Saina Nehwal
India's Saina Nehwal plays against Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet during the women's singles group play stage badminton match at the Wembley Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Reuters

The inaugural edition of the Indian Badminton League (IBL) 2013 kicked off on an impressive note in the cricket-crazy nation. The tournament proposed by Badminton Association of India (BAI) begun on 14 August and will come to an end on 31 August.

IBL may not be as popular as Indian Premier League, a sporting extravaganza of Twenty20 cricket, but the hype and frenzy it has created is encouraging. The presence of some of the biggest names in world badminton, including India's ace shuttler Saina Nehwal (world No.4), Lee Chong Wei (world No.1 from Malaysia), PV Sindhu, who won a bronze in the recent World Championships has added spice to the tournament.

Six franchises - Hyderabad Hotshots, Banga Beats, Krrish Delhi Smashers, Awadhe Warriors, Pune Pistons and Mumbai Masters, will compete for the title. The top four teams will feature in the semi-finals and the winners of the semi-finals will progress to the final to be played in Mumbai on 31 August.

A total of 90 matches will be played and the teams will play matches in two legs - home and away.

Point Table

Team Ties Win Loss Points
HH 5  3  2 17
AW 5  3  2 16
PP 5  3  2 15
MM 5  2  3 15
KDS 5  2  3 13
BB 5  2  3 13


Match Results

Day/Date Time Teams Venue Match Result
Wed, 14 Aug 8 pm Krrish Delhi Smashers Vs Pune Pistons DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium, Delhi PP win 3-2
Thur, 15 Aug 4 pm Hyderabad Hotshots Vs Awadhe Warriors DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium, Delhi HH win 3-2
Thur, 15 Aug 8 pm Banga Beats vs Mumbai Masters DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium, Delhi MM win 3-2
Sat, 17 Aug 4 pm Krrish Delhi Smashers Vs Hyderabad Hotshots Babu Banarasi Das U.P. Badminton Academy, Lucknow KDS win 3-2
Sat, 17 Aug 8 pm Mumbai Masters Vs Pune Pistons Babu Banarasi Das U.P. Badminton Academy, Lucknow PP win 3-2
Sun, 18 Aug 8 pm Banga Beats Vs Awadhe Warriors Babu Banarasi Das U.P. Badminton Academy, Lucknow BB win 4-1
Mon, 19 Aug 8 pm Hyderabad Hotshots Vs Pune Pistons Sardar Patel Stadium, NSCI, Mumbai HH win 4-1
Tue, 20 Aug 8 pm Krrish Delhi Smashers Vs Mumbai Masters Sardar Patel Stadium, NSCI, Mumbai MM win 4-1
Thur, 22 Aug 4 pm Hyderabad Hotshots Vs Mumbai Masters Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Badminton Hall, Pune HH win 3-2
Thur, 22 Aug 8 pm Awadhe Warriors Vs Krrish Delhi Smashers Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Badminton Hall, Pune AW win 4-1
Fri, 23 Aug 8 pm Pune Pistons Vs Banga Beats Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Badminton Hall, Pune PP win 4-1
Sat, 24 Aug 8 pm Awadhe Warriors Vs Mumbai Masters Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bangalore AW win 3-2
Sun, 25 Aug 8 pm Banga Beats Vs Krrish Delhi Smashers Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bangalore KDS win 4-1 
Mon, 26 Aug 8 pm Awadhe Warriors Vs Pune Pistons Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad AW win 3-2
Tue, 27 Aug 8 pm Hyderabad Hotshots Vs Banga Beats Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad BB win 3-2 
Wed, 28 Aug 8 pm First Semifinal
HH vs PP 		 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad HH win 3-0
Thur, 29 Aug 8 pm Second Semifinal
AW vs MM 		 Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bangalore AW win 3-2 
Sat, 31 Aug 8 pm Final
HH vs AW 		 Sardar Patel Stadium, NSCI, Mumbai HH win 3-1