cheers welcomed finalists Bengaluru Raptors and Mumbai Rockets at a packed Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. It’s been a good year for us,” said Atul Pande, managing director of Sportzlive, which organises the PBL under the aegis of the Badminton Association of India. The number of people who get inspired by …

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