2013 Indian Badminton League

Disc #1:

Delhi Smashers vs Pune Pistons = 2-3

MS1: B. Sai Praneeth vs Nyugen Tien Minh (21-16 21-20; 37m)

WS: Nichaon Jindapon vs Juliane Schenk (15-21 6-21; 30m)

MD: Tan Boon Hoeng/Koo Kien Keat vs K. Rupesh Kumar/T. Sanave Thomas (21-13 21-16; 33m)

MS2: H.S. Prannoy vs Saurabh Verma (16-21 21-19 5-11; 53m)

MXD: Koo Kien Keat Koo/Jwala Gutta vs Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Ashwini Ponnappa (19-21 21-16 3-11; 51m)

Disc #2:

Hydrabad Hotshots vs Awadhe Warrios = 3-2

MS1: Tanongsak Saemsomboonsuk vs R.M.V Guru Sai Dutt (15-21 21-14 11-9; 52m)

WS: Saina Nehwal vs P.V Sindhu (21-19 21-8; 39m)

MD: Goh V Shem/Lim Khim Wah vs Mathias Boe/Markis Kido (14-21 20-21; 36m)

MS2: Jayaram Ajay vs Srikanth K. (17-21 19-21; 35m)

MXD: Goh V Shem/Pradnya Gadre vs Markis Kido/Sapsiree Taerattanachai (21-9 19-21 11-8; 42m)

Disc #3:

Banga Beats vs Mumbai Masters = 2-3

MS1: Kashyap P. Vs Vladimir Ivanov (18-21 18-21; 39m)

WS: Tai Tzu Ying vs Tine Baun (21-17 21-18; 34m)

MD: Mogensen Carston/Akshay Dewalkar vs Chopra Pranav Jerry/Attri Manu (21-13 21-12; 30m)

MS2: Hu Yun vs Marc Zweibler (21-17 17-21 6-11; 50m)

MXD: Akshay Dewalkar/Balan Aparna vs Ivanov Vladimir/Sikki Reddy N. (18-21 19-21; 36m)

Disc #4:

Delhi Smashers vs Hydrabad Hotshots = 2-3

MS1: Sai Praneeth B. vs Saemsomboonsuk Tanongsak (19-21 21-19 7-11; 61m)

WS: Pantawane Arundhati vs Saina Nehwal (6-21 8-21; 27m)

MD: Kien Keat Koo/Boon Hoeng Tan vs V Shem Goh/Tarun Kona (21-14 21-20; 33m)

MS2: Daren Liew vs Hidayat Taufik (21-10 21-7; 28m)

MXD: Diju V/Sawant Prajakta vs V Shem Goh/Gadre Pradnya (21-20 21-15; 32m)

Disc #5:

Pune Pistons vs Mumbai Masters = 3-2

MS1: Saurabh Verma vs Ivanov Vladimir (16-21 14-21; 38m)

WS: Juliane Schenk vs Tine Baun (11-21 21-10 11-7; 42m)

MD: Rupesh Kumar K. vs Thomas Sanave vs Ivanov Vladimir/Chopra Pranav Jerry (12-21 21-20 9-11; 46m)

MS2: Nyugen Tien Minh vs Zweibler Marc (21-18 21-13; 37m)

MXD: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Ponnappa Ashwini vs Chopra Pranav Jerry/Sikki Reddy N. (21-20 21-13; 41m)

Disc #6:

Delhi Smashers vs Mumbai Masters = 1-4

MS1: Daren Liew vs Chong Wei Lee (12-21 16-21; 36m)

WS: Pantawane Arundhati vs Tine Baun (11-21 13-21; 31m)

MD: Kien Keat Koo/Boon Hoeng Tan vs Sumeet Reddy B./Attri Manu (14-21 21-15 11-7; 45m)

MS2: Sai Praneeth B. vs Zweibler Marc (21-18 10-21 9-11; 50m)

MXD: Diju V. Vs Sawant Prajakta vs Chong Wei Lee/Tine Baun (18-21 21-15 5-11; 39m)

Disc #7:

Hydrabad Hotshots vs Mumbai Masters = 3-2

MS1: Jayaram Ajay vs Chong Wei Lee (19-21 21-11 5-11; 47m)

