PBL: Hyderabad Hunters becomes fourth team to reach semis

Sameer Verma gave Hyderabad Hunters a winning start against Delhi Acers in the last league match of the Premier Badminton League.

He defeated Siril Verma 8-11, 11-3, 11-2.

Sameer bounced back after losing the first game and dominated the remaining two games, giving little chance to Siril to make a comeback.

Hyderabad led 1-0 after the match.

Hyderabad Hunters' wait for a semi-finals berth was made a little longer by Delhi Acers' Jan O Jorgensen.

The Danish shuttler defeated Rajiv Ouseph 11-5, 11-7 in the first Trump match of the day to take two points.

The win has equalled the scored of the tie to 2-2. Hunters need one more point to seal the semis spot.

Carolina Marin took Hyderabad Hunters in the semi-finals of the 2017 Vodafone Premier Badminton Legue.

She defeated Delhi Acers Nitchaon Jindapol 15-14, 11-4 in the women's singles match to take the winning points for Hunters.

The Hunters won the tie 5-2 after registering a victory in the men's doubles match, which was also the last match of the tie.

The two semi-finals will be played today at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi.

In the first semi-final match, table toppers Awadhe Warriors will be up against Chennai Smashers, who finished on the third position in the table.

The second semi-finals will see Mumbai Rockets taking on Hyderabad Hunters.

The finals will be played on Saturday, 14 January.