▁the ▁state ▁association . ▁Robin ▁Singh ▁and ▁Michael ▁Be van ▁were ▁appointed ▁as ▁coach es . ▁Matthew ▁Hay den ▁was ▁the ▁brand ▁amb assador ▁of ▁the ▁league . ▁Book My Show . com ▁sold ▁the ▁match ▁tick ets ▁from ▁ ▁while ▁Star ▁Sports ▁were ▁the ▁TV ▁broad c aster s . ▁ ▁Out station ▁players ▁registered ▁with ▁the ▁T N CA ▁like ▁Pi y ush ▁Ch aw la ▁and ▁Hard ik ▁P and ya ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁season . ▁However , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁since ▁T N CA ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁permission ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁by ▁the ▁B CC I . ▁ ▁The ▁season ▁was ▁played ▁from ▁August ▁ 2 4 ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 8 . ▁T uti ▁Patri ots ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁champions ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Che p au k ▁Super ▁Gill ies ▁held ▁in ▁M . ▁A . ▁Ch id amb aram ▁Stadium , ▁Chen na i . ▁ ▁Organisation ▁ ▁Tournament ▁format ▁ ▁The ▁eight ▁teams ▁play ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁phase ▁in ▁round - ro bin ▁format . ▁Teams ▁will ▁get ▁two ▁points ▁for ▁each ▁win . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁league ▁stage , ▁top ▁four ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁points ▁table ▁will ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁play offs . ▁Much ▁like ▁the ▁IP L , ▁the ▁play offs ▁compr ises ▁of ▁three ▁matches ▁before ▁the ▁final : ▁one ▁elimin ator ▁and ▁two ▁qual ifiers . ▁The ▁top ▁two ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁league ▁phase ▁will ▁play ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁Qual