The background

The organizers had announced the schedule for PBL 2020 earlier and Hyderabad was set to host the matches from January 29 to February 4. After that, the action would move to Bengaluru where the teams were set to compete against each other from 5th February to 9th February. The last leg also included the semifinals and finals.

The heart of the matter

Confirming the news, Bengaluru Raptors sent out a message to its fans via its official Twitter handle on Friday (10th January). Before tweeting the official announcement, the Raptors had also informed the fans about the controversy with the a series of tweets.

They even appealed to the authorities to take note of the controversy, however, they finally shifted matches out of Bengaluru. Premier Badminton League’s official Twitter handle made the required changes to the schedule and shared it with the fans on Friday.

What’s next?

While there will be no matches in Bengaluru this year, the fans should look forward to the fifth season of Premier Badminton League which starts from 20th January in Chennai.

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