Two new teams have been added for the third season of the competition.
Take a look at what to expect from this year's auction and which players will go under the hammer.
Players retained: P. V. Sindhu (Chennai Smashers), Sikki Reddy (Bengaluru Blasters), Saina Nehwal (Awadhe Warriors), Satwik Sairaj (Hyderabad Hunters), Lee Yong Dae (Mumbai Rockets), Vladimir Ivanov (Delhi Acers).
NUMBERS TO NOTE
*) The Awadhe Warriors use their Right To Match card before the
PBL auction and in turn will get the services of Srikanth Kidambi once again!
*) Ahmedabad Smash Masters bag Tai Tzu Ying for Rs. 52 lakh to kick-start the PBL auction ! The World No. 1 women's singles player will be making her debut in the league
*) Tzu Wei Wang goes to the North Eastern Warriors for Rs. 52 lakh.
*) Carolina Marin stays with Hyderabad Hunters ! She goes for Rs. 50 lakh to her old team.
*) Sung Ji Hyun has no takers! She will come back in the auction again.
*) Mumbai Rockets will get the services of World No. 2 Son Wan Ho this time around. He goes for Rs. 50 lakh.
*) World Champion Viktor Axelsen will play for the Bengaluru Blasters once again. He goes for Rs. 50 lakh.
*) Sung Ji Hyun will play for Delhi Acers this time. The Korean goes for Rs. 50 lakh.
*) Bengaluru Blasters will receive the services from doubles players K Maneesha. The youngster is bought for Rs. 5 lakh.
*) Gabby Adcock will play once again for the Chennai Smashers. The defending champions take her for a whopping Rs. 48 lakh.
*) Danish doubles specialist Christinna Pedersen will play for Awadhe Warriors! She goes for Rs. 42 lakh.
*) Indonesia's Pia Zebadiah is taken by Hyderabad Hunters for Rs. 14 lakh.
*) Doubles ace Prajakta Sawant will show her prowess for new team North Eastern Warriors. She goes for Rs. 7 Lakh.
*) A superb buy for Delhi Acers . They take Ashwini Ponnappa for Rs. 20 Lakh.
*) Christinna Pedersen's partner Kamilla Rytter Juhl goes to Ahmedabad Smash Masters for Rs. 35 Lakh.
*) Bulgaria's Gabriela Stoeva will make her PBL debut for Mumbai Rockets. She goes for Rs. 20 Lakh.
*) Young doubles shuttler Aarthi Sara Sunil goes to Delhi Acers for her base price Rs. 3 Lakh.
*) Ivan Sozonov was taken by Chennai Smashers for Rs. 18 Lakh but Delhi Acers use their Right To Match and retain him.
*) Hyderabad Smashers pockets Kamilla Rytter Juhl for Rs. 35 Lakh. Kamilla won the women's doubles silver medal at the Rio Olympics.
*) A great catch for North Eastern Warriors. It will get the services of emerging doubles shuttler Chirag Shetty for Rs. 5 Lakh!
*) Hong Kong's shuttlers Chin Chung and Tang Chun Man are taken by Awadhe Warriors for Rs. 8 Lakh and Rs. 10 Lakh respectively.
*) Manu Atri is taken by Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 17 Lakh.
*) Hong Kong's Lee Reginald is taken by Ahmedabad Smash Masters for Rs. 32 Lakh.
*) Another buy by Delhi Acers! India's top mixed doubles player Pranaav Jerry Chopra goes for Rs. 18 Lakh.
*) South Korea's doubles specialist, Shin Baek Cheoul, is taken by North Eastern Warriors for Rs. 55 Lakh.
*) Denmark's Mathias Boe goes to Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 41 Lakh.
*) Chris Adcock joins his wife Gabby Adcock in the Chennai unit! He goes for Rs. 54 Lakh.
*) Yoo Yeon Seong will don the Hyderabad Hunters jersey this time. He goes for Rs. 53 Lakh.
*) Law Cheuk Him will make his PBL debut for Ahmedabad Smash Masters. He goes for Rs. 18 Lakh.
*) Kim Sa Rang is taken by Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 49 Lakh.
*) Kidambi Nandagopal is taken for his base price of Rs. 1 Lakh by Ahmedabad Smash Masters.
*) Ruthvika Shivani Gadde will represent North Eastern Warriors. She goes for Rs. 9 Lakh.
*) Wow! China's Tian Houwei becomes the top trade of the auction !He goes to Delhi Acers for a whopping Rs. 58 Lakh!
*) World No. 11 Beiwen Zhang will be the women's singles player for Mumbai Rockets. She goes for Rs. 33 Lakh.
*) Parupalli Kashyap will represent Awadhe Warriors this time around. He goes for Rs. 20 Lakh.
*) North Eastern Warriors grab Ajay Jayaram for Rs. 44 Lakh.
*) Brice Leverdez is taken by Chennai Smashers for Rs. 18 Lakh.
*) Wong Wing Ki Vincent moves from Avadhe Warriors to Delhi Acers for Rs. 25 Lakh.
*) Chennai continues to retain its players and this time, it is Tanongsak S! The Thai ace goes for Rs. 25 Lakh.
*) Talented shuttler Sourabh Verma goes to Ahmedabad Smash Masters for Rs. 13 Lakh.
*) Top Buy Alert! Ahmedabad Smash Masters buy H. S. Prannoy for Rs. 62 Lakh.
*) Hyderabad Hunters uses Right To Match card to get Sai Praneeth from Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 40 Lakh.
*) Harsheel Dani goes to Bengaluru Blasters for Rs. 4 Lakh.
*) Shreyanshi Pardeshi is taken by Delhi Acers for Rs. 1 Lakh.
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