▁ed itions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁only ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁title ▁twice . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁ ▁Tournament ▁format ▁ ▁Teams ▁play ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁round - ro bin ▁format ▁in ▁league ▁stage . ▁Each ▁team ▁plays ▁six ▁t ies ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁stage ▁in ▁which ▁each ▁tie ▁consists ▁of ▁five ▁matches . ▁The ▁matches ▁played ▁are ▁two ▁Men ' s ▁singles , ▁Women ' s ▁singles , ▁Men ' s ▁doubles ▁and ▁M ixed ▁doubles . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁matches ▁are ▁best ▁of ▁ 3 ▁games . ▁After ▁league ▁stage , ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁table ▁will ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁knock out ▁stage . ▁The ▁w inners ▁of ▁semi - final s ▁goes ▁into ▁the ▁final , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁winner ▁will ▁be ▁crown ed ▁the ▁P BL ▁champions . ▁ ▁Player ▁au ctions ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁au ctions ▁are ▁usually ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁subsequent ▁season . ▁Professional ▁players ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁enter ▁the ▁b idd ing ▁where ▁teams ▁buy ▁them . ▁The ▁league ▁has ▁helped ▁players ▁more ▁than ▁double ▁their ▁annual ▁ear nings ▁from ▁prize ▁money ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁prominent ▁Dan ish ▁player ▁Victor ▁Ax elsen , ▁this ▁was ▁a ▁cru cial ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁annual ▁income . ▁Each ▁franch ise ▁has ▁a ▁pur se ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁maximum ▁a ▁team ▁can ▁spend ▁on ▁a ▁single ▁player