Celebrity Badminton League (CBL), one of the most awaited tennis sporting league, has kicked off in grand fashion. This tennis league kicked off on September 24, 2016, in Kochi.
The inaugural match was played between the Chennai Rockers and Karnataka Alps. Then, the match between the match between Kerala Royals and Tollywood Thunders at Regional Sports Centre in the city, was started by Megastar Mammootty and Kerala team captain Jayaram.
Meanwhile, this tennis league will be played in three different phases. The players will take part in Men’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles and Women’s Doubles and all these matches are scheduled in Kochi, Chennai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad. The big final will be played on 12th of November, 2016.
We have brought the live update of CPL with each and every detail.
Live Update of CPL 2016
1.Karnataka Alps won the third men’s doubles match against Chennai.
2. Kerala Royals hit their best shot and won against Tollywood Thunders.
3. In the first men’s doubles match between Karnataka Alps and Chennai Rockers, Karnataka team won.
4. In the first women’s doubles match too, Karnataka Alps won after competing against Chennai team.
TEAMS WITH FULL SQUAD
Tollywood Thunders Team
| Team Owners | Nandiniy Vijay, Sagar Pentela, Dheeraj |
| Brand Ambassador | Naga Chaitanya |
| Team Motivator | Lakshmi Manchu |
| Team Captain | Sudheer Babu |
| Vice Captain | Tarun Kumar |
| Team Supporter | Charmme Kaur |
| Male Players | Nikhil, Kaushal Manda, Anil, Krishna Chaitanya, Sathya Dev and Naveen |
| Female Players | Tejasvi Madivada, Sanjana Galrani and Apoorva Srinivasan |
Kerala Royals Team
| Team Owner | Ranjit Karunakaran |
| Brand Ambassador | Mamta Mohandas |
| Team Motivator | Pearle Maaney |
| Team Captain | Jayaram |
| Vice Captain | Narain |
| Male Players | Baiju, Arjun Nandakumar, Saiju Kurup, Sekhar Menon, Rajeev Pillai, Sreenath Bhasi, Rony David |
| Female Players | Ranjini Haridas, Parvathi Nambiar, Rosin Jolly |
Chennai Rockers Team
| Team Owner | C.R.Venkatesh |
| Brand Ambassador | R. Madhavan |
| Team Motivator | Amala Paul |
| Team Captain | Arya |
| Male Players | Bharath, Vaibhav, Amitash, Prasanna, Munna Simon, Shanthanu, Abhinay Vaddi |
| Female Players | Ineya, Gayathri, Suja Varunee, Rupa Manjari |
| Team Owner | Ranjit Karunakaran |
| Brand Ambassador | Mamta Mohandas |
| Team Motivator | Pearle Maaney |
| Team Captain | Jayaram |
| Vice Captain | Narain |
| Male Players | Baiju, Arjun Nandakumar, Saiju Kurup, Sekhar Menon, Rajeev Pillai, Sreenath Bhasi, Rony David |
| Female Players | Ranjini Haridas, Parvathi Nambiar, Rosin Jolly |
Tollywood Thunders Team
| Team Owners | Nandiniy Vijay, Sagar Pentela, Dheeraj |
| Brand Ambassador | Naga Chaitanya |
| Team Motivator | Lakshmi Manchu |
| Team Captain | Sudheer Babu |
| Vice Captain | Tarun Kumar |
| Team Supporter | Charmme Kaur |
| Male Players | Nikhil, Kaushal Manda, Anil, Krishna Chaitanya, Sathya Dev and Naveen |
| Female Players | Tejasvi Madivada, Sanjana Galrani and Apoorva Srinivasan |
Chennai Rockers Team
| Team Owner | C.R.Venkatesh |
| Brand Ambassador | R. Madhavan |
| Team Motivator | Amala Paul |
| Team Captain | Arya |
| Male Players | Bharath, Vaibhav, Amitash, Prasanna, Munna Simon, Shanthanu, Abhinay Vaddi |
| Female Players | Ineya, Gayathri, Suja Varunee, Rupa Manjari |
Karnataka Alps Team
| Team Owners | Justin, Sanghavi |
| Brand Ambassador | Puneeth Rajkumar |
| Team Motivator | Aindrita |
| Team Captain | Diganth |
| Male Players | Indrajit Lankesh, Ravi Chetan, Yogesh, Karthik, Jagadish, Prajwal Devraj, Arjun.U.A |
| Female Players | Kavitha Lankesh, Abantika Deka, Disha Poovaiah, Krishi Thapanda |
