Pune 7 Aces face Awadhe Warriors in hunt for semi-final berth at PBL

Pune 7 Aces and the Awadhe Warriors will look to inch closer to the semifinal berth when the two teams clash in the fifth Premier Badminton League here on Monday.

Pune and Awadhe occupy the third and the fourth spots in the league table respectively with just a solitary point separating them and it will be a test of nerves when the two meet at the GMC Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium here.

Both the teams lost their last ties in the second double header on Saturday.

While Pune suffered a reversal of fortunes at the hands of North Eastern Warriors, the Lucknow-based franchise was narrowly edged by the Chennai Superstarz.

With a semi-final berth on the line, both the teams will be hungry to bounce back from the loss.

With the fifth-placed Bengaluru Raptors breathing down their necks, they would really be looking to separate themselves from the defending champions in their hunt for a coveted last-fourth berth.

Pune needs introspection as they were thoroughly demolished 0-5 by the North ...