Mumbai Masters
| Sport | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Based in | Mumbai, India |
| Home ground | National Sports Club of India |
| Owner(s) | |
| Head coach | Aparna Popat |
| Captain | Lee Chong Wei |
| IBL wins | none |
Mumbai Masters is a badminton team owned by Sunil Gavaskar, Akkineni Nagarjuna, and V. Chamundeswaranath for the Indian Badminton League. The team's home ground is National Sports Club of India in Mumbai. The team is captained by two-time Olympic silver medallist and World Number 1, Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia.[1] Lee was the highest paid player in the tournament with a bid of 135,000 US Dollars by Mumbai Masters during the auction.
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Pranav Chopra -
Tine Baun -
Marc Zwiebler -
Vladimir Ivanov - Siki Reddy
- Manu Attri
- P. C. Thulasi
- Sumeet Reddy
- Rasika Raje
- Harsheel Dani[2]
2013 season
The following are the fixtures for Mumbai Masters in the 2013 Indian Badminton League.[3]
| 15 August, 20:00, Delhi | Banga Beats | 2 - 3 | Mumbai Masters |
| 17 August, 20:00, Lucknow | Mumbai Masters | 2 - 3 | Pune Pistons |
| 20 August, 18:00, Mumbai | Mumbai Masters | 4 - 1 | Delhi Smashers |
| 22 August, 16:00, Pune | Hyderabad HotShots | 3 - 2 | Mumbai Masters |
| 24 August, 20:00, Bangalore | Awadhe Warriors | 3 - 2 | Mumbai Masters |
Semi final
Mumbai Masters qualified for the semi-finals of the Indian Badminton League 2013, after finishing 4th in the league table with 15 points. The semi final was against Awadhe Warriors.
| 29 August, 20:00, Bangalore | Mumbai Masters | 2 - 3 | Awadhe Warriors |
Mumbai Masters were defeated in semi final and finished 3rd in the tournament alongside Pune Pistons.
References
- ↑ "Mumbai Masters on IBL site". http://www.indianbadmintonleague.co. Indian Badminton League. Retrieved 2 August 2013. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ "IBL announces 11th players of five teams". http://www.indianbadmintonleague.co. Indian Badminton League. Retrieved 2 August 2013. External link in
|website=(help) - ↑ IBL Schedule