Bengaluru Raptors
SportBadminton
Founded2013 (2013) (as Banga Beats); renamed as Bengaluru Blasters in 2016 and renamed again as Bengaluru Raptors in 2018
LeaguePremier Badminton League
Based inBangalore, India
Home groundKanteerava Indoor Stadium
OwnerSlash21 Sports Management Pvt. Ltd.
Head coachArvind Bhat
CaptainB. Sai Praneeth
PBL wins2 (2018-19, 2020)
Websiteblrraptors.com

Bengaluru Raptors (previously Banga Beats, Bengaluru Topguns and Bengaluru Blasters) is a franchise badminton team representing Bengaluru in the Premier Badminton League (PBL). The team is one of the six founding members of PBL (previously IBL) in 2013. The franchise was owned by the conglomerate, BOP group in 2013. In 2016, Sachin Tendulkar bought the franchise and named it after his Blasters sports franchises. In 2018, Matrix Badminton Teamworks Pvt. Ltd. took over the team and renamed it to Bengaluru Raptors.

Current squad

[1]

Coach India Arvind Bhat
Domestic India Ansal Yadav
India Arun George
India B. Sai Praneeth (C)
India Medha Shashidharan
Overseas Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying
France Brice Leverdez
Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro
Malaysia Chan Peng Soon
South Korea Eom Hye-won

Seasons

Year League standing Final standing
2013 6th out of 6 6th Place
2016 6th out of 6 6th Place
2017 5th out of 6 5th Place
2017–18 2nd out of 8 Runners-up
2018–19 1st out of 9 Champions
2020 1st out of 7 Champions

2013 season

15 August, 20:00 at Delhi Banga Beats 2 - 3 Mumbai Masters
18 August, 20:00 at Lucknow Banga Beats 4 - 1 Awadhe Warriors
23 August, 18:00 at Pune Banga Beats 1 - 4 Pune Pistons
25 August, 18:00 at Bangalore Banga Beats 1 - 4 Delhi Smashers
27 August, 18:00 at Hyderabad Banga Beats 3 - 2 Hyderabad HotShots

Banga Beats failed to qualify for semi-finals and finished last in the league table, with 13 points.[2][3][4][5]

2017 season

1 January at Hyderabad Bengaluru Blasters 4 - 3 Delhi Acers
3 January at Mumbai Bengaluru Blasters 0 - 5 Chennai Smashers
7 January at Bangalore Bengaluru Blasters 3 - 4 Hyderabad Hunters
8 January at Bangalore Bangaluru Blasters 1 - 4 Mumbai Rockets
9 January at Bangalore Bangaluru Blasters 3 - 4 Awadhe Warriors

2017-18 season

League Stage

28 December at New Delhi Bengaluru Blasters 5 - 2 Delhi Dashers
1 January at Lucknow Bengaluru Blasters 6 - (-1) Mumbai Rockets
7 January at Chennai Bengaluru Blasters 2 - 3 North Eastern Warriors
8 January at Chennai Bangaluru Blasters 2 - 3 Chennai Smashers
11 January at Hyderabad Bangaluru Blasters (-1) - 6 Hyderabad Hunters

Semi Final

13 January at Hyderabad Bengaluru Blasters 4 - 3 Ahmedabad Smash Masters

Final

14 January at Hyderabad Bengaluru Blasters 3 - 4 Hyderabad Hunters

Bengaluru Blasters finished 4th in league stage, qualifying them to the semifinals where they beat the Ahmedabad Smash Masters 4 - 3. In the final tie against Hyderabad Hunters, they lost by a scoreline of 3 - 4 and ended as runners up. This was their best result in the PBL.

2018-19 season

League Stage

28 December at Hyderabad Bengaluru Raptors 3 - 4 Ahmedabad Smash Masters
1 January at Pune Bengaluru Raptors 4 - 3 Pune 7 Aces
7 January at Ahmedabad Bengaluru Raptors 2 - 1 Delhi Dashers
5 January at Ahmedabad Bangaluru Blasters 4 - 3 North Eastern Warriors
8 January at Bangalore Bengaluru Raptors 5 - 0 Mumbai Rockets
10 January at Bangalore Bengaluru Raptors 3 - 2 Chennai Smashers

Semi Final

11 January at Bangalore Bengaluru Raptors 4 - 2 Awadhe Warriors

Final

13 January at Bangalore Bengaluru Raptors 4 - 3 Mumbai Rockets

Bengaluru Raptors finished 3rd in league stage with 21 points from 6 ties, qualifying them to the semifinals where they beat the Awadhe Warriors 4 - 2. In the final tie against Mumbai Rockets, they won by a scoreline of 4 - 3 To win their maiden title.

2020 season

League Stage

21 January at Chennai Northeastern Warriors 4–3 Bengaluru Raptors
24 January at Chennai Chennai Superstarz 4–3 Bengaluru Raptors
27 January at Lucknow Pune 7 Aces 4–3 Bengaluru Raptors
31 January at Hyderabad Hyderabad Hunters 0–3 Bengaluru Raptors
4 February at Hyderabad Bengaluru Raptors 5–0 Mumbai Rockets
6 February at Hyderabad Bengaluru Raptors 5–0 Awadhe Warriors

Semi Final

8 February at Hyderabad Bengaluru Raptors 4–3 Pune 7 Aces

Final

9 February at Hyderabad Bengaluru Raptors 4–2 Northeastern Warriors


Bengaluru Raptors beat Northeastern Warriors 4-2 in the finals to become champions. This made them the only team to win the PBL title twice in consecutive editions.


References

  1. ^ "Team Squad". Premier Badminton League. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Banga Beats (theBangaBeats) on Twitter". Twitter.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Banga Beats". Facebook. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. ^ "IBL-Indian Badminton League 2013 - Indian Sports". Banga Beats. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  5. ^ "BOP Group – Top Real Estate Property Consultants In Noida". Bopgroup.in. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
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