With the Premier Badminton league season 2 all set to roll from January 1, 2017, the venues for the sporting extravaganza has been decided with Hyderabad hosting the opening match, while the finals will be held in New Delhi on January 14 next year.
The event features six teams vying out for a prize purse of INR 6 Cr and will see Hyderabad Hunters and Chennai Smashers kickoff the season at the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. The tie is being billed as the clash of titans with Olympic champion Carolina Marin (Hyderabad) and Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu going against each other on the opening day. After two days of action in Hyderabad, National Sports Club of India, Mumbai and BBD Uttar Pradesh Badminton Academy will host the second and third leg respectively. Koramangala Indoor Stadium will host the Bangalore leg as well as be the home stadium of Chennai Smashers. Chennai has not been included in the schedule this year due to unavoidable circumstances.