[2] Hemachandran L,[3] Founding Director and CEO of Celebrity Badminton League Pvt Ltd, said during a press meet, "The first season will have four teams representing Kollywood, Mollywood, Sandalwood and Tollywood film industries.

CBL Season 1 had Four Celebrity teams representing Tollywood- Tollywood Thunders, Mollywood- Kerala Royals, Kollywood- Chennai Rockers and Sandalwood- Karnataka Alps.

[citation needed] Tollywood Thunders beat Kerala Royals to emerge as the victorious Team that was a tightly contested final.

Chennai team has been taken over by Vice Chairman of GOKULAM GROUP OF COMPANIES Baiju Gopalan for 2 Cr rupees.

[citation needed] CBL able to sustain second year with support of Franchise owners and also they are in the process of raising huge Venture Capital Funding.