Pune Pistons was a badminton franchise owned by Mohit Burman (Dabur Group) & Savan Daru for the Indian Badminton League. The team's home ground was the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. The team was captained by Ashwini Ponnappa.[1]The team participated in the league only in the inaugural season.
Current squad[2] [3] [4]
2013 season
League stage
Pune Pistons finished the 3rd in the group stage, qualifying for the semi-final.
Semi-final
Pune Pistons were beaten by Hyderabad HotShots in semi final of Indian Badminton League.[5]
- Ajay Jayaram (HH) beat Tien Minh Nyugen (PP), 21 - 17, 21 – 11.
- Saina Nehwal (HH) beat Juliane Schenk (PP), 21 – 10, 19 – 21, 11 – 8.
- Goh V Shem and Lim Khim Wah (HH) beat Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Sanave Thomas (PP), 16 – 21, 21 -14, 11 – 7.
References
- ^ "Pune Pistons". IBL. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Pune Pistons". TOI. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Pune Pistons". Hindustan Times. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ^ "11th player". NEWS NATION. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Match Report of First Semi-final of IBL". 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
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