1. The schedule & Results
December 22
Match: Hyderabad Hunters beat Pune 7 Aces
Venue: Mumbai
December 23
Match: Mumbai Rockets beat Delhi Dashers
Venue: Mumbai
December 23
Match: Ahmedabad Smash Masters beat NorthEastern Warriors
Venue: Mumbai
December 24
Match: Awadhe Warriors beat Pune 7 Aces
Venue: Mumbai
December 25
Match: Hyderabad Hunters beat Chennai Smashers
Venue: Hyderabad
December 26
Match: Delhi Dashers lose to Ahmedabad Smash Masters
Venue: Hyderabad
December 27
Match: NorthEastern Warriors beat Mumbai Rockets
Venue: Hyderabad
December 28
Match: Ahmedabad Smash Masters beat Bengaluru Raptors
Venue: Hyderabad
December 28
Match: Hyderabad Hunters lose to Awadhe Warriors
Venue: Hyderabad
December 29
Match: Pune 7 Aces beat Mumbai Rockets
Venue: Pune
December 29
Match: NorthEastern Warriors beat Delhi Smashers
Venue: Pune
December 30
Match: Chennai Smashers beat Ahmedabad Smash Masters
Venue: Pune
December 30
Match: Pune 7 Aces lose to Bengaluru Raptors
Venue: Pune
December 31
Match: Mumbai Rockets beat Awadhe Warriors
Venue: Pune
January 1, 2019
Match: Hyderabad Hunters beat NorthEastern Warriors
Venue: Pune
January 2
Delhi Dashers vs Bengaluru Raptors
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Ahmedabad
January 3
Pune 7 Aces vs Chennai Smashers
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Ahmedabad
January 4
Match: Ahmedabad Smash Masters lose to Awadhe Warriors
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Ahmedabad
January 5
Mumbai Rockets vs Chennai Smashers
Time: 4 pm
Venue: Ahmedabad
January 5
Bengaluru Raptors vs NorthEastern Warriors
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Ahmedabad
January 6
Time: 4 pm
Venue: Ahmedabad
January 6
Ahmedabad Smash Masters vs Hyderabad Hunters
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Ahmedabad
January 7
Awadhe Warriors vs Chennai Smashers
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Bengaluru
January 8
Match: Bengaluru Raptors beat Mumbai Rockets
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Bengaluru
January 9
Match: Delhi Dashers beat Hyderabad Hunters
Time: 4 pm
Venue: Bengaluru
January 9
Match: Awadhe Warriors beat NorthEastern Warriors
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Bengaluru
January 10
Match: Bengaluru Raptors beat Chennai Smashers
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Bengaluru
January 11
SEMIFINAL 1
Bengaluru Raptors beat Awadhe Warriors
January 12
SEMIFINAL 2
Mumbai Rockets beat Hyderabad Hunters
January 13
FINAL
BENGALURU RAPTORS BEAT MUMBAI ROCKETS
2. Sindhu on PBL opener
"I will be representing my own city and that makes this opening clash even more special. You can expect full-throated support from the Hunters which will prove to be our strength as we face Pune. I will look forward to play against Carolina and it will surely be a match to remember."
3. Marin on opener
The 2016 Olympic champion, who helped Hyderabad lift the title in 2017, will have no qualms while competing against her former team. "I am now part of a new team and yet another Indian city; you can expect me to give my 100 percent to Pune 7 Aces. As for the match against Sindhu, both of us will want to win our tie. My job is to play to the best of my ability and I will certainly do it," said the Spaniard.
4. BAI's view
"We have a new team in Pune 7 Aces and this season we will be playing in two new cities -- Ahmedabad and Pune -- keeping in mind BAI and PBL's efforts to promote and take the game far and wide," Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma said.