AHMEDABAD SMASH MASTERS
TEAM BIO
Owner: Padmanabh Sports Pvt. Ltd.
Venue: The Arena by SE TransStadia, Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad Smash Masters is representing Gujarat\’s metropolitan city of Ahmedabad in the fifth season of Premier Badminton League. They are owned by an Ahmedabad-based Padmanabh Sports. Padmanabh Sports is a subsidiary of  Padmanabh Industries, formerly known as Nilchem Industries. The team is captained by the World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen. Last season, this Gujarat team made it to the semifinals of the PBL, where they were narrowly defeated by Bengaluru Blasters by 3-4. In the 2018 Premier Badminton League, they will be captained by Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, Men’s Singles World No. 1 badminton player.
SQUAD
VIKTOR AXELSEN
Men’s SinglesNationality: Denmark
World Rank: 1
DOB: 4th January 1994
Auction Fee: ₹ 80 Lakhs
Handedness: Right
ANOUSHKA PARIKH
DoublesNationality: Indian
World Rank: 48
DOB: 26th March 1997
Auction Fee: ₹ 3 Lakhs
Handedness: Right
DAREN LIEW
Mixed DoublesNationality: Malaysia
World Rank: 27
DOB: 26/03/1997
Auction Fee: ₹ 33 Lakhs
Handedness: Right
KIDAMBI NANDAGOPAL
DoublesNationality: Malaysia
World Rank: 63
DOB: 6th August 1987
Auction Fee: ₹ 1 Lakh
Handedness: Right
KIRSTY GILMOUR
Women’s SinglesNationality: Scotland
World Rank: 26
DOB: 21st September 1993
Auction Fee: ₹ 26 Lakhs
Handedness: Right
Lee Chun Hei REGINALD
Men’s DoublesNationality: Hong Kong
World Rank: 25 (XD)
DOB: 25th January 1994
Auction Fee: ₹ 18 Lakhs
Handedness: Right
Sikki Reddy
Mixed DoublesNationality: India
World Rank: 21 (XD)
DOB: 18th March 1993
Auction Fee: ₹ 29 Lakhs
Handedness: Left
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Men’s DoublesNationality: Indian
World Rank: 25 (MD)
DOB: 13th August 2000
Auction Fee: ₹ 52 Lakhs
Sourabh Verma
Men’s SinglesNationality: India
World Rank: 48
DOB: 30th December 1992
Auction Fee: ₹ 16 Lakhs
Vaishnavi Bhale
Women’s Singles​_​_Nationality: Indian
World Rank: –
DOB: 30th July 1996
Auction Fee: ₹ 1 Lakh