Indian Badminton League (IBL) is a franchise-based city teams tournament which is worth $1 million. This is the richest badminton league in the world. Six teams will be seen in action from August 14 to 31, 2013. This year's is the inaugural edition of IBL. Krrish Delhi Smashers, Lucknow Warriors, Mumbai Masters, Banga Beats, Pune Pistons and Hyderabad Hotshots are the teams.
Also read: Banga Beats; Mumbai Masters; Lucknow Warriors; Krrish Delhi Smashers; Pune Pistons
The six franchises had a purse of $275,000 to buy 10 players, four foreign, six Indian and one junior in the players auction which was held a few days back in Delhi.
Hyderabad's star player and Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal called the launch of IBL as a "historic moment."
"This is a historic moment for Indian badminton. Post-2012 Olympics, the junoon for badminton has reached a peak in India. I'm confident the Indian Badminton League will make the game even more popular amongst the masses and fulfill the high expectations it has raised," she said.
Saina is the costliest female player in IBL. She was bought by Hyderabad for $120,000.
Here, get to know about Hyderabad franchise - Hyderabad Hotshots.
Team - Hyderabad Hotshots
Owners: PVP Group
List of players purchased in the auction
Saina Nehwal (India) $120,000
Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Thailand) $15,000
Ajay Jayram (India) $25,000
Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) $15,000
Khim Wah Lim (Malaysia) $10,000
V Shem Goh (Malaysia) $10,000
Tarun Kona (India) $28,000
Pradenya Gadre (India) $46,000
Kanthi Visalakhi (India) $3,000
Shubhankar Dey (India) $3,000
Hyderabad Hotshots schedule
Vs Lucknow Warriors - August 15
Vs Delhi Smashers - August 17
Vs Pune Pistons - August 19
Vs Mumbai Masters - August 22
Vs Banga Beats - August 27
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