WS: Saina Nehwal vs Thulasi P.C (21-7 21-10; 28m)

MD: V Shem Goh/Khim Wah Lim vs Sumeet Reddy B./Attri Manu (11-21 21-16 11-9; 41m)

MS2: Saemsomboonsuk Tanongsak vs Zweibler Marc (21-19 17-21 11-6; 45m)

MXD: Tarun Kona/Gadre Pradnya vs Ivanov Vladimir/Sikki Reddy N. (18-21 19-21; 30m)

Disc #8:

Delhi Smashers vs Awadhe Warriors = 1-4

MS1: Sai Praneeth B. vs Srikanth K. (14-21 9-21; 28m)

WS: Pantawane Arundhati vs Sindhu P. V. (16-21 17-21; 36m)

MD: Kien Keat Koo/Boon Hoeng Tan vs Markis Kido/Boe Mathias (21-16 21-19; 31m)

MS2: Daren Liew vs Guru Sai Dutt R.M.V (16-21 20-21; 45m)

MXD: Diju V./Sawant Prajakta vs Markis Kido/Pia Z. Bernadet (20-21 19-21; 33m)

Disc #9:

Pune Pistons vs Banga Beats = 4-1

MS1: Sridhar Anup vs Yun Hu (21-12 21-18; 38m)

WS: Juliane Schenk vs Marin Carolina (21-20 21-10; 41m)

MD: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Wee Kiong Tan vs Mogensen Carston/Akshay Dewalkar (21-18 21-18; 36m)

MS2: Saurabh Verma vs Kashyap P. (19-21 21-18 11-4; 51m)

MXD: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Ponnappa Ashwini vs Mogensen Carston/Marin Carolina (21-20 14-21 8-11; 45m)

Disc #10:

Awadhe Warriors vs Mumbai Masters = 3-2

MS1: Guru Sai Dutt R.M.V vs Ivanov Vladimir (18-21 21-20 9-11; 54m)

WS: Sindhu P. V. Vs Tine Baun (21-12 19-21 11-8; 46m)

MD: Markis Kido/Boe Mathias vs Sumeet Reddy B./Attri Manu (21-16 21-14; 28m)

MS2: Srikanth K. vs Chong Wei Lee (15-21 21-20 5-11; 42m)

MXD: Markis Kido/Pia Z. Bernadet vs Ivanov Vladimir/Sikki Reddy N. (21-19 21-15; 32m)

Disc #11:

Delhi Smashers vs Banga Beats = 4-1

MS1: Sai Praneeth B. vs Kashyap P. (15-21 11-21; 41m)

WS: Nichaon Jindapon vs Marin Carolina (21-17 15-21 11-9; 51m)

MD: Kien Keat Koo/Boon Hoeng Tan vs Mogensen Carston/Akshay Dewalkar (21-11 20-21 11-7; 40m)

MS2: Prannoy H. S. Vs Arvind Bhat (21-18 7-21 11-8; 46m)

MXD: Jwala Gutta/Diju V. Vs Mogensen Carston/Marin Carolina (21-16 15-21 11-9; 43m)

Disc #12:

Pune Pistons vs Awadhe Warriors = 2-3

MS1: Saurabh Verma vs Srikanth K. (18-21 16-21; 37m)

WS: Juliane Schenk vs Sindhu P. V. (20-21 20-21; 47m)

MD: Vishnu Arun/Thomas Sanave vs Markis Kido/Boe Mathias (15-21 16-21; 29m)

MS2: Nyugen Tien Minh vs Guru Sai Dutt R.M.V (21-12 21-18; 37m)

MXD: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Ponnappa Ashwini vs Markis Kido/Pia Z. Bernadet (21-16 21-14; 34m)

Disc #13:

Hydrabad Hotshots vs Banga Beats = 2-3

MS1: Saemsomboonsuk Tanongsak vs Kashyap P. (21-20 21-18; 44m)

WS: Saina Nehwal vs Tai Tzu Ying (21-17 14-21 11-8; 54m)

MD: V Shem Goh/Khim Wah Lim vs Mogensen Carston/Akshay Dewalkar (21-15 15-21 1-11; 38m)

MS2: Jayaram Ajay vs Jan O Jorgensen (11-21 8-21; 25m)

