▁was ▁scheduled ▁from ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 3 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Hy der abad ▁Hot sh ots ▁beat ▁A wad he ▁War riors ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁by ▁three ▁games ▁to ▁one ▁at ▁M umb ai ' s ▁S ard ar ▁Vall ab h b hai ▁Pat el ▁Ind oor ▁Stadium . ▁In ▁round ▁ro bin ▁ 1 5 ▁matches ▁were ▁scheduled ▁across ▁six ▁Indian ▁cities , ▁viz . ▁Del hi , ▁L uck now , ▁M umb ai , ▁P une , ▁Bang al ore , ▁and ▁Hy der abad . ▁C ities ▁of ▁Del hi , ▁L uck now , ▁and ▁P une ▁were ▁host ▁for ▁three ▁matches ▁each ▁while ▁M umb ai , ▁Bang al ore ▁and ▁Hy der abad ▁were ▁host ▁for ▁two ▁matches ▁each ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage . ▁First ▁semi - final ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Hy der abad ' s ▁G ach ib ow li ▁Ind oor ▁Stadium ▁while ▁the ▁second ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁Bang al ore ' s ▁K ante er ava ▁Ind oor ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁final ▁was ▁scheduled ▁at ▁M umb ai ▁at ▁S ard ar ▁Vall ab h b hai ▁Pat el ▁Ind oor ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁First ▁Season ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁league ▁was ▁renamed ▁from ▁Indian ▁Bad m inton ▁League ▁to ▁Premier ▁Bad m inton ▁League , ▁and ▁still ▁followed ▁same ▁format . ▁This ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁P BL ▁started ▁on ▁ 2 ▁January