PBL auction: Who went where?

Over 130 players, including 82 Indians, went under the hammer in the PBL auction. Check out the changes and new buys of the auction.

Published : Oct 09, 2017 13:05 IST

Renowned auctioneer Robert Hayton conducting the Premier Badminton League auction.
Renowned auctioneer Robert Hayton conducting the Premier Badminton League auction.
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Renowned auctioneer Robert Hayton conducting the Premier Badminton League auction.

Two new teams have been added for the third season of the competition.

Take a look at what to expect from this year's auction and which players will go under the hammer.

Players retained: P. V. Sindhu (Chennai Smashers), Sikki Reddy (Bengaluru Blasters), Saina Nehwal (Awadhe Warriors), Satwik Sairaj (Hyderabad Hunters), Lee Yong Dae (Mumbai Rockets), Vladimir Ivanov (Delhi Acers).

NUMBERS TO NOTE


*) The Awadhe Warriors use their Right To Match card before the PBL auction and in turn will get the services of Srikanth Kidambi once again!

*) Ahmedabad Smash Masters bag Tai Tzu Ying for Rs. 52 lakh to kick-start the PBL auction ! The World No. 1 women's singles player will be making her debut in the league

*) Tzu Wei Wang goes to the North Eastern Warriors for Rs. 52 lakh.

*) Carolina Marin stays with Hyderabad Hunters ! She goes for Rs. 50 lakh to her old team.

*) Sung Ji Hyun has no takers! She will come back in the auction again.

*) Mumbai Rockets will get the services of World No. 2 Son Wan Ho this time around. He goes for Rs. 50 lakh.

*) World Champion Viktor Axelsen will play for the Bengaluru Blasters once again. He goes for Rs. 50 lakh.

*) Sung Ji Hyun will play for Delhi Acers this time. The Korean goes for Rs. 50 lakh.

*) Bengaluru Blasters will receive the services from doubles players K Maneesha. The youngster is bought for Rs. 5 lakh.

*) Gabby Adcock will play once again for the Chennai Smashers. The defending champions take her for a whopping Rs. 48 lakh.

*) Danish doubles specialist Christinna Pedersen will play for Awadhe Warriors! She goes for Rs. 42 lakh.

*) Indonesia's Pia Zebadiah is taken by Hyderabad Hunters for Rs. 14 lakh.

*) Doubles ace Prajakta Sawant will show her prowess for new team North Eastern Warriors. She goes for Rs. 7 Lakh.

*) A superb buy for Delhi Acers . They take Ashwini Ponnappa for Rs. 20 Lakh.

*) Christinna Pedersen's partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl goes to Ahmedabad Smash Masters for Rs. 35 Lakh.

*) Bulgaria's Gabriela Stoeva will make her PBL debut for Mumbai Rockets. She goes for Rs. 20 Lakh.

*) Young doubles shuttler Aarthi Sara Sunil goes to Delhi Acers for her base price Rs. 3 Lakh.

*) Ivan Sozonov was taken by Chennai Smashers for Rs. 18 Lakh but Delhi Acers use their Right To Match and retain him.

*) Hyderabad Smashers pockets Kamilla Rytter Juhl for Rs. 35 Lakh. Kamilla won the women's doubles silver medal at the Rio Olympics.

*) A great catch for North Eastern Warriors. It will get the services of emerging doubles shuttler Chirag Shetty for Rs. 5 Lakh!

*) Hong Kong's shuttlers Chin Chung and Tang Chun Man are taken by Awadhe Warriors for Rs. 8 Lakh and Rs. 10 Lakh respectively.

*) Manu Atri is taken by Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 17 Lakh.

*) Hong Kong's Lee Reginald is taken by Ahmedabad Smash Masters for Rs. 32 Lakh.

*) Another buy by Delhi Acers! India's top mixed doubles player Pranaav Jerry Chopra goes for Rs. 18 Lakh.

*) South Korea's doubles specialist, Shin Baek Cheoul, is taken by North Eastern Warriors for Rs. 55 Lakh.

*) Denmark's Mathias Boe goes to Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 41 Lakh.

*) Chris Adcock joins his wife Gabby Adcock in the Chennai unit! He goes for Rs. 54 Lakh.

*) Yoo Yeon Seong will don the Hyderabad Hunters jersey this time. He goes for Rs. 53 Lakh.

*) Law Cheuk Him will make his PBL debut for Ahmedabad Smash Masters. He goes for Rs. 18 Lakh.

*) Kim Sa Rang is taken by Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 49 Lakh.

*) Kidambi Nandagopal is taken for his base price of Rs. 1 Lakh by Ahmedabad Smash Masters.

*) Ruthvika Shivani Gadde will represent North Eastern Warriors. She goes for Rs. 9 Lakh.

*) Wow! China's Tian Houwei becomes the top trade of the auction !He goes to Delhi Acers for a whopping Rs. 58 Lakh!

*) World No. 11 Beiwen Zhang will be the women's singles player for Mumbai Rockets. She goes for Rs. 33 Lakh.

*) Parupalli Kashyap will represent Awadhe Warriors this time around. He goes for Rs. 20 Lakh.

*) North Eastern Warriors grab Ajay Jayaram for Rs. 44 Lakh.

*) Brice Leverdez is taken by Chennai Smashers for Rs. 18 Lakh.

*) Wong Wing Ki Vincent moves from Avadhe Warriors to Delhi Acers for Rs. 25 Lakh.

*) Chennai continues to retain its players and this time, it is Tanongsak S! The Thai ace goes for Rs. 25 Lakh.

*) Talented shuttler Sourabh Verma goes to Ahmedabad Smash Masters for Rs. 13 Lakh.

*) Top Buy Alert! Ahmedabad Smash Masters buy H. S. Prannoy for Rs. 62 Lakh.

*) Hyderabad Hunters uses Right To Match card to get Sai Praneeth from Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 40 Lakh.

*) Harsheel Dani goes to Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 4 Lakh.

*) Shreyanshi Pardeshi is taken by Delhi Acers for Rs. 1 Lakh.

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