MXD: Gadre Pradnya/Tarun Kona vs Mogensen Carston/Balan Aparna (21-18 16-21 9-11; 39m)

SF1:

Hydrabad Hotshots vs Pune Pistons = 3-0

MS1: Jayaram Ajay vs Nyugen Tien Minh (21-17 21-11; 38m)

WS: Saina Nehwal vs Juliane Schenk (21-10 19-21 11-8; 53m)

MD: V Shem Goh/Khim Wah Lim vs Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Thomas Sanave (16-21 21-14 11-7; 53m)

SF2:

Mumbai Masters vs Awadhe Warriors = 2-3

MS1: Chong Wei Lee vs Guru Sai Dutt R.M.V (21-15 21-7; 38m)

WS: Tine Baun vs Sindhu P. V. (16-21 13-21; 33m)

MD: Sumeet Reddy B./Chopra Pranav Jerry vs Markis Kido/Boe Mathias (15-21 10-21; 27m)

MS2: Ivanov Vladimir vs Srikanth K. (21-20 21-19; 38m)

MXD: Ivanov Vladimir vs Tine Baun vs Markis Kido/Pia Z. Bernadet (19-21 15-21; 34m)

Final:

Hydrabad Hotshots vs Awadhe Warriors = 3-1

MS1: Saemsomboonsuk Tanongsak vs Srikanth K. (12-21 20-21; 39m)

WS: Saina Nehwal vs Sindhu P. V. (21-15 21-7; 35m)

MD: V Shem Goh/Khim Wah Lim vs Markis Kido/Boe Mathias (21-14 13-21 11-4; 41m)

MS2: Jayaram Ajay vs Guru Sai Dutt R.M.V (10-21 21-17 11-7; 53m)

Ajay Jayaram’s remarkable turnaround in form shaped Hyderabad Hotshots’ 3-1 triumph over Awadhe Warriors in the $1 million inaugural Vodafone-IBL at the National Sports Club of India here on Saturday.

Outplayed by R.M.V. Gurusaidutt in the opening game and for better part of the second, the Chennai-born Jayaram appeared to be suffering a lack of confidence and heading toward a defeat. But trailing 10-15 in the second and hitting smash shots too long or wide, Jayaraman put up a gritty display to win six points in a row to level scores and then clinch the third and deciding game. Jayaraman’s great escape to victory brought a sudden end to the five-match tie even as the mixed doubles pair of both the teams were preparing for the last match. In fact Saina was slated to play the mixed doubles with V. Shem Goh against Markis Kido and Pia Z. Bernadet. Hotshots’ other wins were fashioned by Saina and the doubles pair of V. Shem Goh and Lim Wah Khim.

Earlier young K. Srikanth cut fancied S. Tanongsuk to size, scoring a dream straight-game win and provided a roaring start to Warriors’ campaign. Nothing seemed to have prepared the world’s top 20 left hander from Thailand to counter a brave heart Indian who was remarkable at the net and controlled the push stroke. For a large part of the 38-minute skirmish the 20-year-old Srikanth from the Gopichand Academy outwitted a rival who led 3-1 with three smash shot winners. Sriknath realising the futility of returning the shuttle at a quicker speed and at a height slowed down the pace. He changed tactics by teasing and taunting Tanongsuk at the net and won the first game with considerable ease.

Clearly a three-game outcome against the world no. 1 Lee Chong Wei in the league match, which he had lost, had primed Srikanth for a tussle with players ranked above him. Having entered the field with the confidence of three wins in the league and done his home work with coach Hafiz Hashim, Srikanth showed the assertive body language to take charge of the match in a commanding manner. Tanongsuk showed flashes of brilliance while recovering from 3-7 and 8-14 and enjoy a game point at 20-19 in the second, but eventually he went down in a stoical manner to a customer who for nearly three quarter of an hour proved to be tough as nails.

But one and half hours into the late evening schedule the match score was locked at 1-1 with the reigning queen of Indian badminton Saina registering a crushing victory over P. V. Sindhu. A happy-looking

Saina said: “I would like to thank my fans who have supported me all through. Sindhu played really well and gave her best, but I managed to outwit her. I have been really lucky during the entire League that I won all my matches. I am happy to have won this match and hope my team wins the League.’’