2015 Champions Tennis League

The 2015 Champions Tennis League was the second edition of the Champions Tennis League.

2015 Champions Tennis League
LeagueChampions Tennis League
SportTeam tennis
Duration23 November – 6 December 2015
Number of teams6
League championsPunjab Marshalls
  Runners-upHyderabad Aces
Season MVPMartina Hingis
CTL seasons

Format

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The 2015 edition of CTL was announced by Vijay Amritraj on 23 September 2015, at a press conference in Mumbai.[1] The press conference also saw the draft of the players into each team. In 2015, CTL featured six city based teams across India and saw 13 matches played over a 2-week period between 23 November and 6 December. The winners' prize money was Rs. 1 crore, while the runner-up prize was Rs. 50 lakhs.[citation needed]

Each tie will consist of 5 sets with each set being considered as a match. Unlike the 2014 edition, the winner of a match was the player/doubles team that wins 5 games, not 6. The winner of the tie was the team that wins the highest number of games across all 5 sets.

Teams

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CTL 2015 teams
Team Location Stadium
Mumbai Tennis Masters Mumbai, Maharashtra MSLTA Stadium
Hyderabad Aces Hyderabad, Telangana Fateh Maidan
V Chennai Warriors Chennai, Tamil Nadu SDAT Tennis Stadium
Nagpur Orangers Nagpur, Maharashtra Nagpur District Hard Court Tennis Association
Raipur Rangers Raipur, Chhattisgarh Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium
Punjab Marshalls Chandigarh CLTA Tennis Stadium

Players

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Zone A

Group round

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Matches

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Date Zone Fixture Score Venue
23 November A Mumbai Tennis Masters v Punjab Marshalls 19–21 MSLTA Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra
24 November A Mumbai Tennis Masters v Raipur Rangers 14–23 MSLTA Stadium, Mumbai, Maharashtra
25 November B V Chennai Warriors v Hyderabad Aces 16–25 SDAT Tennis Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
26 November B V Chennai Warriors v Nagpur Orangers 23–24 SDAT Tennis Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
27 November A Punjab Marshalls v Raipur Rangers 23–15 CLTA Tennis Stadium, Chandigarh
28 November A Punjab Marshalls v Mumbai Tennis Masters 24–13 CLTA Tennis Stadium, Chandigarh
29 November B Hyderabad Aces v Nagpur Orangers 20–22 Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad, Telangana
30 November B Hyderabad Aces v V Chennai Warriors 25–19 Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad, Telangana
1 December A Raipur Rangers v Mumbai Tennis Masters 25–16 Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium, Raipur
2 December A Raipur Rangers v Punjab Marshalls 18–20 Balbir Singh Juneja Indoor Stadium, Raipur
3 December B Nagpur Orangers v V Chennai Warriors 18–22 Nagpur District Hard Court Tennis Association, Nagpur
4 December B Nagpur Orangers v Hyderabad Aces 21–23 Nagpur District Hard Court Tennis Association, Nagpur

Standings

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Zone A
Pos. Team MP W L GW GL GW GL Pts
1 Punjab Marshalls 4 4 0 13 6 88 65 8
2 Raipur Rangers 4 2 2 13 7 81 72 4
3 Mumbai Tennis Masters 4 0 4 4 16 61 93 0
Zone B
Pos. Team MP W L GW GL GW GL Pts
1 Hyderabad Aces 4 3 1 14 6 93 78 6
2 Nagpur Orangers 4 2 2 11 9 85 88 4
3 V Chennai Warriors 4 1 3 5 15 80 92 2

Final

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Date Fixture Score Venue
6 December Punjab Marshalls v Hyderabad Aces 22–21 Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad, Telangana

Broadcasting rights

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In India, all Champions Tennis League matches broadcast live on Sony SIX HD and Sony SIX who has the exclusive broadcasting rights for the event in the Indian subcontinent.[2]

The Tennis Channel broadcast the Champions Tennis League across the USA.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Champions Tennis League season 2 from November 23". 24 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Amritraj Announces Champions Tennis League Season 2". 25 September 2015.
  3. ^ "USA broadcast". 15 October 2014.
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