In the opening game of Premier Badminton League, Mumbai Rockets defeated Awadhe Warriors 2-1. Rockets beat Warriors despite losing their Trump Match at Mumbai's National Sports Club of India. Trump Match is a rule to make the tournament exciting. It is after a team wins the 'Trump Match', it would fetch them a bonus point (+2) and a negative point (-1) in case of defeat.The tie began with men's singles match where Mumbai's Gurusai Dutt defeated Sai Praneeth 14-15, 15-10, 15-8.Next was the men's doubles match, which was a Trump Match for the visitors. The Awadhe Warriors failed to capitalise on the crucial match. Hosts Mathias Boe and Vladimir Ivanov defeated Cai Yun and Hendra Gunawan 15-11, 15-11 in straight sets.Things turned even better for Rockets as they won the third match – women's singles – also when Ruthvika Gadde defeated G. Vrushali 15-13, 15-1.With 3 consecutive wins, Mumbai took a healthy 3-0 lead in the tie.Warriors came up hard against their opponent in the men's singles match, which was a Trump Match for the hosts. In the crucial match for the visitors, world number 33 Tanongsak stunned world number 20 H.S. Prannoy 15-12, 14-15, 15-14 in a nailbiting clash.In the last match of the tie the mixed doubles match, Awadhe's Bodin Issara and Christinna Pedersen defeated Mumbai's Kamilla Juhl and Vladimir Ivanov 15-9, 14-15, 15-14 to bag their first point of the night.Despite the loss, Mumbai won the tie 2-1.