DELHI : The Badminton Association of India organising committee has decided to rename the Indian Badminton League (IBL) as Premier Badminton League (PBL). The League which will take place from January 2 to 17 next year is poised to be the largest ever badminton tournament which will bring some of the world’s most eminent names in the Badminton circuit.
“It was a well thought out decision to change the name of the event at this stage,” Dr Akhilesh Das Gupta, President, Badminton Association of India (BAI) said.
“We want to see Premier Badminton League take global stage with more traction from all the stakeholders. We aim to make PBL the most sought after tournament in the world of badminton,” he added.
Sporty Solutionz Pvt Limited (SSPL), the commercial partners for the first edition of IBL had submitted a petition in the Delhi High Court in October requesting the Court to restrict any other party from using the name, logo, title or any Intellectual Property associated with IBL. The court, however, declined to grant any injunction order, as requested by Sporty Solutionz Pvt. Ltd. (SSPL), adjourning the case till December 10. BAI had organised the inaugural edition of IBL with SSPL in 2013 but after that the
League was postponed for the following two years. BAI then decided to organize the event this time along with new partner Sportzlive.
The second edition of the lucrative tournament will now take off from January 2nd in Mumbai with an lavish opening ceremony and the grand finale will take place here in Delhi on January 17th.Almost every badminton associations across the world have consented to send their players for this elite tournament despite the Olympic is schedule to follow next.