Pune Pistons
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Sport | Badminton |
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Founded | 2013 |
Based in | Pune, India |
Home ground | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune |
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Head coach | Nikhil Kanetkar |
Captain | Ashwini Ponnappa |
IBL wins | none |
Website | www |
Pune Pistons is a badminton franchise owned by Mohit Burman (Dabur Group) & Savan Daru for the Indian Badminton League. The team's home ground is Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune. The team is captained by Ashwini Ponnappa.[1]
Current squad
2013 season
League stage
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14 August, 20:00 at Delhi | Delhi Smashers | 2 - 3 | Pune Pistons |
17 August, 20:00 at Lucknow | Mumbai Masters | 2 - 3 | Pune Pistons |
19 August, 20:00 at Mumbai | Hyderabad HotShots | 4 - 1 | Pune Pistons |
23 August, 18:00 at Pune | Banga Beats | 1 - 4 | Pune Pistons |
26 August, 20:00 at Hyderabad | Awadhe Warriors | 3 - 2 | Pune Pistons |
Pune Pistons finished the 3rd in the group stage, qualifying for the semi final.
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | GW | GL |
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Hyderabad HotShots | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 |
Awadhe Warriors | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 |
Pune Pistons | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 |
Mumbai Masters | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 |
Delhi Smashers | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
Banga Beats | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
Semi-final
Pune Pistons were beaten by Hyderabad HotShots in semi final of Indian Badminton League.[3]
28 August, 20:00 at Hyderabad | Pune Pistons | 0 - 3 | Hyderabad HotShots |
- 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.