First, the 21-point games was scrapped in favor of a greatly scaled down 11-point system in order to reduce the duration of each competition to meet the requirement of live telecasts.
By this means, the CBSL organization committee was able to convince sports channel CCTV to broadcast some focus competitions both in the group and knock-out stages.
With live telecasts, commercial prospects for the CBSL seem much brighter and this may have attracted more and more financial supports from business enterprises.
3-on-3 was originally used as a training drill inside national team to enhance the reaction speed of doubles players.
In an attempt to increase public involvement and interaction with the CBSL, the players were selected from local amateur events.
By playing in the CBSL events, the players could earn points of CBA amateur ranking system or even prizes if their performances were good enough.
The four teams that went to the semifinals were 81 Chivas, Jiangsu Yonex, Hubei and home-team Guangzhou where the ties took place.
The 2009 CBSL championship team of Jiangsu Yonex included top players like Wang Shixian, Tao Jiaming, Sun Xiaoli, Cheng Shu, Tang Jinhua, Li Yu, Zhi Luoliang, Cai Yun, Xu Chen and Lu Lan.
The composition of the players from each team in the 2010 China Badminton Super League[2] are shown below; Guangzhou: Doubles: Guo Zhendong, Hong Wei, Gan Zhaolong, Zhang Jinkang, Zhang Jiewen, Zhong Qianxin Singles: Wang Zhengming, Liu Xin Hubei: Doubles: Yu Yang, Wang Xiaoli, Rao Yuqiang, Ding Yang, Li Rui, Zhao Yunlei, Li Junyang Singles: Li Wen, Wen Kai, Chen Yuekun Hunan: Doubles: Zheng Bo, Tian Qing, Xia Huan, Chai Biao, Zhang Wen, Liu Peixuan, Bao Yixin Singles: Shi Xiaoqian, Bao Chunlai, Chen Xiaojia Jiangsu: Doubles: Tang Jinhua, Cheng Shu, Cai Yun, Xu Chen, Tao Jiaming, Sun Xiaoli Singles: Lu Lan, Wang Shixian, Chen Jin, Li Yu, Qiu Yanbo Bayi BC - PLA (Chinese People's Liberation Army): Doubles: He Hanbin, Feng Chen, Pan Pan, Li Xuerui, He Hangqing, Li Gen Singles: Lin Dan, Jiang Yanjiao Zhejiang: Doubles: Sang Yan, Zhang Nan, Zhang Yawen, Zhou Hui Singles: Wang Lin, Du Pengyu, Huang Yuxiang Qingdao: Doubles: Qiu Zihan, Ma Jin, Du Jing, Fu Haifeng, Shen Ye, Luo Yu Singles: Zhou Wenlong, Wang Xin, Liu Jingru Shanghai: Doubles: Chen Zhiben, Xie Jing, Liu Yingchun, Yu Hao, Yu Junjie, Shi Hong, Hu Minyu Singles: Chen Long, Wang Yihan, Zhu Lin, Lu Qicheng After almost two months of playing, the year's 2010 Chinese Badminton Super League came to an end.
In the other semi-final, Hunan, the dark horse, defeated Bayi BC, the 81st post of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (the strongest club led by Lin Dan and Jiang Yanjiao).
According to the league's regulations, a team is declared champion if placed top of the list twice at the end of both cycles.
While Bayi, the club under the lead of Lin Dan shared the same luck, ending up as the second runner-up yet again.
The second tie was held on December 8 and transferred to defending champion Qingdao club's home court.
Guangzhou Club also took the second tie with a 3:2 victory and became champions of the 2012 China Badminton Super League.
First, the 21-point games have been scrapped in favor of a greatly scaled down 11-point system in order to reduce the duration of each competition to meet the requirement of live telecasts.
3-on-3 was originally used as a training drill inside the China national team to enhance the reaction speed of doubles players.
By playing in the CBSL events, the players could earn points of CBA amateur ranking system or even prizes if their performances are good enough.
The regular season was played in a double round robin systems with the twelve teams divided in two groups.
In the Play-offs the top two from each group played to decide 1-4 in a knock-out format; then 3-3, 4-4, 5-5 for other placements; the last two teams were relegated to the First Division Badminton League One.
Eventually the final ties were played between Xiamen and GuangDong Century City with GuangZhou and Jiangsu fighting for 3rd place.
In the 1st leg of the final, GuangDong Century City beat Xiamen Defang 3:1 with Chen Long winning the only match for XDF against Tian Houwei of GDCC in two straight sets.
In the 2nd leg of the final, GuangDong Century City again beat Xiamen Defang 3:1 to emerge China Super League champion 2013–14 having won two of the "best of three" team match-ups.
In the Blue group were: Xiamen Defang, Guangzhou Yueyu, Zhejiang Jinti, Bayi, Qingdao Hezhan Renzhou, and Sichuan Jinli Zhiye.
After 14 rounds and 56 matches played in the round robin stage, the results were: The draw of the semifinal match fixtures was as follows: On 29 January 2016, Friday - Xiamen Defang versus Hunan Jiangwan Group On 30 January 2016, Saturday - Qingdao Capital Airline versus Zhejiang Jiangwan Group In the first semifinal on 29 January 2016, Hunan Jiangwan Group upset the favorite Xiamen Defang team with a 3:0 defeat.
In the other semifinal played on 30 January 2016, Qingdao Capital Airline edged out Zhejiang Jinti 3:2 to earn themselves a place in the final for a shot at the RMB 4 million prize money.
In the 3rd place playoff on January 31, 2016, Xiamen Defang suffered another setback losing the bronze medal to Zhejiang Jinti 0:3 On January 31, 2016 at the end of the 2015–16 season of the China Badminton Club Super League, the finals were held in the Jinjiang Zuchang Stadium.
As none of the teams was relegated (demoted) in the previous edition, the same eight teams as in the 2015–16 season were fielded, namely, Xiamen Defang, Liaoning Zhongrun, Jiangsu An Nier, Zhejiang Jingti, Hunan Hualai, Qingdao Renzhou, Guangzhou Yueyu, Guangdong Shiji Cheng.