The first match will see a clash between Awadhe Warriors, spearheaded by 2012 Olympic bronze medallist and 2015 World Championship silver medallist Saina Nehwal, and Mumbai Rockets here.
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In another rule modification, there will be five matches in a tie and every team will have the option of selecting one of these matches as their “Trump Match”, in which, a victory would give the team a bonus point (+2) and a loss a negative point (-1). Teams have to finalise their line-up one and a half hours before the tie.
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London’s Metropolitan Police was reported to have deployed 3,000 officers in the inner city, including extra armed officers. When 2016 hits Europe, approximately one million people will countdown at the Brandenburg Gate in Germany’s capital Berlin.
In a statement on Monday, Akhilesh Das Gupta, president of Badminton Association of India (BAI) and PBL chairman said that leaving no stone unturned they are making all arrangements for the premier badminton league on a large scale and it will have the glitz and glamour at the opening ceremony and also the high-energetic war between the competitive teams in the league.
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“Our team has match-winning players and the team combination of each tie will be around these players”. Two teams can nominate the same match as Trump match. Spectators’ interest will be kept alive. I have full faith in the team that we have assembled here at Mumbai Rockets. It needs to be seen how the players react to the extra pressure.
Mumbai Rockets’ Canadian coach Ram Nayyar said the trump match could turn out to be the key and his players’ experience would stand it in good stead in this format. “It will be beneficial for one type of player, the attacking player”, said Sridhar who added that this was the way badminton was heading post the Rio Olympic Games.
“Over the last two years I have been playing really well, along with Guru Saidutt”. We both are in good form.
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Malaysian star Lee Chong Wei said his team Hyderabad Hunters had quality players to make the best out of the Trump matches.
Chennai Smashers don’t have any top men’s singles players in their ranks and would be depending a lot on the performance of their top woman singles player P V Sindhu, ranked 12th in the world.
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Going into their first match, Mumbai face an uphill task against a balanced Warriors outfit.
