Hyderabad Hunters 22-Dec-2018 vs Pune 7 Aces 6-(-1) Win 25-Dec-2018 vs Chennai Smashers 5 - 0 Win 28-Dec-2018 vs Awadhe Warriors 1-4 Loss 1-Jan-2019 vs North Eastern Warriors 5-0 Win Awadhe Warriors 24-Dec-2018 vs Pune 7 Aces 4 - 3 Win 28-Dec-2018 vs Hyderabad Hunters 4 - 1 Win 31-Dec-2018 vs Mumbai Rockets 2-5 Loss
HSP??? Delhi Dashers have lost 4 consecutive matches so far. 23-Dec-2018 Mumbai Rockets vs Delhi Dashers 5 - 0 26-Dec-2018 Delhi Dashers vs Ahmedabad Smash Masters 1 - 4 29-Dec-2018 North Eastern Warriors vs Delhi Dashers 3-0 2-Jan-2019 Delhi Dashers vs Bengaluru Raptors 1-2
Ok so Both best Buddies PVS and CM get ousted by SJH..hmm Guess SJH has figured out that these two will play agressive and in their haste they will make errors..and thats probably what casted these two Champs their matches against her
Keep in mind that PBL is more or less an exhibition level tournament. None of the top players are going to prepare or exert as much as they would for WC, OG, or any other major.
But I wonder why does it seem to be the same sort of EXERTION by OG Gold And Silver Medalists in this EXHIBITION tournaments.For the best players in the planet to not give their Hundered percent when they are on court is just no apt..I think they are doing what they can to win these games. Besides I highly doubt the Richest WS player in the Planet and World tour Champ would participate just to Exhibit her shots and same for 3× W Champ ..Remember CM didnt participate in WTF yet the PBL is important for her thats why she has been playing in all 4 seasons. So PBL is more than an Exhibit series its about their teams and I see on court that they are giving their best that they can but may be with a different mindset
Ofc they are putting in effort...it’s just commensurate to the significance of the tournament, which as mentioned, is not that high. An important element in war (or any competitive situation) is the element of surprise. How many tournaments did CM crash out of last year before showing up at WC and steamrolling everyone unexpectedly.
I dont think anyone could be SUPRISED to see an Olympic Medalist winning WC..its anything but natural so She didnt streamrolled any of the true badminton fans who follow badminton. Cause an Olympic Medalist can never be Ruled out same for LXR she is a former OG gold medalist and if she wins another OG medal it wouldnt surprise anyone because her record speaks better for herself. So Top Players in the world winnin biggest tittles of the World is nothing but NORMAL.
Literally a war of stunts and actions goin on between Mark Caligou and Victor Axelson. DAMN...One of The most tensed match ever..PBL does bring out the best action out of the best players in the world
DD down again! 6-Jan-2019 Delhi Dashers vs Pune 7 Aces 0 - 5 Although DD spent quite a bit on their players: Delhi Dashers Player Category Price (Rs lakh) *HS Prannoy Singles 80 Chai Biao Doubles 42 Wang Sijie Doubles 15 *Maneepong Jongjit Doubles 23 Evgeniya Kosetskaya Singles 5 *Tommy Sugiarto Singles 70 Harika V Doubles 1 Vighnesh Devlekar Doubles 1 Chirag Sen Singles 1 Lee Chia Hsin Singles + Doubles 20 Money spent: Rs 2.58 crore
Awadhe Warriors 24-Dec-2018 vs Pune 7 Aces 4 - 3 Win 28-Dec-2018 vs Hyderabad Hunters 4 - 1 Win 31-Dec-2018 vs Mumbai Rockets 2-5 Loss Whereas AW continues to win: 4-Jan-2019 Ahmedabad Smash Masters vs Awadhe Warriors (-1) - 6 Of course AW has some decent players: Awadhe Warriors Player Category Price (Rs lakh) *Son Wan Ho Singles 70 *Ashwini Ponnappa Doubles 32 *Mathias Christiansen Doubles 37 Lee Yang Doubles 31 *Beiwen Zhang Singles 39 Lee Dong Keun Singles 36 Sanyogita Ghorpade Doubles 1 Gurusaidutt Singles 7 Rasika Raje Singles 2 MR Arjun Doubles 5 Money spent: Rs 2.6 crore
Hyderabad Hunters 22-Dec-2018 vs Pune 7 Aces 6-(-1) Win 25-Dec-2018 vs Chennai Smashers 5 - 0 Win 28-Dec-2018 vs Awadhe Warriors 1-4 Loss 1-Jan-2019 vs North Eastern Warriors 5-0 Win 6-Jan-2019 vs Ahmedabad Smash Masters 4 - 3 HH should easily make the semis as they play their last match against lowly DD. 9-Jan-2019 Hyderbad Hunters vs Delhi Dashers HH seems to be relatively outstanding with some good picks (in * italics): Player Category Price (Rs lakh) *PV Sindhu Singles 80 *Eom Hye Won Doubles 37 *Kim Sa Rang Doubles 45 *Bodin Isara Doubles 21 Sai Uttejitha Rao Singles 1 *Lee Hyun Il Singles 60 Arun George Doubles 1 Meghna J Doubles 3 Mark Caljouw Singles 7 Rahul Yadav C Singles 3 Money spent: Rs 2.58 crore
But Mumbai Rockets made the news with an appearance in the SF, it seems. Mumbai Rockets Player Category Price (Rs lakh) *Lee Yong Dae Doubles 80 Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Doubles 15 *Kim Gi Jung Doubles 45 Shriyanshi Pardeshi Singles 1 *Sameer Verma Singles 42 Kuhoo Garg Doubles 2 Manu Attri Doubles 18 *Anders Antonsen Singles 55 Pratul Joshi Singles 1 Anura Prabhudesai Singles 1 Money spent: Rs 2.6 crore "PBL: Sameer extends unbeaten streak as Mumbai Rockets enter SF with a 5-0 win over Chennai Smashers".