Ahmedabad Smash Masters was a badminton team owned by Padmanabh Sports Pvt. Ltd. for the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team's home ground was The Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad. In the 2017-18 season, the team was captained by Indian badminton player H.S. Prannoy, and coached by Madhumita Bisht.[1] In the 2018-19 season, the team was captained by Viktor Axelsen from Denmark. [2] The team was folded after 4th season due to financial issues.[3]
History
The team's first season in the PBL was in 2017. The Badminton team was owned by Padmanabh Sports Private Limited.[4]
Ahmedabad Smash Masters was folded and had their license cancelled after 4th Season because they failed to fulfill their financial obligations.[5]
2017-2018 squad
Indian players
H.S. Prannoy (Captain)- K. Nandagopal
- Siril Verma
- Sourabh Verma
- Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli
Foreign players
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Law Cheuk Him- Reginald Lee Chun Hei
Stefani Stoeva
Tai Tzu Ying
2018-2019 squad
Indian players
Foreign players
References
- ^ "Team Overview".
- ^ "Team Squad".
- ^ "Premier Badminton League Season 5 Last Leg Shifted from Bengaluru to Hyderabad: Full Schedule". News18. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Padmanabh Sports Pvt Ltd owns Ahmedabad Smash Masters". Equity Bulls. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Ahmedabad Smash Masters no longer in PBL". News18. Retrieved 23 January 2020.