Final League Table

	P	Matches W-L (Diff)	Games W-L (Diff)	Pts
*Mount Pleasant Mavericks	5	31-14 (17)	107-60 (31)	31
*Ailesbury Falcons	5	28-17 (11)	101-68 (33)	28
South Dublin Spartans	5	24-21 (3)	84-79 (5)	24
Racket Raptors	5	23-22 (1)	85-85 (0)	23
Pembroke Panthers	5	22-23 (-1)	86-84 (2)	22
Dynamite 21	5	7-38 (-31)	37-121 (-84)	7

Note: *Qualify for Final.

Finals Night

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Final
10.05.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	5	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	4

Regular Season Results

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Match Night 1		Terenure
26.10.2018	Ailesbury Falcons	5	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	4
26.10.2018	Pembroke Panthers	6	South Dublin Spartans	3
26.10.2018	Racket Raptors	9	Dynamite 21	0
	Match Night 2		Terenure
23.11.2018	Ailesbury Falcons	5	Pembroke Panthers	4
23.11.2018	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	6	Racket Raptors	3
23.11.2018	South Dublin Spartans	8	Dynamite 21	1
	Match Night 3		Terenure
18.01.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	6	Racket Raptors	3
18.01.2019	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	5	South Dublin Spartans	4
18.01.2019	Pembroke Panthers	5	Dynamite 21	4
	Match Night 4		Terenure
22.02.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	5	South Dublin Spartans	4
22.02.2019	Pembroke Panthers	5	Racket Raptors	4
22.02.2019	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	9	Dynamite 21	0
	Match Night 5		Terenure
05.04.2019	Mount Pleasant Mavericks	7	Pembroke Panthers	2
05.04.2019	South Dublin Spartans	5	Racket Raptors	4
05.04.2019	Ailesbury Falcons	7	Dynamite 21	2

Report

Two new teams were added to the Badminton Premier League in Ireland for season four in 2018-19: Racket Raptors from the Munster/Connacht Region [Reference: 12], and Dynamite 21, an Under 21 team from the Leinster Region [Reference: 11], bringing in teams from outside Dublin for the first time.

It was a steep learning curve for Dynamite 21, but learn they did, after losing the first fixture 9-0 to the other newcomers The Raptors, they succeeded in taking four matches against Pembroke Panthers and two off Ailesbury Falcons, the eventual Champions, and both well established teams from Dublin.

The Ailesbury Falcons finished runners-up to Mount Pleasant Mavericks in the League stage, with South Dublin Spartans finishing third, Racket Raptors fourth and Pembroke Panthers fifth.

The final was a close affair, with Ailesbury taking home the trophy after coming back from 4-2 down to win 5-4.

References

Websites

[1] Badminton Premier League (2017) Badminton Premier League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://bpl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/bpl-logo-1.png [Accessed 9 May 2017]

[2] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2019) Post, October 23, 2018:”Badminton Premier League Fixtures 2018/19” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2799795863578371 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[3] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2019) Post, November 23, 2018: “BPL Match Night Two – Tomorrow Friday 24th November” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2822847827939841 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[4] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post October 27, 2018: “Report & Results for BPL Match Night One” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2802852886606002 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[5] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post November 26, 2018: “Badminton Premier League – Match Night Two Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2825533414337949 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[6] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post January 19, 2019: “Badminton Premier LeagueMatch Night 3 Post Night Review and Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2870602849831005 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[7] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post February 24, 2019: “Badminton Premier LeagueMatch Night 4 Post Night Review and Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2900390396852250 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[8] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post April 7, 2019: “Badminton Premier LeagueMatch Night 5 Post Night Review and Results” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2935191630038793 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[9] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post April 7, 2019: “Badminton Premier League 2018/19” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/photos/pcb.2935191630038793/2935191440038812/ [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[10] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post April 7, 2019: “THE BPL 2019 FINALS NIGHT REPORT” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2964366713787951  [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[11] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2019) Post October 24, 2018: “Team #6 (of 6) …. at last.Dynamite 21” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2800695713488386 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[12] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post October 24, 2018: “Team #5 (of 6)The Racket Raptors” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/posts/2800087156882575 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Images

[13] Badminton Premier League Facebook Page (2020) Post May 12, 2019: “BPL Final 2019 BPL Team Photo – Ailesbury Falcons” [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/badmintonpremierleague/photos/pcb.2964366713787951/2964363900454899 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Nora Mulcahy, Declan Mulcahy, David Raitt, Joan Collins, Paul Hui and Sean Fagan.

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