Malaysia Purple League
Upcoming season or competition: 2015–16 Malaysia Purple League | |
The current logo of the Kopiko Purple League. | |
| Sport | Badminton |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| First season | 2014-15 |
| Administrator | League Sdn.Bhd. |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Tournament format | Round-robin tournament |
| Official website | [1] Facebook Page |
The Malaysia Purple League (also known as Resort World Genting Purple League for sponsorship reasons) is a badminton league managed by Purple League (M) Sdn. Bhd. It offers a total prize of RM2,000,000. The inaugural edition of the Purple League is held at the Datuk Lee Chong Wei Sports Arena (also known as Sports Arena Sentosa) from 25 November 2014 to 1 February 2015.[1][2]
The league has 12 teams representing the 12 cities of Ampang, Bangsar, Cheras, Kajang, Kepong, Klang, Muar, Nusajaya, Petaling, Petaling Jaya, Puchong and Serdang. The league kicked off at Sports Arena Sentosa with a gala ceremony on 25 November 2014. It is officially sponsored by Resort World Genting.The Current Champion is Muar City BC,who won the title in 2014-2015 season
History
Origin
It was introduced to provide a platform for both local and foreign players to strut their stuff, also aiming to make it one of the most lucrative badminton leagues in the world. The Purple League's supplementary purpose is to find young, new players who may potentially replace Malaysia national team players. Malaysia has produced many Asian and world junior champions but none of them able to achieve success as senior players like Lee Chong Wei. The Purple League follows in the footsteps of other countries with their own professional badminton leagues such as India, China and Indonesia.[3][4][5]
Teams
| Team name | City | Home ground | ref | ||||||||||||
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| Current Teams | |||||||||||||||
| Ampang Jaya BC | Ampang | Challenger Sports Centre | [6] | ||||||||||||
| Bangsar Hawks BC | Bangsar | Kompleks Sukan Universiti Malaya | [7] | ||||||||||||
| Cheras BC | Cheras | Sports Affairs | [8] | ||||||||||||
| Kajang BC | Kajang | Sports Arena @ Mahkota Cheras | [9] | ||||||||||||
| Kepong BC | Kepong | Powerful Arena Kepong | [10] | ||||||||||||
| Klang United BC | Klang | 89 Arena @ Klang | [11] | ||||||||||||
| Muar City BC | Muar | Apacs badminton centre | [12] | ||||||||||||
| Nusajaya BC | Iskandar Puteri | Pro One Badminton | [13] | ||||||||||||
| Petaling BC | Petaling | Sports Arena @ Sentosa | [14] | ||||||||||||
| Petaling Jaya BC | Petaling Jaya | New Vision Badminton | [15] | ||||||||||||
| Puchong United BC | Puchong | KSL Sports Puchong Utama | [16] | ||||||||||||
| Serdang BC | Seri Kembangan | XTRM Badminton Hall | [17] | ||||||||||||
| Bandar Utama Dragons BC | Bandar Utama | ||||||||||||||
Sponsorship
Since the Malaysia Purple League Started, the Premier League has had title sponsorship rights sold to two companies; Resort World Genting was the most recent title sponsor.
- 2014–2015: Kopiko (Kopiko Purple League)[18]
- 2015–2016: Resort World Genting (Resort World Genting Purple League)
Champions
| Season | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 |  Muar City BC
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| 2015-16 | Muar City BC
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| 2016–17 |
References
- ^ http://www.badmintoncentral.com/forums/showthread.php/147464-Malaysia-Kopiko-Purple-League-%28KPL%29
- ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Badminton/2014/10/02/Big-money-badminton-league-set-to-thrill/
- ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Badminton/2014/04/29/Malaysian-badminton-entering-the-big-leagues/
- ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Badminton/2013/09/03/Malaysian-to-have-RM3m-badminton-league/
- ^ http://www.thestar.com.my/Sport/Badminton/2014/11/24/Purple-League-great-platform-to-unearth-new-talent/
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=2&t=#.Vj9Z89IrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=20&t=#.Vj9a3dIrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=3&t=#.Vj9bVtIrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=11&t=#.Vj9bntIrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=9&t=#.Vj9cttIrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=4&t=#.Vj9fa9IrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=5&t=#.Vj9dU9IrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=6&t=#.Vj9eBtIrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=7&t=#.Vj9eiNIrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=1&t=#.Vj9gnNIrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=10&t=#.Vj9gs9IrJkg
- ^ http://www.purpleleague.com/clubs_overview.php?club_id=8&t=#.Vj9hENIrJkg
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/purpleleague/posts/633278030122329